{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-272.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 272.7","heading":"Coverage of a critical incident stress plan.","body":"The critical incident stress plan of a railroad subject to this part shall state that it covers, and shall cover, the following individuals employed by the railroad if they are directly involved (as defined in § 272.9) in a critical incident:\n(a) Railroad employees who are subject to the hours of service laws at—\n(1) 49 U.S.C. 21103 (that is, train employees not subject to subpart F of part 228 of this chapter regarding the hours of service of train employees engaged in commuter or intercity rail passenger transportation);\n(2) 49 U.S.C. 21104 (signal employees); or\n(3) 49 U.S.C. 21105 (dispatching service employees);\n(b) Railroad employees who are subject to the hours of service regulations at subpart F of part 228 of this chapter (regarding the hours of service of train employees engaged in commuter or intercity rail passenger transportation);\n(c) Railroad employees who inspect, install, repair, or maintain railroad right-of-way or structures; and\n(d) Railroad employees who inspect, repair, or maintain locomotives, passenger cars, or freight cars.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 272—CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS PLANS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"b040df91a41f77f7011e6b1bc8610964d9fb043efe8db551a1f150e2e3f50c13","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-272.5","next":"us/49-cfr-272.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}