{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-214.503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 214.503","heading":"Good-faith challenges; procedures for notification and resolution.","body":"(a) An employee operating an on-track roadway maintenance machine or hi-rail vehicle shall inform the employer whenever the employee makes a good-faith determination that the machine or vehicle does not comply with FRA regulations or has a condition that inhibits its safe operation.\n(b) Any employee charged with operating an on-track roadway maintenance machine or hi-rail vehicle covered by this subpart may refuse to operate the machine or vehicle if the employee makes a good-faith determination that it does not comply with the requirements of this subpart or has a condition that inhibits its safe operation. The employer shall not require the employee to operate the machine or vehicle until the challenge resulting from the good-faith determination is resolved.\n(c) Each employer shall have in place and follow written procedures to assure prompt and equitable resolution of challenges resulting from good-faith determinations made in accordance with this section. The procedures shall include specific steps to be taken by the employer to investigate each good-faith challenge, as well as procedures to follow once the employer finds a challenged machine or vehicle does not comply with this subpart or is otherwise unsafe to operate. The procedures shall also include the title and location of the employer's designated official.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 214—RAILROAD WORKPLACE SAFETY","Subpart D—On-Track Roadway Maintenance Machines and Hi-Rail Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"b89c600ff7768bbb3c72daeb2d1d74169212c1961b558e6dd09acb1820b54c30","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-214.501","next":"us/49-cfr-214.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}