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All Employees
Does thi s person operate
a revenue
service vehicle?
(Bus driver, motorman, conductor, etc;
not café attendant, gi ft shop attendant)
No
Yes
Does this person contro l the
movement of a revenue
service vehicle?
Yes
(di spatcher, starter, control room
operator, etc; not scheduler)
No
Is this person a full-time or part-time paid
employee of the transit
Yes
Does this person repair, maintai n,
agency?
or i nspect components of revenue
service vehi cles or equipment that
No
affect safety? Is this person a full-time
( brake mechanic, steering mechanic,
fueler, truck driver, track worker,
Yes or part-time volunteer
who operates a
Yes
signal maintainer, work train vehicle requiring a
operator, etc ; not mechanic who only
works on non-revenue service
vehicles, painter, washer, cleaner,
CDL?
No
or janitor)
No
Does this person provide security
and carry a firearm? (transit policeman, securi ty person, etc;
Yes
Is this person an
employee of a contractor
hired by the transit
agency to provide transit
services?
Yes
not auditor, cashier, or money counter)
No
No
Is this person a
Does this person hol d a
Commercial Driver’s Li cense (CDL) and perform a function requiring a
CDL and i s not already covered by
a category above?
( wrecker operator, snowplow driver,
Yes
employee of another
company hired to
perform mai ntenance
services?
Yes*
driver of trucks over 26,000 GVWR or
other vehicl es carrying over 15
passengers ; not forklift operator)
No
No
Not Safety-
Sensitive
Safety-Sensitive**
* Except maintenance contractors that perform service for recipients of Section 5311 funding or recipients of
Section 5307 or 5309 recipients that serve communities of less than 200,000 population
** Supervisors who perform safety-sensitive functions are also included
Figure 2-1. Safety-Sensitive Process to Determine Safety-Sensitive Employees
Chapter 2. Regulatory Overview 2-9 August 2002