Iowa Admin. Code r. 875-29.1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 875-29.1 - [Effective 1/15/2025] Definitions

As used herein or in connection with these rules, the following terms mean:

(1)Bunk or section house. Any building or portion thereof, excepting a family dwelling, in which persons employed by railroad companies are furnished sleeping or living accommodations.

(2)Caboose. Any car or coach used on a train to carry the train crew.

(3)Camp car. Any group of sleeping, dining, kitchen or recreation cars, on or off rail, furnished for the use of any one gang or group of employees.

(4)Company. A common carrier railroad company as an employer.

(5)Employee. Any person employed by a company to which these rules apply.

(6)Dressing room. A room used by employees either as a dressing room, or as a restroom, or for both purposes.

(7)Number of employees. Unless otherwise specified, the maximum number of employees going on or coming off shift within any single hour.

(8)Railroads. Common carrier railroads.

(9)Sanitary. Free from or effective in preventing or checking agencies injurious to health, especially filth and infection.

(10)Station. A location where freight or passenger traffic is ordinarily received and delivered and at which an employee is regularly assigned for duty.

(11)Terminal. A location where engine and train crews in yard and train service and switchmen, switch tenders and car clerks are regularly required to report for or relieved from duty.

(12)Toilets. Fixtures such as flush toilets, chemical closets, incinerator-type toilets, or privies for the purpose of defecation unless otherwise specified.

(13)Usual place of employment. The place where an employee works with a reasonable measure of continuity throughout the major part of company service.

(14)Yards. Yards, section headquarters, and locomotive and car shops.

(15)Office work area. A yard office; station; depot; terminal; or freight, baggage and express office that is a permanent or semipermanent stationary facility located on railroad property and a usual place of employment for the performance of clerical or work concerned with or identified with the office functions of the company.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 875-29.1

Adopted by IAB December 11, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 11, effective 1/15/2025