Protecting Workers on the Track Engineering Hours...accessing the track and providing protection for...

Transport for LondonLondon Underground

MAYOR OF LONDON

Issue 3

Effective 1st March 2015

Learning information booklet

Protecting Workers on the Track Engineering Hours

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ContentsSection page

1 Introduction 42 Objectives 63 Responsibilities 74 Preparation 95 SiteAccessBookingforRailwayEngineering 216 SafetyAlertsandBulletins 307 Emergencyplans 318 Drawings 369 Liftingplansforliftingoperations 3710 Toolboxbriefingandcommunication 3811 EnvironmentalIssues 4012 WeedkillingTrain 4313 Planningtheprotectionforthework 4414 Sitefamiliar 4515 Tools,equipmentandmaterials 4916 Weatherconditions 5217 Tractioncurrentsupply 5318 NightlyEngineeringProtectionArrangementsMaps 5419 SpecifiedArea 5520 Workingwithanengineer’strainormechanisedvehicle 5721 Engineer’sCurrentArea 6122 NightlyEngineeringProtectionArrangements 6223 Signinginatthestation 6324 Communications 6725 BookingonwiththeTAC 6926 Workgroupsafetybriefing 71

ContentsSection page

27 Contactingthesignaller 7228 CurrentRailIndicatorDevice 7329 SwitchingOffTractionCurrent 7730 Goingonthetrack 7931 StartingandfinishingworkinTrafficHours 8032 LateSurrenderProtection 8133 Signingoutatthestation 8434 Possessions 8635 References 87

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ion IntroductionIntroduction1

1 IntroductionThislearninginformationbooklethasbeenproducedforindividualsaccessingthetrackandprovidingprotectionforthemselvesandothersduringEngineeringHours.ItcontainsinformationforProtectingWorkersontheTrack-EngineeringHours(PWT-EH).

TherearedifferentlevelsofPWT,youwillneedtobetrainedandsuitablycertificatedtoworkasaPWTin:

• EngineeringHours

• TrafficHours

• depots

• apossessionworksite

• SpecifiedAreas(SA)

• EngineersCurrentAreas(ECA).

ThislearninginformationbookletonlycoverstheactivitiesofthePWT-EH.Thefollowingactivitiesareseparatemodulesandarenotcoveredaspartofthistraining:

• securingandunsecuringofpoints

• definingSA’s/protectionofpossessions

• placingandremovingshortcircuitingdevices

• controllingthemovementofengineer’strainsandmechanisedvehicles.

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section1Introduction

1.1 On successful completion of the training

OnsuccessfulcompletionofthistrainingyoumustarrangeanappointmentwiththeAccessteamandobtainatemporaryInternalVerification(IV)number,validforsixmonths.

ThetemporaryIVnumberenablestheholdertoworkwithinasingleplatformplus60metreseitherend;iftheindividualisbeingmentoredtheycanundertakethefulldutiesofaPWT-EH.

Onceyouhavebeenobservedsuccessfullycarryingouttheprotectionprocessontwoseparateoccasions,byanapprovedassessor,youwillobtainafullIVnumber.

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ion ObjectivesObjectives2 Responsibilities

2 ObjectivesOncompletionoftrainingthePWT-EHwillbeableto:

• statethedocumentationrequiredtoplantheworksafelyandeffectively

• demonstrateawarenessofcurrentfirelegislation

• demonstratethecorrectproceduresforsigninginandoutofastation

• statethekeycomponentsoftheNightlyEngineeringProtectionArrangement(NEPA)maps

• demonstratehowtocheckforallinformationusingtheNEPA

• statetheLineClear/LineSafeprocedures

• listtherequirementsforaccessingthetrack(sitefamiliar,SiteAccessBookingforRailwayEngineering(SABRE)number,certificationofworkgroup)

• demonstratehowtocheckforlasttraininformation

• listtheinformationrequiredtocompletetheLineClear/LineSafe(LC/LS)logbook

• demonstratethecorrectsafetycriticalcommunicationprotocols

• demonstratehowtobookonandoffwiththeTAC

• statetheinformationrequiredtoconductworkgroupsafetybriefing(s)

• demonstratehowtouseaCurrentRailIndicatorDevice(CRID)

• demonstratehowtouseaPermanentCurrentRailIndicatorDevice(P-CRID)

• statethecorrectproceduresforevacuationoftheoperationalrailway

• demonstrateawarenessofcontinuouslymonitoringtheprogressoftheworksagainstthecall-backtime

• statehowtoimplementLSParrangements.

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3 ResponsibilitiesThePWT-EHwillberesponsiblefor:

Worksite: • theworkinprogress

• discipline

• theprogrammeofwork

• plant

• materials

• firstaidandemergencyprocedures

• generalhealth&safety.

Protection:• readingtherelevantpublications

• completingtheLC/LSlogbook

• bookingonandoffwiththeTAC

• confirmingtractioncurrentisoff

• conductingaworkgroupsafetybriefing

• ensuringstaffremainintheareaofprotection

• remainingincommunicationwithanyadditionalSitePerson(s)inCharge(SPC(s))/PWT-EH(s)

• monitoringthetimeforcallbackpurposes

• keepingamobilephone/handheldportableradioswitchedon,ifusingone

• ensuringpointsaresecuredifusingatracktrolley

• checkingthestatusofthecurrentoneachnewtractioncurrentsectionifprotectingamovingworksite

• makingsurestaffareawareofanyspecialfeatures,ifworkingadjacenttoNetworkRail(NR)infrastructure

• providingpersonnelwithadditionalbriefing(s)asrequired.

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ion ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities3 Preparation

Theremaybesituationsinvolvingasinglejob,multitaskormultijob,wherea‘Lead’PWT-EHisappointedfortheoverallaccountabilityforthewholeworksiteanddesignatedPWT-EH’saccountableforsinglespecialisttasks.

OncompletionoftheworkthedesignatedPWT-EHmust:

• reportbacktothe‘Lead’PWT-EHwiththeoverallaccountabilityfortheworksite

• confirmthespecifictaskareaissafeforpeoplewalkingandtoastandardrequiredfortrainstorun.

A‘Lead’PWT-EHwiththeoverallaccountabilityforaworksitemustensurethat:

• satisfactoryprotectionarrangementsareprovidedwhennecessary

• thepersonprovidingtheprotectiongivesafullworkgroupsafetybriefing,detailingtheprotectionarrangements

• communicationswiththepersonprovidingtheprotectionaremaintainedifnecessary,byappointingdesignatedPWT-EH’sinamultitaskworksite

• theoverallworksiteisleftsafeforpeoplewalkingandtoastandardrequiredfortrainstorun.

ItmustbeconsideredattheplanningstageifonePWT-EHcanundertaketheactivitiesofbothsafelymanagingtheworksiteandprovidetheprotectionorwhethertouseaseparatePWT-EHdedicatedtoprovidetheprotection.APWT-EHcanbeaworkingmemberoftheworkgroup,aslongasthisdoesnotinterferewiththeabilitytosafelymanagetheworksiteand/orcarryouttheprotectionduties.

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section4Preparation

4 PreparationTheequipmentorinformationthePWT-EHneedstohaveaccessto:

• sitefamiliarinformation

• timepiece

• LC/LSlogbook

• NEPAmapsandNEPAdocument

• CRIDorP-CRID.

4.1 Planning the work

Whenplanningthework,thefollowingmustbeconsidered:

• typeandlocationofwork

• SABREnumber

• documentation

• tools,equipmentandmaterials

• toolboxbriefingandcommunication

• environmentalaspects

• protectionarrangements.

Type and location of work

Youareonornearthetrack,ifyouare:

• withintwometresofanyrail

• onthepermanentway

• onaplatformramp.

Youarenotonornearthetrack,ifyouare:

• onastationplatform

• inanareaguardedbyaphysicalbarrier.Physicalbarriers

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Line Clear areas

LineClearareascoverallLUtrackinthesub-surfacesectionsandthetubesections,except:

• non-electrifiedtrack

• trackwithindepotsorsidingswheretractioncurrentisnormallyonatalltimes.

Line Safe areas

LineSafeareascoverallLUtracknotintheLineClearareas,except:

• non-electrifiedtrack

• trackwithindepotsorsidingswheretractioncurrentisnormallyonatalltimes.

SomeopensectionscanbeintheLineCleararea.

LineClear/LineSafeproceduresdoNOTcoverareasofnon-electrifiedtrack.

