Talk about sending a message! OSHA has blown the whistle on Metro North Railroad’s culture of retaliation. Big time. No longer do railroad workers have to fear reporting an injury or a safety violation. The days when railroad managers could retaliate with impunity are officially over. Every railroad in the country is now on notice
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FRA Bars Supervisors From Medical Exam Rooms
By Charlie Goetsch on
Posted in Federal Rail Safety Act, Railroad Injuries
The opportunities for railroad supervisors to harass injured workers just keeps getting smaller and smaller. The Federal Railroad Administration has now put a stop to the practice of railroad supervisors accompanying injured employees into medical exam rooms. The FRA issued a Notice of Interpretation declaring it to be a violation of federal regulations for a …