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Polyethylene tape. There are more than 30 y of experience with polyethylene tape. It has been applied over the ditch, at the railhead, and in the shop. Surface preparation, an indispensable element in proper coating adhesion, is very difficult in an over-the-ditch operation. The generally poor performance of over-the-ditch tape applications has caused most pipeline companies to abandon them. Occasionally, however, one still hears of a pipeline company that has used its own highly trained crews and has obtained a good over-the-ditch application. 

The Battle of Arras also saw the widespread use of the Stokes Mortar. Like the Projector, its design was extremely simple a steel tube raised at an angle by two struts. It fired four-inch mortar bombs, each containing two litres of gas. A well-trained crew could fire fifteen bombs and have them all in the air before the first one hit its target, with pin-point accuracy, as much as 1,000 yards away. 

Municipal hazardous waste day. On a designated day, citizens bring their hazardous waste to a site where trained crews sort the materials for disposal. Every community should have such days or have access to a permanent hazardous waste disposal facility. 

Another union official stressed concern over the rapid increase in contracting out the service of transporting train crews from one point to another. Apparently, problems with fatigue and highway accidents are commonplace among these contractors due to a loophole in federal law. Because the contractors use vans that carry fewer than 15 people, they do not come under the hours-of-service law, and are not required to have a certified driver s license, So they can drive almost continuously, the union official told us. He also explained that unions are currently talking with the NTSB to try to close the loophole. 

Confined space permit, testing, trained crew. Hot work permit, supervisory controls Guarding, health evaluation by industrial hygienist... 

Feds cuts train crew hours to avoid fatigue www.ishn.com/industrialhygiene... 

The ultimate aim of ensuring all regulatory reqrrirements are met is to make certain the new aircraft is added to the carrier s Air Operators Certificate (AOC). For a new aircraft type never before operated by the airline, this will reqrrire a CASA review of all aspects of the airline s operation, from airport set-up and training, crew training, certification and engineering processes and planrring. 

Ensure that the requirements of NSG 606 and associated rules and procedures are included in forthcoming SRT - carry out a gap analysis to identify if there are training needs for train crew in this area... 

It was acknowledged from the outset that the success of CORS hinged on safeguarding confidentiality and reasonable limits of accountability. In establishing these parameters, extensive consultation occttrred with management, train crew unions, legal professionals and the University of Queensland. 

Despite the assurances and safeguards to confidentiality, there remained concerns that threat and error data could still be used for disciplinary purposes if the participating driver was involved in a safety incident whilst being observed. To alleviate these concerns, it was necessary to articulate clear Limits of Accountability that preserved confidentiality and anonymity as far as practical, but without compromising legal and workplace health and safety obligations. These formed part of the Informed Consent process and were readily accepted by train crew once the limits to how the information could be used were clearly defined. 

Although both pilots and a small number of non-pilots may act as LOSA observers (ICAO, 2002), the decision was made to include only peer train drivers in the team of CORS observers. The rationale behind this decision was to promote trust in the program, to maintain role clarity of senior train crew, and to differentiate CORS observations from other compliance-based monitoring or assessment. Observers were selected via expressions of interest, and undertook an interview and written work sample activity, designed to assess their appreciation of confidentiality requirements, ethical behaviour, observation skills, written communication skills, accuracy of coding information, and willingness to follow rules and procedures. Observer selection results were endorsed by train crew union representatives via the CORS Steering Committee. 

Railroad work is hardly a risk-free occupation. Much of the work has to be undertaken outdoors in the elements, sometimes in hostile terrain far from medical care, and using heavy moving machinery. Fatality and injury rates vary by the type of work undertaken (table 1.2). Locomotive and train crews, and way and structure maintenance personnel face the highest annual risk of fatal injuries of 1 in 4,200 and... 

FATALITY RISKS Train Crew Collisions Derailments 14.0... 

Train Crew General operations (no train moving) 1,650... 

While the overall average occupational risks in railroads are relatively low, the risks vary by type of employee. In the first chapter it was calculated that train crews face the most risk with a fatality rate of 23.6 per 100,000 employees. This would place the occupational risk to train crews as equivalent to the average risk to workers in mining or trucking. However, given that the mining industry also has a mix of different classes of employees who face different risk levels, train crews face less risk than people working at the mine face. 

Working as a train crew member for one year (based on average fatality rate for 1990-6)... 

This chapter provides a summary of the major issues so far. It identifies the hazards posed by railroads, assesses the casualty rates, looks at trends in those rates, makes comparisons with comparable hazards in other industries or elsewhere in society, and reflects on how people react to the hazards. The five major railroad hazards considered are (in no particular order) fatalities to highway users at grade crossings trespasser fatalities, fatalities to train crews in collisions and derailments and during coupling operations occupational injuries to maintenance employees and releases of hazardous materials. 

Designates a blue signal to protect non-train crew when they go underneath or between cars. They can also be placed on switches to protect people working on track. Speed limits are required within yard limits. Flag protection is required of stopped or stalled trains. Tampering with safety devices is prohibited. 

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