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4.2 Station platformsAsiteandtaskspecificriskassessmentmustbecarriedoutbeforeworkingonastationplatform.Itmustbeconsideredthattrainsarerunningandtractioncurrentis‘on’atalltimes,unlessotherwiseconfirmedthroughappropriateprotectionprocedures.

4.3 Stations fitted with Platform Edge DoorsWhenworkingatstationsfittedwithPlatformEdgeDoors(PEDs),itistheresponsibilityofthePWT-EHto:

• firstbookonwiththeTACasthestationsupervisorwillrequireconfirmationthePWT-EHhasdoneso

• arrangeaccesstoatunnelwiththestationsupervisor.

Ifthereisanengineer’strainworkingatastationfittedwithPEDsthePWT-EHmust:

• signthekeylogbook,takeresponsibilityfortheRKL220keyandtheplatformedgedoors

• bepresentontheplatformandstopanystaffwhoarenotworkingwiththetrainfromenteringthetrack.

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4.4 Certification

ItistheresponsibilityofthePWT-EHtoensurethatallpersonnelintheworkgrouparesuitablycertificatedforthetaskstheyareundertaking,toolsandequipmenttheyareusingandtheareasoftracktheyareworkingin.

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4.5 London Underground and Network Rail boundaries

PersonnelmustbecertificatedandcompetenttoNetworkRail(NR)standardsbeforeaccessinganyareaoftheoperationalrailwaywhichisdesignatedasbeingunderNRrules.

TheareaswhereNRcertificationisrequiredare:

• RichmondtowestofTurnhamGreen(ownedbyNR)

• HarrowandWealdstonetonorthofQueen’sPark(ownedbyNRbutLUcertificationisvalidwithinStonebridgeParkdepot)

• WimbledontowestofPutneyBridge(ownedbyLUbutNRrulesapplyduetoNRsignallingsystem).

Lines running close to Network Rail lines

AreaswhereLUandNRpropertyboundariesrunclosetogether:

Districtline:

• UpminstertoCampbellRoadJunctionWB

• aroundKensington(Olympia).

Centralline:

• WestRuisliptoNorthActonEB

• WestActontoEalingBroadwayWB.

MetropolitanandCircleline:

• KingsCrosstoFarringdonIR

• HarrowontheHilltoFinchleyRoadNBMetandNBFastMet.

LUcertificationisnotvalidforworkoneitherthetracksortheplatformsintheseareas.Ifyouneedtoentertheseareas,youmusthaveNRcertification.

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HammersmithandCityline:

• PaddingtontoWestbournePark

• BarkingtoCampbellRoadJunctionWB.

Victorialine:

• NorthumberlandParkdepotroad48.

Forworkingintheseareas,LUcertificationandprotectionappliesifpersonnel:

• remainonLUproperty

• donotgetcloserthan2metreslaterallytothenearestNRrunningrail.

NRcertificationandprotectionisrequiredif,atanytimeon:

• LUproperty,personnelareworkingwithin2metreslaterallyfromthenearestNRrunningrail

• NRproperty,personnelareworkingwithin3metreslaterallyfromthenearestNRrunningrail.

NRcertificationisalsorequiredwhenyourequireaccessthroughoracrossNRareastogettoLUassetsandcomewithin3metresofthenearestNRrunningrail.

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WhenworkingduringEngineeringHoursiftheworkisclosetothethroughrunningboundarywithNRandprotectionhastobeprovidedfromtheNRside,apossessionwillberequired.

4.6 Stations where Network Rail certification is required

Whenworkingonstationsbelongingtoothertrainoperatingcompanies(i.e.NR),whetherornotLUcertificationandprotectionarevaliddependsonthelocationoftheworksite.

Othertrainoperatingcompaniesstationlocations:

• Districtline:Barking,Upminster,Kensington(Olympia)

• Centralline:Stratford

• Bakerlooline:Queen’sPark.

ThestationsownedbyLUwhereothertrainoperatingcompaniesoperateare:

MetropolitanandCircleline:

• BarbicanandFarringdon.

Victorialine:

• HighburyandIslington.

Atthesestations,LUcertificationandprotectionarrangementsapplyon:

• LUtrack

• LUequipmentonplatforms-unlesstheworkiswithin1.25metresoftheNRplatformedge.

Ifyouarenotsureyourworkgroup’ssafetyonthetrackcertificationisvalidataparticularlocation,youshouldseekadvicefromyourmanager.

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Forworkwithin1.25metresoftheNRplatformedge,NRcertificationandprotectionarrangementsapply.

4.7 Overhead Line Equipment

WhenonasectionoflinewhichisadjacenttoorpassesoverNRlineselectrifiedby25kv(A.C.)OverheadLineEquipment(OLE)system,always:

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InanemergencyinvolvingOLEthefollowingproceduremustbefollowed:

• contacttheLUController

• givethelocationandstructurenumber

• givethenatureofemergency

• waitforfurtherinstructions.

WhenworkduringEngineeringHoursisnearNRtracksthefollowingmustbeconsideredduringplanning:

• whetherNRpossessionorprotectionisrequired

• anyadjacentOLEandifanisolationisrequired

• walkingroutestoandfromtheworksite

• thetrackcertificationoftheworkgroup

• anyotherrelevantfactors.

BeforeallowingpersonneltoworkorwalknearNRtracksthePWT-EHmustmakesurethattheyarebriefedonthehazardsspecifictotheareaandwhetheranyadditionalprotectionisinplace.

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4.8 Heathrow Express and London Overground

TheHeathrowExpressandLondonOvergroundhavebeenequippedbyNRwith25kvOLEfortractionsupplypurposes.

WhereLU’sinfrastructureisincloseproximityofthesetwolines,measureshavebeentakentoimmunisetheLU’sinfrastructureagainstanyelectricalhazardsthatcouldpossiblyemanatefromtheOLE,andthesetaketheformofred,greenandyellowbonds.

Warningsignsindicatethe‘immunised’areas.Intheseareasbondsareattachedtomanylinesandstructures:

• donotremove,cut,connectordisconnectanyofthebondsunlessauthorisedtodoso

• makesureyouarefamiliarwiththeareabeforeworkingthere.

ImmunisationbondsarefoundonLUlinesthatrunadjacenttocertainNRlines.

Yourmanagerorsupervisormustfullybriefyouonthesafetyproceduresthatyoumustfollowintheseareas.

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Theareasare:

Hammersmith&Citylines:

• WestbourneParktoPaddington(Suburban),bothroads.

Centralline

• EalingBroadwaytoBridgeD29,bothroads

• NRbridgewhichcrossesoverLUlinesatNorthActon.

Districtline:

• EalingBroadway,allroadsfromtheplatformbufferstopendtotheendsofNos.24and25sidingsroadseastofthestation

• WestendofEarl’sCourtstationtoKensington(Olympia)

• TurnhamGreentoGunnersbury,bothroads.

DistrictandPiccadillylines:

• BridgeD29atHangerLaneJunction.

MetropolitanandJubileelines

• BridgeMR10andMR10AbetweenWestHampsteadandKilburn.

Bakerlooline:

• AtQueen’sPark.

Iftheworkiscloserthan2.75metrestoOLE,oradamagedordisconnectedbondisdiscovered,orarrangingfortheisolationofOLE,theLUControllermustbecontacted.

PreparationSite Access Booking for Railway Engineering

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4.9 High voltage power lines (National Grid)

Ifanypersonnelseealineobstructedbyfallenwires,theymust:

• immediatelystopanytrainfromapproaching

• maintainasafedistancefromthelinesatalltimes

• contactandinformtheLUcontroller.

4.10 Special arrangements at Amersham and Harrow-on-the-Hill

SpecialarrangementsapplyatAmersham,southofthemaintenanceboundaryontheUpLineandatHarrow-on-the-Hill,northoftheboundaryontheNorthboundMainLine.

AtbothoftheselocationsthePWT-EHmustalsobecertificatedbyNRasaControllerofSiteSafety(COSS).

ForfurtherinformationrefertoleafletOSNoLF09availableontheNetworkImprovementwebsite.

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section5Site Access Booking for Railway Engineering

5 Site Access Booking for Railway Engineering

Whenaccessingthetrack,anapprovedSABREnumberfortheworkbeingcarriedout,isrequired:

• aSABREnumberisproducedfromthebookingsystemtocontrolaccesstoLUinfrastructure

• aPWT-EHwillbegivenavalidSABREnumberbythecompanytheyworkfor

• forurgentworkthePWT-EHmustcontacttheFaultReportingCentre(FRC)orDutyEngineer,Ifgranted,aFRCnumberwillbeissued.

