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I like the rule refresher. Many operations do a safety rule of the day by field. For example, transportation, track, mechanical, etc all have different rules, EXCEPT those few that pertain to all said crafts.
Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 1-2 December 2020Wednesday:* Locomotive #9 Vacuum brake test to include coaches #3 and #8 conducted all afternoon.
Any word of how the brake tests went?
Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 1-2 December 2020Tuesday:* Heavy rains and windsWednesday:* Locomotive #9 Vacuum brake test to include coaches #3 and #8 conducted all afternoon.
Three Points of Contact on Moving EquipmentWhen riding, boarding or dismounting moving equipment, a minimum of three points of contact must be maintained at all times, unless sitting. The three points must be two hands and a foot or two feet and a hand.
Ed, you say the vacuum brake test was the same as the first. You don't say if that's good or bad...
OK, here's a rule that bears repeating:QuoteThree Points of Contact on Moving EquipmentWhen riding, boarding or dismounting moving equipment, a minimum of three points of contact must be maintained at all times, unless sitting. The three points must be two hands and a foot or two feet and a hand.Sounds easy, right. Well what happens when you are trying to signal when riding a flatcar full of ballast, for example? Be sure to do whatever it takes to comply with the rule.