| Categories
| Security-sensitive job functions for public transportation and passenger railroads (PTPR)
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| A. Operating a vehicle | 1. Employees who—
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| | a. Operate or control the movements of trains, other rail vehicles, or transit buses.
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| | b. Act as train conductor, trainman, brakeman, or utility employee or performs acceptance inspections, couples and uncouples rail cars, applies handbrakes, or similar functions.
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| | 2. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “train employees.” See 49 U.S.C. 21101(5) and 21103.
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| B. Inspecting and maintaining vehicles | Employees who—
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| | 1. Perform activities related to the diagnosis, inspection, maintenance, adjustment, repair, or overhaul of electrical or mechanical equipment relating to vehicles, including functions performed by mechanics and automotive technicians.
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| | 2. Provide cleaning services to vehicles owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter.
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| C. Inspecting or maintaining building or transportation infrastructure | Employees who—
1. Maintain, install, or inspect communication systems and signal equipment related to the delivery of transportation services.
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| | 2. Maintain, install, or inspect track and structures, including, but not limited to, bridges, trestles, and tunnels.
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| | 3. Provide cleaning services to stations and terminals owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter that are accessible to the general public or passengers.
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| | 4. Provide maintenance services to stations, terminals, yards, tunnels, bridges, and operation control centers owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter.
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| | 5. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “signal employees.” See 49 U.S.C. 21101(4) and 21104.
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| D. Controlling dispatch or movement of a vehicle | Employees who—
1. Dispatch, report, transport, receive or deliver orders pertaining to specific vehicles, coordination of transportation schedules, tracking of vehicles and equipment.
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| | 2. Manage day-to-day management delivery of transportation services and the prevention of, response to, and redress of service disruptions.
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| | 3. Supervise the activities of train crews, car movements, and switching operations in a yard or terminal.
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| | 4. Dispatch, direct, or control the movement of trains or buses.
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| | 5. Operate or supervise the operations of moveable bridges.
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| | 6. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “dispatching service employees.” See 49 U.S.C. 21101(2) and 21105.
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| E. Providing security of the owner/operator's equipment and property | Employees who—
1. Provide for the security of PTPR equipment and property, including acting as a police officer.
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| | 2. Patrol and inspect property of an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter to protect the property, personnel, passengers and/or cargo.
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| F. Loading or unloading cargo or baggage | Employees who load, or oversee loading of, property tendered by or on behalf of a passenger on or off of a portion of a train that will be inaccessible to the passenger while the train is in operation.
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| G. Interacting with travelling public (on board a vehicle or within a transportation facility) | Employees who provide services to passengers on-board a train or bus, including collecting tickets or cash for fares, providing information, and other similar services. Including:
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| | 1. On-board food or beverage employees.
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| | 2. Functions on behalf of an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter that require regular interaction with travelling public within a transportation facility, such as ticket agents.
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| H. Complying with security programs or measures, including those required by Federal law | 1. Employees who serve as security coordinators designated in § 1570.201 of this subchapter, as well as any designated alternates or secondary security coordinators.
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| | 2. Employees who—
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| | a. Conduct training and testing of employees when the training or testing is required by TSA's security regulations.
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| | b. Manage or direct implementation of security plan requirements. |