5.1 Documentation

Method statement and work instructions

Thefollowingistheinformationthatcanbecontainedinamethodstatement:

• resources

• riskassessments

• controlmeasures

• PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)

• emergencyrequirements

• monitoringandcompliance.

Themethodstatementshouldincludethenameandaddressofthedepartmentorcompanycarryingoutthework.

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5.2 Risk assessments

Ariskassessmentissimplyacarefulexaminationofwhat,inyourwork,couldcauseharmtopeople,sothatyoucandecidewhetheryouhavetakenenoughprecautionsorshoulddomoretopreventharm.

Thefivestepstoariskassessmentare:

• identifythehazards

• decidewhomightbeharmedandhow

• evaluatetheriskanddecideonprecautions

• recordyourfindingsandimplementthem

• reviewtheriskassessment.

Specific risk assessments

SpecificriskassessmentsregardingmanualhandlingandControlofSubstancesHazardoustoHealth(COSHH)willalsoberequired,andwillbecontainedinthemethodstatement:

• allchemicals/substancesmusthaveaCOSHHassessmentpriortouse

• hazardousmaterialse.g.Asbestos,Lead,Anthrax,Polychlorinatedbiphenyl(PCB)andMercury.

5.3 Permits and licenses required for the work

Permit to work

IngeneralyoualwaysrequireaPermittoWorkforworkonLUpremises.Itspurposeistoensureworkcanbeundertakensafelyandthatallstaffcanbeaccountedforinanyemergencyevacuation.

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ThePermittoWorkprocedureMUSTbeusedwhenworkingatheightonroofsorinareaswhichareconfinedspacessuchasplatforminverts.

Theonlyexceptionsare:

• emergencyworkarrangewiththeFRC

• workshownonaPossession,BusinessUnitorStationWorksPlan.

ThePWT-EH’smainresponsibilitiesconcerningthePermittoWorkareto:

• fillinaPermittoWorkformbeforearrivingatthelocationofwork

• beinpossessionoftheappropriatelicensestocarryoutthework

• superviseallstaffcoveredbythePermittoWorkform

• cleartheworksiteafterworkhasfinished

• makesuretheareaissafeandclear.

5.4 Fire legislation

AllpremiseswithinLUarecoveredbyoneofthefollowinglegislation:

• TheRegulatoryReform(FireSafety)Order2005

• TheFirePrecautions(Sub-surfaceRailwayStations)(England)Regulations2009.

Thefirelegislationcoveringsub-surfacerailwaystationsisTheFirePrecautions(Sub-surfaceRailwayStations)(England)Regulations2009.

Toensurethehigheststandards,stafftrainingisapriority.Anyonewhoisemployedtoworkonstationsotherthanamemberofthestationstaffmustbegiveninstructionsinthefireprecautionsto

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beobservedinthecourseoftheirwork,andactiontobetakenbythemincaseoffirealertandevacuationofthepremises.

Regulation7states:

• allpartsofstationpremisesmustbekeptclearofanyaccumulationofcombustiblerefuseorothercombustiblematter

• anyareasetasideforstoringcombustiblerefuseinstationpremisespendingdisposalmustbeseparatedfromotherpartsofthepremisesbyfire-resistingconstruction.

TheRegulatoryReform(FireSafety)Order2005states:

• Wherenecessaryinordertosafeguardthesafetyofrelevantpersons,theresponsiblepersonmustensurethatroutestoemergencyexitsfrompremisesandtheexitsthemselvesarekeptclearatalltimes.

Contraventions of the Fire Regulations:

• rubbishbeingallowedtoaccumulate

• themeansofescapeisobstructed

• evidenceofsmoking

• smokedetectorbeingcovered

• firealarmnoticemissingordefaced

• holesknockedintocompartmentedwallsandnotfilledwithfireresistantmaterial

• doorclosersdisconnectedorfaulty

• firedoornoticemissing.

5.5 Permit for hot works

Anyworkinvolvingcutting,grinding,weldingorburningisnotallowedinanylocationotherthanaDepot,withoutapermitforhotworks:

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• thepermitissubmittedbytheProjectManager,andauthorisedbytheaccountablemanager

• theprojectmanagermustsubmitpermitapplicationsatleastoneweekpriortothework

• thesinglelocationmustbesufficientlycompacttobeobservablebytheFireWatchpersonatalltimes

• thepermithasauniqueidentifyingnumber,andisvalidforonecalendarmonth

• isolationoffireprotectionequipmentdetailsmustbeindicatedonthepermit

• theauthorisedpermittopcopymustbeclearlydisplayedattheworksite.

ThepermitrequiresatrainedFireWatchpersonequippedwithappropriatefirefightingapparatus,tobeinattendanceatalltimeswhilstthehotworkingisbeingcarriedout.

5.6 Fire Watchperson

TheFireWatchpersonmust,beforework:

• beprovidedbywhoeverisdoingthework

• bookinseparatelywiththeStationSupervisorandthePWT-EH

• beawareofothersworkinginthearea

• carryahandheldradio

• advisetheadjacentstation(s)whenhotworkingintunnels

• carryoutsafetychecks

• haveatleast2x9litreAFFFplus1x2KgC02extinguishersand1fireblanket.

Isolationsoffiredetectionequipmentmayonlybecarriedoutbyqualifiedpersonnel.IsolationsduringEngineeringHoursareatarequestbytheprojectmanagertotheFRC.

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Theworksite:

• mustbesufficientlycompacttoobserveeasily(anadditionalFireWatchpersonmaybeneeded)

• accesstotherearofthewallsandpartitionsisnecessaryinordertomonitorandcontroltheeffectsofhotworking(heat,fumes)

• flammablematerialsmustbeatleast15metresfromtheworksite

• fireextinguishersmustbeplacedinaprominentpositionontheexitroute.

DuringworktheFireWatchpersonmust:

• carrytheirtrainingcertificateatalltimeswhilstonduty

• bepresentthroughoutthedurationofthework(hotworkshouldceaseimmediatelyiftheyhavetoleave)

• notbecomedistracted.

AftertheworktheFireWatchpersonmust:

• remainattheworksiteforatleastonehourafterthehotworkingiscomplete,oruntilthefiredetectionequipmenthasbeenre-instated,whicheveristhelater

• ensurethatthesiteisleftcleanandtidy,aswellassafe

• bookoutwiththeStationSupervisorandthePWT-EH.

IfhotworkinginatunnelandtheFireWatchpersonisrequiredtoremainonsiteforaminimumofonehourandprotectionisrequiredtoberemoved,thePWT-EHmustensuretheFireWatchpersonisbriefedthattheymustremainontheplatformonceprotectionhasbeenremovedandifafireisdiscoveredorsuspected,theFireWatchpersonmustinformtheStationSupervisorimmediately.

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5.7 Storage licence

Thereasonforstoragelicensingistoexercisecontroloverthetypesofmaterialsandthedurationofstorageatalocation,forsafetyreasons.ThereareverystrictconstraintsandpenaltiesinplaceonunauthorisedstorageatallLUpremises,therefore:

• allstoragemustbeinaccordancewithcurrentprocedures

• tostoreanyitemonstationpremisesyoumustfirstobtainastoragelicenceissuedbytheLandlord/Managerofthepremises

• storagelicencesmustshowitemsallowedtobestoredandmustbeclearlydisplayedatthelocation.

5.8 Stores for hazardous materials

Thethreestoragemethodsallowedare:

Permanent store

Isastorageareathatisdesignedtocontainafireandtopreventanexternalfirepenetratingit.Itmustbefittedwithautomaticsuppressionsystemandbecompartmentalised.ThedesignandconstructionmustmeetthespecificrequirementsoftheFirePrecautions(Sub-surfaceRailwayStations)(England)Regulations2009.

Temporary store

Anotherroomsetaside,onatemporarybasisthathassimilarfireresistingcapabilitiestoapermanentstorebutmightnotfullymeetlegislativerequirementsinallrespects,inwhichcaseanexemptionmustbesought.

Portable store

Acontainerdesignedforthestorageofflammableliquidsorsolids.Itmustmeetallofthefireresistingrequirementsofapermanentstorebutwillhavenofireprotectionorautomaticsuppressionsystemfittedwithinit.Itmustbelocatedinasprinkler-protectedarea.

