Protection (RWP) rules, and that these rules are tested to assess the degree of compliance, as well as changed when necessary to enhance compliance. Determine if these are included in the manual described in question 2. Determine whether AirTrain uses flag protection to provide roadway worker safety, and if so, determine whether it has established written flag protection procedures. Determine if these are included in the manual described in question 2. Review the AirTrain’s safety equipment requirements for staff. Verify that all employees who access the track zone are required to wear high visibility clothing (safety vests or jumpsuits). Verify that AirTrain requires anyone with access to the track zone (by request, easement, or other form of permission) to either complete the required RWP training, or be escorted by a RWP-trained employee. Part 2: Job Safety Briefings Verify, by collecting sign-in sheets, that AirTrain requires the employee in charge (EIC) of each roadway work site to provide a safety briefing prior to commencement of work within the right-of-way. Verify that the briefings are required to include the following aspects, when applicable: The general work plan The hazards involved, and the means by which safety will be provided. Considerations must include presence of roadway maintenance vehicles, adjacent tracks, and any need to widen track zone Personal protective equipment requirements Identification and location of key personnel, such as the watchperson and EIC. Flag use and placement A predetermined of safety,” where workers can move to within 15 “place seconds before rail vehicles moving at maximum speed authorized on that track can pass their previous location on the track. Considerations such as visibility, noise interference, and time required to get to the place of safety must be discussed. The means of communication amongst roadway workers to be used Acknowledgement that each employee understands the rules to be used If a watchperson is used, they and all other employees must receive a review of their duties specifically, to provide a warning in compliance with the – aforementioned 15-second rule, and to refrain from performing or assisting in any other type of work. Verify that it is AirTrain’s practice to conduct follow-up safety briefings, in cases where the crew or scope of work changes after initial safety briefing.
Protection (RWP) rules, and that these rules are tested to assess the degree of compliance, as well as changed when necessary to enhance compliance. Determine if these are included in the manual described in question 2. Determine whether AirTrain uses flag protection to provide roadway worker safety, and if so, determine whether it has established written flag protection procedures. Determine if these are included in the manual described in question 2. Review the AirTrain’s safety equipment requirements for staff. Verify that all employees who access the track zone are required to wear high visibility clothing (safety vests or jumpsuits). Verify that AirTrain requires anyone with access to the track zone (by request, easement, or other form of permission) to either complete the required RWP training, or be escorted by a RWP-trained employee. Part 2: Job Safety Briefings Verify, by collecting sign-in sheets, that AirTrain requires the employee in charge (EIC) of each roadway work site to provide a safety briefing prior to commencement of work within the right-of-way. Verify that the briefings are required to include the following aspects, when applicable: The general work plan The hazards involved, and the means by which safety will be provided. Considerations must include presence of roadway maintenance vehicles, adjacent tracks, and any need to widen track zone Personal protective equipment requirements Identification and location of key personnel, such as the watchperson and EIC. Flag use and placement A predetermined “place of safety,” where workers can move to within 15 seconds before rail vehicles moving at maximum speed authorized on that track can pass their previous location on the track. Considerations such as visibility, noise interference, and time required to get to the place of safety must be discussed. The means of communication amongst roadway workers to be used Acknowledgement that each employee understands the rules to be used If a watchperson is used, they and all other employees must receive a review of their duties – specifically, to provide a warning in compliance with the aforementioned 15-second rule, and to refrain from performing or assisting in any other type of work. Verify that it is AirTrain’s practice to conduct follow-up safety briefings, in cases where the crew or scope of work changes after initial safety briefing.
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