Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION
Article 5 - RAILROAD SAFETY
Section 82-5-16 - General conditions

The space between or beside such tracks as is ordinarily used by train and yard personnel and other employees in the discharge of their duties shall be kept clear of air and water pipes, grass, weeds, and other foreign obstacles which might interfere with the work of the employees or subject the employees to unnecessary hazard. Such space between or beside the tracks and between the rails of the track must be kept in such condition as to permit the employees to pass over or between the tracks or to use the same day or night and under all weather conditions without unnecessary hazard.