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Thestorageofflammablematerials:

• shouldbekepttoaminimumandrestrictedtoessentialsupplies

• canbestoredlooseinapermanentortemporarystore• canbestoredinaportablestoragebinprovideditdoesnotalso

containflammableliquids.

5.9 Storage of flammable liquids

Flashpointabove55oC(exceptDiesel):

• unlimitedstorageinmetalscrew-toppedcontainers.

Flashpointbetween55oCand21oC(includingDiesel):

• maximumof75litres,in3x25litrered,metalscrew-toppedcontainers.

Flashpointbetween21oCand0oC:

• maximum1litre,in2x½litreredmetalscrew-toppedcontainers.

5.10 Hazards associated with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

ThereareverydangerouspropertiesassociatedwithLPG:

• heavierthanair,sinksintopits,platforminvertsandsumprooms

• extremelyflammable.

Flashpointbelow0oC:

• nostorageorusebelowground.

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Using LPG

Theuseofdisposablecartridgesonblowlampsispermitted,subjecttothefollowingconditions:

• theblowlampmustbeofadesignapprovedbytheengineeringclientresponsibleforthework

• one,plusonesparecartridgemaybetakenunderground,andall,includingemptyonesmustberemovedfromundergroundafteruse.Blowlampsmustneverbeleftunattended

• theuseof4.5kgsizedrechargeablecylindersispermitted,butonlyonecanbeused,nospare.

Gas cylinders

Pressurisedgases(e.g.gascylinders)maybeusedunderground,butonlyduringEngineeringHoursandwithapermitforhotworks.

Movement of materials licence

Mostmaterialsusedinsiteworkatstationscandamageliftsandescalatorsifnottransportedcorrectly.Thisdamagemaynotbeimmediatelyapparent.ItisarequirementofLUtoobtainaMovementofMaterialslicence.

Undernocircumstancesmaygascylindersbestoredunderground.

TheserequirementsarelaiddownintheContractQUENCHconditions.

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ion Safety Alerts, Bulletins and Tube Lines HSE AlertsSafety Alerts, Bulletins and Tube Lines HSE Alerts6 Emergency plans

6 Safety Alerts and BulletinsHSEalertsareformajorfaultsthatcouldresultinseriousorfatalinjuryandwhereimmediateremedialactionisrequired.

HSEbulletinswillalertyoutosafetyissuesrelatedtohealthandsafetyintheworkplace.

Safety Alerts, Bulletins and Tube Lines HSE Alerts

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7 Emergency plans

7.1 Evacuation procedures

ThefollowinginformationappliestoallpersonnelworkingintheLineClearareaorrequiringaccessthroughittoreachlocationsoutsidetheLineCleararea.

ThePWT-EHshouldensuretheworkgroupisbriefedontheactionstotakeifanymemberofaworkgroupcausesordiscoversafire,theymustraisethealarmimmediatelybyshoutingorbyanyotherappropriatemeans.

ThePWT-EHmust:

• tellthecontrollerafirehasbrokenout,givingtheexactlocationandnearestentrypointandrequesttheattendanceofthefirebrigade

• followtheevacuationprocedure

• whenevacuatingasite,alertallmembersoftheworkgroupandproceedtotheStaffAssemblyPoint(SAP)bythequickestandsafestroute

• tellotherpersonsmet,forexample,mobilepersonneltoevacuatetothenearestSAP

• iftheevacuationrouteisblocked,usethenearestalternativesafeexitensureallpersonnelareaccountedfor.

ThePWT-EHmustbrieftheworkgroupontheactionsthattheyshouldtakeshouldtheybecomeseparatedduringtheevacuation.ThegroupwithoutthePWT-EHmustnominateapersontosupervisetheevacuationandthispersonmust:

• makesurethatallpersonnelinthisgroupleavethesiteinanorderlymannerbythenearestsaferoutetotheSAP

• tellthecontrollertocontacttheTACwhenallmembersoftheseparatedworkgroupareaccountedfor.

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Ifanymember(s)oftheworkgroupismissingthePWT-EHornominatedpersonmust:

• establishwhoismissing

• makesurethefirebrigadehavefulldetailsofanymissingpersonnel

• informtheTACthedetailsofanymissingpersonnel.

Ifanyoftheworkgroupisunaccountedforandthetrackisclear.ThePWT-EHmustnotpasstheSiteClearmessagetotheTACuntil:

• anypersonnelseparatedfromtheworkgrouphavebeenaccountedfor

• allpersonnelareinaplaceofsafety

• tools,materials,plantandequipmentareclearofthetrackanditissafefortrainstorun.

7.2 After an incident

AftertheincidentthePWT-EHshouldreviewthesituationanddecideonanyfurtheractionwiththeincidentofficerifonehasbeenappointed.ThePWT-EHshouldconsider:

• anyassistancethatmightberequiredimmediatelyattheSAP,includingfirstaid

• theneedtomakesurethatmissingpersonsareaccountedfor

• anyactionthatmightberequiredwhentheincidenthasbeendealtwithsothatthetrainservicecanberestored

IftheRendezvousPoint(RVP)islocatedatastaffedstation,amemberofthestationstaffwillmeetthefirebrigade.Ifthisisnotpossibleoritisanunstaffedstationornotastation,thePWT-EHmayhavetonominateamemberoftheworkgrouptomeetthefirebrigadeattheRVP.

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• anyunsafeconditiononthetrackordamagetoequipmentthatmighthaveoccurredorbeenleftasaresultoftheevacuation

• thelocationoftools,plantandequipmentthathadtobeleftwhenthesitewasevacuated

• anydisconnectionsmadethatmightpreventtheoperationsoftrains.Theabilitytoperformanyfurtherusefulworkduringthatshiftatthesameorotherlocations

• theeffectsontrackpatrollingandthenecessitytomakesurefurthertrackinspectionsarecarriedout,ifrequired

• theneedtobookprotectionagainwiththeTACbeforeenteringthetunnelsdepending,ifappropriate,onadviceoftheEmergencyServices

• therequirementtoprovideafullreportoftheincidenttothemanagerofthepersonsinvolved.

ThePWT-EHmustcomplywiththeincidentreportingprocedureandprovideanincidentreportasnecessary.

First aidersThePWT-EHmustensurethatfirstaidprovisionsareavailablefortheworksite.

Spill kits

Thepurposeofspillkitsistosoakupallspills,dripsorleaksandpreventpollutingtheenvironment:

• thetypeofspillkitrequiredwilldependonthematerialtobeused

• accesstothespillkitshouldbeprovidednearstorageareas,fillingpointsorportablekitsforuseonsite

Forotherseriousincidents(forexampleflooding,gasleak,toxicchemicalspillage,ortunnelcollapse)therequirementsofthissectionmustbefollowed.

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spillkitscomeindifferentsizecontainersorbagsandcontaintheinstructionsandanassortmentofabsorbentmaterials.

Thesecontainersarenotforthepurposeofdisposingthewastespillageonlyforstoringcleanspillkits.

Whenaspillageorleakoccurs:

• firstidentifythematerialandselectthecorrectspillkit

• wearappropriatePPE

• protectanydrains,soakawayoropenwaterwayswithabsorbentsockorboom

• soakupspillagewithabsorbentmatsorgranules

• whenthespillhasbeenabsorbed,theusedspillkitshouldbetemporarilydisposedofinthewastebagsprovidedreadytobestoredinanapprovedstoreawaitingcollection.Thespillmustbereportedasperthecompaniesincidentreportingprocess

• anewspillkitshouldbeordered.

Incident management & reporting

IfahazardisbroughttotheattentionofthePWT-EHtheymust:

• investigateandmakeanassessmentofthesituation

• arrangeremedialactionasrequired

• avoidargumentifatallpossible,butifnecessary,insistonsafetyandreporttheincidenttotheirmanager

• completetheircompaniesincidentreportingprocess

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Thefollowingaccidentsandincidentsmustbereported:

• allinjuries

• nearhits

• allhazards

• crime

• fires

• structuralfailures

• environmental.

Theonlyexceptionstothisareif:

• theareaisunsafe

• theareahastobeevacuated

• staffneedmedicalattention.

7.3 Emergency arrangements

Whenworkisplanned,thefollowingarrangementsforemergencysituationsmustbeincluded:

• whowillbethedesignatedpersontohandletheemergency

• whatthispersonmustdo(contacttheController,arrangeforfirstaid,meettheemergencyservices)

• howtheControlleristobecontacted.

