Are railroads subject to OSHA regulations?
Are railroads subject to OSHA regulations? Thus, safety and health conditions occurring within the railroad work environment will almost always (with some exceptions) be governed by either FRA or OSHA, depending upon which agency has exercised authority to regulate such condition(s).
Can states regulate railroads?
Expand All. No one's above the law, although the nation's railroads come close at the state and local level. Over the past quarter century, multiple courts have ruled that only the federal government can impose rules affecting railroad operations.