§ 81.61.070 — Safety complaint, accident, and penalty data compilation—Exemption.

Washington § 81.61.070

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Title 81: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 81.61: RAILROADS—RAILROAD CREW TRANSPORTATION

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(1) The commission must compile data regarding any reported safety complaints, accidents, regulatory violations and fines, and corrective actions taken by the commission involving vehicles regulated under this chapter. A railroad company, and any person that owns or leases, operates, or maintains contract crew transportation vehicles in the state, must, at the request of the commission, provide data relevant to any complaints and accidents, including location, time of day, visibility, a description of the event, whether any property damage or personal injuries resulted, and any corrective action taken by the railroad company, person operating the contract crew transportation vehicle, or commission. The commission must make this data available upon request.

(2) Information included in safety complaints that identifies the employee who submitted the complaint is exempt from public inspection and copying pursuant to RCW 42.56.330 .

Effective date — 2017 c 333: See note following RCW 81.61.010 .

Legislative History

[2017 c 333 s 4.]