ThereisalegaldutytoreportallincidentsimmediatelyandthePWT-EHmustensurethatpersonnelwhowitnesstheincidentstayattheworksiteuntiltheresponsiblemanagerorBritishTransportPolice(BTP)tellthemtheycanleave.

ItistheresponsibilityofthePWT-EHtoensurethatallincidentsarereportedasinstructedbytheircompanyincidentreportingprocedure.

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ion Lifting plans for lifting operationsDrawings8

8 DrawingsThePWT-EHmuststudyandunderstandallclearanceapprovalandprojectdrawings.Drawingsandothermaintenanceinstructionsmustbekeptuptodateandmadeavailabletostafforcontractorsforguidance.

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9 Lifting plans for lifting operationsHeavyliftsusingcranesandothercomplexliftsusingchainblocksrequireliftingplans,competentperson(s),appointedperson(s)andqualifiedbanksman/slinger.

Abanksman/slingerisdefinedasacompetentpersoncapableof:

• selectingandattaching/detachingliftingtackletoandfromtheload

• directingthemovementofloadsbycranepowerwithinthesafesystemofwork.

Thebanksman/slingershouldbeinpossessionofacertificateofcompetencewhichhasavalidityperiodoftwoyears.

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10 Tool box briefing and communicationTheworkgroupmustbebriefedonallaspectsoftheworkandthePWT-EHmustensurethatallpersonsintheworkgroupare:

• fitforworkandcompliantwiththeLUdrugsandalcoholpolicy

• wearingthecorrectPPE

• suitablycertificated

• awareoftheagreedcommunications.

10.1 LU drugs and alcohol policy

Ifamemberoftheworkgroupissuspectedofbeingundertheinfluenceofalcoholordrugs,thePWT-EHisresponsibleforinforming:

• theirmanager

• thestationsupervisor

• theBTP.

10.2 Personal Protective Equipment

PPEmustbeworninaccordancewiththemethodstatementanditistheresponsibilityofthePWT-EHtoensure:

• LUapprovedhighvisibilityclothingiswornatalltimeswhenonLUinfrastructure

• suitableworkclothingisprovidedandworncorrectly

• theworkgroupwearsturdyfootwearsuitableforthetask

• hardhatsarewornindesignatedareas

• gloves,eye,earprotectionanddustmasksareprovidedandworncorrectlyifrequired.

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10.3 Leptospiral Jaundice

LeptospiralJaundice(Weil’sdisease)transmittedbyratsurineandothervermin,inwater.Ifuntreateditcanbefatal:

• coverallcutsandabrasionswithwaterproofplasterspriortoworking

• wearsuitableprotectiveclothing

• nevertouchfacewithunwashedhandsorgloves

• ifscratchedwhilstworking,washandreporttodoctor

• washyourhandsbeforeyoueat,drinkorsmoke

• whenworkisfinished,washhandsthoroughlyincleanwater.

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11 Environmental IssuesThePWT-EHandtheworkgroupmustbeawareofthefollowingenvironmentalissues:

11.1 Waste management

BeawarethatwastemanagementiscontrolledbylawandthePWT-EHmustensurethatalloftheworkgroupcomplyby:

• disposingofwasteinthecorrectsegregatedbins

• storingmaterialscarefullysotheydonotgetspoiled

• ensuringthatwasteisremovedbylicensedcontractorsandisaccompaniedbywastetransferdocumentation

• ensuringhomewasteisnotbroughtontotheLUinfrastructure

• ensuringwasteisremovedfromtheworksiteattheendoftheshift

• reportingillegalflytippingtotheirmanager.

11.2 Noise

Noisecanresultinpoorcommunityrelationsandpossiblynoiseabatementswhichcouldresultinworkbeingstopped.Wherereasonablypracticable:

• keepshoutingtoaminimum

• turnenginesoffwhenvehiclesandmachineryarenotinuse

• keepnoisyplantandactivitiesawayfromresidentialpropertieswherepossible

• considerlocalbusinessesandresidentswhenyoupark

• reportallcomplaintstoyourmanager.

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11.3 Hazardous materials

HazardousmaterialsmustbestoredincontainersappropriateforthematerialaccordingtocurrentRegulations.Asaminimumthestoredmaterialmustbe:

• segregatedandsecure

• labelledashazardoustoindicatecontents

• unabletoescape,leakorproducefoulodourorattractpests

• storedordecantedatleast10metresawayfromsensitivereceptorse.g.drainsandsurfacewater.

11.4 Pollution prevention

Pollutingrivers,streamsandgroundwaterisillegal.Evensmallamountsofsomematerialscancauseseriouspollution.

ThePWT-EHmustbemadeawarethat:

• manyofourdrainsgodirectlytoriversorstreams

• drainsarenotadisposalrouteforwastes

• oil,fuel,antifreeze,siltandweedkillerarejustsomeofthepollutingmaterialsusedonLU.

ThePWT-EHmust:

• storematerialsinthecorrectareas

• reportspillageincidentsusingtheircompaniesincidentreportingprocedure.

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11.5 Wild life and habitat

LUinfrastructureishometomanylegallyprotectedspeciesandthatthePWT-EHmustensuretheworkbeingcarriedoutdoesnot:

• disturbnestingbirds

• disturbprotectedspecies,suchasbats,badgersandslowworms

• spreadJapaneseKnotweed.

Anyaccidentaldisturbanceofwildlifeandhabitatmustbereportedtotheirmanager.

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12 Weedkilling TrainTheweedkillingtraincancreateanothertypeofhazard,andspecialprecautionsmaybenecessarytoprotecttheworkgroupifenteringanareawithin24hoursofapplication.

TheoperationoftheweedkillingtrainispublishedintheTrafficCircularonaweeklybasisandontheNEPAonanightlybasis.Ifaworkgroupisjustpassingthroughatreatedarea,within24hoursofapplication,withoutcarryingoutwork,thentheydonotrequirespecialprecautions.

Ifworkinginatreatedareawithin24hoursofapplication,thePWT-EHmust:

• makesuretheywearapproveddisposableoveralls,andglovesifworkingincontactwithvegetationortrackcomponents

• ensurecontaminateddisposableclothingissealedintoplasticbagsanddisposedofcorrectly

• ensureworkgroupscrubandwashtheirbootsunderrunningwaterattheendoftheworkinatreatedarea

• advisetheworkgrouptowashtheirhandsbeforetouchingtheirfaceorbody,andespeciallybeforeeatingorsmoking.

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13 Planning the protection for the workThefollowingmustbeconsideredandthePWT-EHmustdeterminewhatareasmustbebookedviatheLineClear/LineSafeprocesstoprotecttheworkgroup:

• tractioncurrentsectionstobeworkedon

• adjacentsections

• tractioncurrentswitchingtimes

• siteaccessandegress

• evacuationprocedures

• hazards

• relevantTACandSignallerscontactdetails

• generalcommunicationsavailable

• multiworkgroups

• equipmenttobeused.

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14 Site familiar

14.1 Basic areas

Theseareasaredefinedassingleordoubletrackswithsomepointsandcrossingsbutnomajorjunctionsorrestrictivefeaturessuchasalongviaductorflyunder.

PWT-EHcanmakethemselvesfamiliarwithabasicareaby:

• takingacabrideinatrain

• studying‘placesofsafety’maps

• studyingthetrafficcontrollers’diagrams

• studyingothersourcesofavailableinformation

• walkingthesitebeforetakingaworkgroupontothetrack.

Platformgroundsaretreatedasbasicareasexceptwherethereis:

• multitrack

• locationswithotherrestrictivefeatures.

14.2 Complex areas

Theseareasaredefinedasmulti-tracksites,majorjunctionsandlocationswithrestrictivefeatures.Therisksaregreaterduetothephysicalconditionsontheground.Personsprovidingprotectionwhoareunfamiliarwitharea(s)thatareclassifiedascomplexmustmakeasitefamiliarisationvisit,accompaniedbyprotectionstafffamiliarwiththearea.Thiscouldinvolveanumberofvisitsbeforethepersonisfullyfamiliarwithallthelocalconditions.

DetailsofBasicandComplexareascanbefoundintheSiteFamiliarInformationdocumentavailablefromtheNetworkImprovementwebsite.

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14.3 Local conditions

Conditionsencounteredatindividuallocation(s)mightinclude:

• bi-directionalworking

• multi-trackareas

• parallelrunningorjoiningend-ontoNRorotherorganisations’linesobstructions

• accessroutesandwalkways

• depotsandsidings

• tractioncurrentarrangements

• tractioncurrentrailgaps.

