WORK SITE SAFETY

&
PROTECTION OF
TRACK

N.R.Kale
(AXEN/1)
 CLASSIFICATION OF
WORKS
• CATEGORY ‘A’
– NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE LIKE
PACKING, FITTING RENEWAL, ISOLATED
RENEWAL OF SLEEPERS
• CATEGORY ‘B’
– WORKS REQUIRING CAUTION ORDER /OEHS
Viz. OILING & GREASING OF FISH PLATES,
BRIDGE PAINTING
• CATEGORY ‘C’
– DEALING WITH INTERLOCKING
• CATEGORY ‘D’
– INVOLVING BREAKAGE OF ROAD Viz. RAIL
RENEWAL , CROSSING RENEWAL & CTR
 MANUAL PACKING
• EXCESSIVE TWIST ON STRAIGHT / AND
CANT ON CURVES
• RELEASED MATERIAL IN MID SECTION
• NON ATTENTION TO APPROACHING TRAIN
ON SAME OR ADJACENT TRACK,
SPECIALLY AT VULNERABLE LOCATIONS
• INFRINGMENT TO OVERHEAD / SIDE
STRUCTURES
 WORKING IN LWR /SWR
TRACK
• KNOW THE STRESS FREE TEMPERATURE
• LOSS OF RESISTANCE DUE TO TRACK
ATTENTION
• INADEQUATE TOE LOAD
• CHANGE OF TRACK STRUCTURE WITHIN
SWR
• IMPROPER REPAIRS TO RAIL FRACTURE
• VULNERABILITY OF SWR TRACK
 LIFTING / LOWERING OF
TRACK
• VULNERABLE DUE TO LIKELY
CREATION OF TWIST
• BOTH RAILS CONCURRENTLY
• NOT MORE THAN 25mm PER RAIL AT
A TIME
• NOT MORE THAN 75mm IN A DAY
• PROPER DIRECTION w.r.t. TRAFFIC
 DEEP SCREENING
• PROPER SEQUENCE
• USE OF WOODEN BLOCK
• WORKING TEMPERATURE
• GUAGE FACE LUBRICATION FOR
REDUCING CHANCES OF WHEEL
MOUNTING
• LOOK OUT MAN FOR PROTECTION
OF LABOUR ON ALL THE TRACK
 WELDING OF RAIL JOINT

• ADEQUATE BLOCK
• USE OF TENSOR
• PAINTING OF WELDERS NAME,
DATE OF WELDING, BLACK
PAINTING OF THE WELD
• WOODEN BLOCK SUPPORT &
JOGGLE FISH PLATING
• USFD TESTING
 RAIL RENEWAL

• UNDERBLOCK FULL PROTECTION

• NO GAS CUT
• PROPER LENGTH, SPECIALLY ON
INTER CHANGE OF RAILS OVER
CURVES
• SR IN LWR TERRITORY
 TRACK RENEWALS

• PROPER SPEED RESTRICTIONS

• CLOSURE AT JUNCTION OF NEW AND OLD
TRACK STRUCTURE
• ADEQUATE BALLAST,
• FULL COMPLIMENT OF FITTINGS
• DESTRESSING AFTER FULL
CONSOLIDATION AND TRACK GEOMETRY
CORRECTION
• PROTECTION OF LABOUR
• MATERIAL LYING ADJACENT TO TRACK
• CONTRACTOR WORKING CLOSE TO TRACK
 MACHINE WORKING
• PROPER AUTHORITY
• GROUP WORKING OF MACHINES
• INFRINGMENT TO ADJACENT TRACK
• LIMITED VISIBILITY AT BCM SITE
• PROTECTION OF MEN AT ADJACENT
TRACK
• LIMIT THE SLEW, LIFTING
• PROPER CONSOLIDATION IN SUMMER
WORKING OF TROLLY/MOTOR
TROLLY/MOPED
TROLLY/LORRY

• PROPER PROTECTION
• MINIMUM / MAXIMUM PERSONS
• SPEED
• WORKING DURING NIGHT
• WORKING IN GHAT SECTION
• PROPER EQUIPMENTS
 Working of Dollys
• Under supervision of competent
person
• Dollys should always be pushed
not pulled.
• Normally working during day
hours.
• Minimum number of dollymen – 3
• Max. speed of dolly – 3 Kmph
• on ghat section rail dollys are not
to worked.
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