14.4 Traction current sections to be worked on

ThetractioncurrentsectionstobeworkedoncanbefoundontheNEPAmaps.

14.5 Adjacent sections

Therewillbesituationswheretheadjacentsectionswillberequiredtobebookedforprotection,e.g.inLSareas.

14.6 Tractions current switching times

Areasindoubletracktunnels,tractioncurrentwillnormallybeswitchedonandoffatthesametimeontheadjacentsections.TheseareasarelistedinRuleBook16(GoingonthetrackinEngineeringHours).Alsoinsomelocations,tractioncurrentcanbeswitchedonandoffatdifferenttimesonadjacentroads.

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14.7 Multi work groups

OnePWT-EHcanprotectseparatelylocatedworkgroupsworkingonstationplatformsaslongas:

• theworkispre-plannedandamethodstatementandriskassessmentincludingaprotectionplanisprovided

• two-waycommunicationsareprovidedwherepersonnelareworkingoutofdirectverbalcontactwitheachother,andeachworkgrouphasitsownPWT-EH

• personnelstaywithintheareadetailedintheprotectionplanandworkonlyontheplatformorthetrackareasofastationnotfittedwithPEDs,whichisuptoandincludingtheplatformrampsortheheadwalls

• theworklimitsaredefinedonsite,includingifnecessaryusingwarningnoticesorothervisibledemarcation(e.g.temporarybarriers).

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OnePWT-EHcanprotectseparategroupsofpersonnelonthetrack,aslongas:

• theworkispre-plannedandamethodstatementandriskassessmentincludingaprotectionplanisprovided

• wherethereareseparategroupsofpersonnel,eachgrouphasitsownPWT-EH

• thepersonprovidingtheprotectioncanremainintwo-waycommunicationwitheachPWT-EH

• thepersonprovidingtheprotectionremainsintheareabookedwiththeTACandcanmaintaincontrolofthearrangementsonsiteatalltimes

• eachPWT-EHremainswiththepersonneltheyareresponsibleforthroughoutthework.

IfthedesignatedPWT-EHthatisnotprovidingtheprotectionisrequiredtoleavetheworksitetheymust:

• nominateasuitablycertificatedpersontotakeoverthedesignatedPWT-EHresponsibilities

• informthePWT-EHprovidingtheprotectionandprovidethenameofthedesignatedPWT-EHtakingover.

ThePWT-EHprovidingtheprotectionmustremainwiththeworkgroup(s)theyareprotecting.IfitisnecessaryforthePWT-EHprovidingtheprotectiontoleavetheworkgroup(s),theymusttaketheworkgroup(s)offthetrack.

IfthereismorethanonePWT-EH,thepersonprovidingtheprotectionmustdecidewhichPWT-EHwillcommunicatedirectlywiththem.

TheonlyexceptiontothisiswhenrequestingLSP.ThesafetyoftheworkgroupmustbeconsideredifthePWT-EHleavestheworkgroup.

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15 Tools, equipment and materialsWhenplanningtheworkthePWT-EHmustensurethatthefollowingrequirementsaremet:

• whatequipmentcanbeusedandwhere

• calibration

• fitforpurpose

• indate

• materials

• spares

• personnelaretrainedtousetools.

ThereareadditionalfactorstoconsiderwhenusingcertainequipmentduringEngineeringHours.

15.1 Diesel power packs and gas monitoring equipment

IftheworkisinaLineClearareaandtheuseofadieselpowerpackisrequired:

• gasmonitoringequipmentmustbeused

• itmustbepublishedwhenpossible

• onthenightofusetheTACincidentdeskmustbeinformedbefore23:00hours.

15.2 Track trolleys

AnytracktrolleyproposedtoworkonLUinfrastructuremustsatisfyLU’sdesignstandardsandisofatypeapprovedforuseonLU.AlltrolleysirrespectiveofownershipmustberegisteredonaPlantMaintenanceManagementSystemandmustbeallocatedaregistrationnumberwhichisuniquetoeachtracktrolleyandcontaintheassetholder’sreferencenumber.

Atwo-piecetracktrolleymusthavethesamereferencenumberpermanentlyfixedtoeachpartofthetracktrolley.

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Whentracktrolleysarebeingused,includingmotorisedtrolleysandrailcycletracktrolleys.

ThePWT-EHmust:

• setupasafesystemofworkcoveringthemovementoftrolleys

• atthestartoftheshift,telltheappropriatesignallertherequirementtosecurepoints

• ensurethatanytracktrolleyoperatorhasbeentrainedandcertificatedforthetypeoftrolleybeingused

• thetracktrolleyoperatortakesresponsibilityforplacingthetracktrolleyonthetrackandremovingitafteruse

• tellthetracktrolleyoperator(s)informationabouttrackcant,curvatureandgradientbeforethetracktrolley(s)isplacedonthetrack

• ensurethatacertificatedtracktrolleyoperatoraccompanieseachtrolley

• controlthemovementsoftracktrolleysbeingusedincloseproximitytoeachothertoensuresafetyismaintained

• briefallstaffonhowandwherethetracktrolley(s)istobeused

• ensurenobodyridesonatracktrolleyunlessitispurposebuilt

• oncompletionofthework,confirmtotheappropriatesignallerthatallpointsareun-secured.

Ifarailcycletracktrolleyisbeingused,theoperatormustbeacertificatedPWT-EH.

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15.3 Carrying scaffolding or towers

Whentracktrolleysareusedtotransportscaffoldingortowers,asafetyplanmustbedrawnupbytheresponsiblemanagerandmustinclude:

• thenumberoftrolleystobeused

• stabilityfactorsofthescaffoldingortowerwhenbeingusedandwhenbeingmoved,takingintoaccounttrackgradient,cantandcurvature

• clearancesfromoverheadstructuresorcables

• thecompetenceofthoseerectinganddismantlingthescaffoldingortower

• thesafetyofallpersonnelinvolvedinthetask.

15.4 Storage of track trolleys

ThePWT-EHisresponsibleforensuring:

• astoragelicenseisappliedfor

• thatwhenstorednearthetrackthetracktrolleyissecuredbychainandpadlockanddoesnotobstructthecess

• thatifthetrolleyiscapableofbeingdismantled,eachcomponentmustbesecuredbychainandpadlock.

15.5 Motorised trolleys and railcycles

WhenamotorisedorarailcycletracktrolleyisbeingusedintheLineClearorLineSafe(orboth)areaduringEngineeringHoursdetailsofitsworkingareamustbepublished.Inanemergencywhereithasnotbeenpossibletopublishdetails,theTACincidentdeskmustbeinformedbefore23:00.TheTAC’spermissionisrequiredforitsusefortheshiftconcerned.

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ion Weather conditionsWeather conditions16 Traction current supply

16 Weather conditionsLU’sdefinitionofwetweather:

• continuousrain,hailorsnowandperiodswhenthetrackiswetenoughtoincreasetheriskofelectrocution.

LUhasafirmpolicyonwetweather:

• livetrackmustnotbeworkedonduringperiodsofcontinuouswetweather

• thepolicyappliestoeveryone,LUandsupplieremployees

• staffhavetherighttorefusetoworkiftheyconsideritdangerous.

Whenworkingduringwetweather:

• thePWT-EHmakesthedecisionweatherworkwilltakeplace

• wetweathermightincreasetheunderfoothazardsinopensections

• ifthetrackislive,wetclothingcanincreasetheriskofelectrocution.

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17 Traction current supplyTractioncurrentisfedtothetractioncurrentrailsfromanumberofsubstations.Eachtractioncurrentsectionhasasubstationateachend(inmostcases).Thereisarailgapattheendofeachtractioncurrentsection,wherethefeedchangestoanewsubstation(inmostcases).

SubstationgapsarenormallyindicatedbyarailgapindicatorandthesearenormallyonlyvisiblewhenapproachingasubstationgapintheDirectionofTravel(DOT).

ThenamingofthesectionsistakenfromthenamingofthesubstationsateachendofthesectionintheDOT.Thisnamingisoftentakenfromtheundergroundstationtheyarelocatedatornear.Insomecasesthesubstationsarenamedafterthestreetorroadtheyarelocatedin(e.g.CobourgStreettoCloudesleyRoadontheVictorialine).

WhenaccessisbookedwiththeTAC,inadditiontoknowingtheworksitelocation,thenamesofthetractioncurrentsectionstobeworkedonmustalsobeknown,andanysection(s)requiredforadditionalprotectionpurposesorforaccess.AllsectionsmustberecordedcorrectlyintheLC/LSlogbook.

TheTACmayaskthePWT-EHtoconfirmiftheyhavethecorrecttractioncurrentsection(s)recorded.TheTACwillrefuseaccessifthecorrecttractioncurentsection(s)arenotidentified.

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ion Specified AreaNightly Engineering Protection Arrangements Maps18

18 Nightly Engineering Protection Arrangements MapsThesemapsareprovidedforpersonsprovidingprotection.Theyshowthetractioncurrentsectionusingcolourcoding.

ThePWT-EHmustusetheNEPAmaps,toidentifytherelevanttractioncurrentsectionsrequiredforthework.

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19 Specified AreaWhenanengineer’strainormechanisedvehicleisrequiredtoworkwithtractioncurrentoffinEngineeringHours,itmustdosoonlywithinaspecifiedareaorapossession.

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mechanised vehicle

SpecifiedareaswithinsingleboretunnelsinLineClearareasmustbedefinedfromonestationtoanother(includingdisusedstations)and,unlessotherwisepublished,theentirelengthofanyplatformsattheextremitiesofthespecifiedareamustbeincluded.Thiswillprovideaccesstoleavethetunnelinanemergency.ThisrequirementalsoappliestoallreductionsinlengthofspecifiedareaswithinLineClearareas.

SpecifiedareaswithinLineSafeareasanddoubletrackLineClearsectionsmustonlybedefinedfromthefollowinglocations:

• stationplatforms(whenincludingtheentireplatformlength)

• stationstarterfixedsignals(whennotincludingtheentireplatformlength)

• otherfixedsignals

• tunnelmouthsorbridges

• tractioncurrentrailgaps

• junctions(thelimitsofspecifiedareasdefinedatpointsorcrossoversmustalwaysincludethewholesetunlessotherwisestated).

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20 Working with an engineer’s train or mechanised vehicleThePWT-EHmust:

• ensureallmembersoftheworkgrouparecertificatedtoworkwithmovingtrains

• briefeachpersoncontrollingthetrainmovement,andeachengineer’strainoperatorormechanisedvehicleoperator,toagreethecommunicationdetailsandtheuseofcabtelephonesorhand-heldradios(orboth)

• briefthepersoncontrollingthetrainmovementabouttheengineer’strainormechanisedvehiclemovementstheworkwillrequire

• ensuretheworkgroupmovetoasafeplacebeforeanyengineer’strainormechanisedvehiclemovement

• ensuretheloadingofanengineer’strainisalwayssupervisedbyacompetentperson.

20.1 Travelling on an engineer’s train

Engineer’strainsworkinginapossessionoraspecifiedareamustnotcarrypersonnelinthewagonsunlessitisnecessaryandsafetodoso,andthefollowingconditionshavebeenmet:

• tractioncurrentisoffatalltimes

• thereissufficientroomwithinthetrainandtrainloadsareproperlysecured

• thewagonsarefittedwithsidesorhandrails

• personnelcansafelygetonandoffthetrainfromaplatformorviatheapprovedwagon

• therearestepsandhandrails

• personnelmustnotgetonoroffwhilethetrainismoving

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mechanised vehicle Working with an engineer’s train or mechanised vehicle20• allpersonnelaregivenasafetybriefingontheproceduresto

follow,beforetheygetonthetrain

• personnelmustpositionthemselvessotheywillnotcomeintocontactwithanystructurewhichcouldcausetheminjury

• communicationwiththetrainoperatormustnotbeadverselyaffected

• thetrainisdrivenslowly

• whilethetrainismovingallpersonnelmustobservesafetyprocedures.Ifanunsafesituationarises,thetrainmustbestoppedassoonasitissafeandreasonablypractical

• personnelworkingwiththetrainmustnotgetonoroffthetrainuntilithasbeenconfirmedthatitissafeforthemtodoso.

20.2 Working with on-track plant

Whenworkingwithon-trackplantthePWT-EHmustbrieftheoperatoroftheon-trackplantandanybanksman/slingerworkingwithit.Thebriefingshouldinclude:

• thelimitsandscopeoftheworktobeundertakenattheworksite

• theemergency,safetyandfirstaidproceduresfortheworksite

• whatplantandequipmentwillbeinoperationattheworksite,andwhatprocesseswillbeundertaken

• theidentityandauthorityofthepersonappointedtocontroltheon-trackplant

• thelocationswheretheon-trackplantcanbeonandofftracked

• thelocationswheretheon-trackplantcanbestabled

• whatactionstotakewhenapproachingasetofpoints

• theactiontotakeiftheon-trackplantrunsoveradetonator

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• thehandsignalstobeused

• anyotherinformationrelevanttothesafemethodofworking.

20.3 Unrelated work in a specified area

Unrelatedworkinaspecifiedareacanonlybepermittedinanemergency,whenthereisurgentworkthatiscriticaltotheoperationoftrafficthenextday.

Unrelatedworkinaspecifiedareaisnotpermittedif:

• anengineer’strainisscheduledtouncoupleinthecourseofwork

• thereismorethanoneengineer’strainworkinginthespecifiedarea.

20.4 Conditions of unrelated work being permitted

TocarryoutunrelatedworkinaspecifiedareathePWT-EHmust:

• becertificatedforbothTrafficandEngineeringHoursprotection

• havetheagreementoftherelevantpersoncontrollingthetrainmovement

• makesurethatallpersonnelbeingprotectedarecertificatedtoworkwithtrainsmoving.

ThePWT-EHmustasktheTACforthedetailsofthepersoncontrollingthetrainmovementresponsibleforthespecifiedarea.

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mechanised vehicle Working with an engineer’s train or mechanised vehicle20 Engineer’s Current Area

ThePWT-EHmustagreethefollowinginformationwiththepersoncontrollingthetrainmovement:

• thenatureandlocationofthework

• thenumberofpersonnelinvolved

• movementoftheengineerstrain

• theprotectionarrangementsbeingapplied

• workingandcommunicationarrangementstobeused

• thetimeworkwillbefinished.

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21 Engineer’s Current AreaAnEngineer’sCurrentArea(ECA)isusedwhereatrainisworkingwithtractioncurrentonduringEngineeringHours.ThetractioncurrentsectionswithinthelimitsofanECAareknownas‘Active’tractioncurrentsections.Thismeansthesetractioncurrentsectionshavetractioncurrentswitchedonforthemovementofthetrain.

ToprotecttheECA,alltractioncurrentsectionsadjacenttothe‘Active’tractioncurrentsections,mustbeswitchedoff.Thesesectionsthatareswitchedoffareknownas‘Allied’tractioncurrentsections.TheyincludealltractioncurrentsectionswhereitisphysicallypossibleforatraintogainaccesstotheActivetractioncurrentsections.

StaffcanworkintheAlliedsectionsofanECAaslongastheyareprotectedbyLineClearorLineSafeprocedures.

Thearea,overwhichthetrainwillbeworking,definedbylampsanddetonators,istheECA.

SpecialarrangementswillhavetobemadeifpersonnelarerequiredtoworkinanECA;thiswillonlybedoneinanemergency,co-ordinatedbytheTAC.

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22 Nightly Engineering Protection Arrangements

TheNEPAprovidesalltheinformationfortheworkthatistakingplacethatnight.Itprovidesinformationinalogicalwayinasingledocumentfortheline(s)thePWT-EHisworkingon.

TheNEPAcontainsthefollowinginformation:

• IDcodes

• tractioncurrentsections

• tractioncurrentswitchingtimes

• lastservicetrainnumberandtimebyplatform

• engineer’s/servicetrainscausinglatecurrentandexpectedswitchofftime

• exclusiveandhazardousareas

• TACtelephonenumber

• relevantsignallerstelephonenumber.

OncethePWT-EHhasobtainedallrelevantinformation,theLC/LSlogbookcanbecompletedwiththedetailstheTACwillrequirewhenrequestingaccess.

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23 Signing in at the stationAllstafforvisitorswhenworkingatorvisitingastationotherthantheirnormalplaceofworkmustsigninwiththestationsupervisoronarrivalandsignoutondeparture.Onarrivaltheymust:

• givetheirnameandshowtheiridentification

• explainthepurposeoftheirvisit

• giveallrelevantdetailsasnecessary.

Toworkonastationyoumusthaveeither:

• avalidSABREnumberandbelistedontheStationWorksPlanorGenericAccessPlan

• avalidrecognisedfaultnumber.

Thefollowingarenotrequiredtosigninwiththestationsupervisor:

• emergencyservicespersonnel

• LUoperationalstaffortheEmergencyResponseUnit,attendinganincident,unlesstheyremainonthestationaftertheincident

• signalandtraintechniciansattendingafaultorincident,unlesstheyremainonthestationaftertheincident

• policeofficersonpatrolduties

• revenuecontrolinspectorsorHMRevenue&Customspersonnelinplainclothes

• staffemployedorbookingonatengineeringdepots,forexampleatrackcabin,thatareanintegralpartofastation.

Staffwalkingthroughastationattracklevelarenotrequiredtoreporttothestationsupervisorofthatstation.Suchstaffmustreporttothestationsupervisorsatthestationswheretheystartandfinishtheirtrackwalks.

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23.1 Engineering Hours

ThePersoninChargeEvacuationRegister(PiCER)isthestationaccessprocess.ItiscompletedbythePWT-EH.ThePiCERisapplicabletoallpersonsorgroupsofpersonsattendingastationforworkontheLUinfrastructure.

WhenthePiCERformhasbeensignedoffthePWT-EHmust:

• signinandrecordthenumberofstaffintheworkgroupinthevisitor’sbook

• taketheappropriatenumberofvisitorspasses

• recordthepassnumbersinthevisitors’book.

InthecaseofEngineeringHoursandlargeworkgroups,thePWT-EHisresponsibleforconfirmingthevalidityoftheLUCAScards.

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23.2 Accessing unstaffed stations

IfaccesstoaclosedoranunstaffedstationisrequiredthePWT-EHmust:

• makearrangementsbeforehand

• agreewheretosigninandcollectanykeysifrequired.

WhensigninginatanystationthestationsupervisormustgivethePWT-EHdetailsof:

• theemergencyevacuationprocedureandSAP

• thefirealarmprocedure

• theavailabilityoffirstaidequipment(ifnoneprovidedunderthesafesystemofwork)

• anyoperationalsafetyrestrictionsonthestation

• anyadditionalhazards.

ThePWT-EHmustrepeatthebriefingtoallpersonsintheworkgroup.

Iftheunstaffedstationbecomesstaffedyoumustcanceltheoriginalpassorpassesandsigninthevisitorsbookatthatstation.

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ion Signing in at the station Signing in at the station23 Communications

23.3 When contractors arrive late

IfpersonnelarriveaftertheworkgrouphasbeensignedinthestationsupervisormustcontactthePWT-EHandaskthemtoattendtheofficetoassistwiththesigninginoftheadditionalmembersoftheworkgroup.ThePWT-EHcanappointacompetentdeputytoassistwiththis.

23.4 When a contractor wishes to leave early

ThePWT-EHmustmakesuretheworkgroupisawarethattheymustsignoutwiththestationsupervisoriftheywishtoleavebeforethePWT-EH.

23.5 Denied access

IfthestationsupervisorhasconcernswhichcannotberesolvedwiththePWT-EH,theymustnotdenyaccess.ThestationsupervisormustinformeithertheDutyOperationsEngineer,orDutyOperationsManagerengineeringviatheFRC.Deniedaccesscanonlybeimplementedwhenauthorisedtodoso.

Thestationsupervisormust:

• informthePWT-EHthataccesshasbeendenied

• completeadeniedaccessformdetailingthereasonforthedeniedaccessandissueittothePWT-EH

• askthePWT-EHtosignthedeniedaccessform.

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section24 Communications

24 CommunicationsThefollowingareexamplesofthevariousmethodsofcommunicationusedonLU:

• connectradios

• handsignals

• mobilephones

• BTphones

• LUautonetwork

• verbal.

A Alpha J Juliet S Sierra

B Bravo K Kilo T Tango

C Charlie L Lima U Uniform

D Delta M Mike V Victor

E Echo N November W Whiskey

F Foxtrot O Oscar X X-Ray

G Golf P Papa Y Yankee

H Hotel Q Quebec Z Zulu

I India R Romeo

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24.1 Using Numbers

Numbers10andabovebeingusedinamessage,mustbestatedoneatatime.

Forexample,‘Train123’mustbespokenas‘Trainonetwothree’not‘Trainonehundredandtwentythree’

Thenumber‘0’as‘zero’

Whensignals,points,traindescriptionsorlocationshavesimilarnamesornumbers(forexample,signalsA114andA314onadjacentlines),caremustbeexercisedsoasnottocauseconfusion.

Numbersshouldnotbequotedseparatelywhentimesarebeingstated,forexample,thetime13.17hoursshouldbestatedas‘thirteenseventeen’.

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section25 Booking on with the TAC

25 Booking on with the TACThePWT-EHmustbookonwiththeTACbeforegainingaccesstothetrack.TheTACdesksareopenforbookingsaspublishedeachnight.PersonsprovidingprotectiondonothavetowaittogettotheaccesspointbeforebookingonwiththeTAC,buttheymusthavepreparedtheirLC/LSlogbookwiththeinformationgatheredduringthepreparationstage.

WhenbookingonwiththeTACatalocationotherthantheaccesspoint,thepersonsprovidingprotectionmustgivetheTACacontactnumberincasetheyneedtobeinformedofanylatechanges.

OnoccasionsitmaybenecessarytobookonwithmorethanoneTACwhenthebookingcoversseparateTACcontrolareas

WhenbookingonwiththeTAC,thePWT-EHmustfollowthepromptsgivenbytheautomatedtelephonesystem.

Whenpromptedtheymustconfirmthat:

• theyhaveenteredtheirIVandSABRENumber(s)

• theyhavereadtherelevantpublications

• theyhaveaccesstoanapprovedCRID

• theSPCispresent,ifapplicable.

ThePWT-EHmustprovidetheTACwiththefollowinginformation:

• confirmationofnameandemployer

• locationofwork

• natureofwork

• numberofstaff

• equipmentbeingusedandwhetherthetrackisbeingmadeunsafe

• contactnumber.

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ion Booking on with the TAC Booking on with the TAC25 Work group safety briefing

TheTACmaygiveadditionalinformationthatmightaffectthebooking.Forexample:

• anengineer’straintravellingthroughtheareahasbeencancelled

• servicedisruption,laterunningtrainsoutofturn,changestolasttrainnumbers

• winterweatherarrangementsandadditionalhazards

• revisedtractioncurrentalterations.

ThisinformationmustberecordedintheLC/LSlogbook.

TheTACwillthenprovidethefollowinginformation:

• confirmationofbooking

• confirmationoftrainsholdinglatecurrent

• detailsofanymotorisedtracktrolley(s)

• dieselpowerpackuserspublishedoralreadybookedonintheLineCleararea.

ThefollowinginformationmustberepeatedbacktotheTACandrecordedintheLC/LSlogbook:

• TACreferencenumber

• callbacktime

• timecheck.

Ifworkingonmorethanonetractioncurrentsection,thecallbacktimegivenwillbeforthetractioncurrentsectionwhichwillbeswitchedonfirst.

Thecallbacktimeisnormally20minutes(10minutesfortheWaterlooandCityline)beforetheswitchingontimeforthetractioncurrentsection(s)thataccessisbeingbookedfor.

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section26 Work group safety briefing

26 Work group safety briefingAfterbookingonwiththeTAC,thePWT-EHmustholdasafetybriefingwiththeworkgroupandinformthem:

• towearLUapprovedPPEwhenonthetrack

• oftherelevantdetailsoftheprotectionplan

• thelocationoftheworksite

• anyotherworkintheareawhichcouldaffecttheirwork

• ofanytracktrolleyworkings

• ofthetimetostopwork

• whenitisexpectedtobesafetogoonthetrack

• ofanyotherrelevantinformation.

Thisistheminimumcontentofasafetybriefing.

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Current Rail Indicator Device

27 Contacting the signallerPWT-EHmustwitnessthepassageofthelasttrain.Ifthishasnotbeenpossible,theymustcontacttherelevantsignallertoensurealltrainmovementshaveceasedintheareabeingaccessed.TheNEPAwillshowanychangestothelasttrains.Thefrontandrearofatrainmustbecheckedtoconfirmthetrainrunningnumber.

Stationstaffwillnotbeabletoconfirmifthelasttrainhasdepartedtheirstation.

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section28 Current Rail Indicator Device

28 Current Rail Indicator Device

28.1 Prior to using a CRID

ThePWT-EHmustinspecttheCRIDforvisiblesignsofdamage,defectanddateofexpiry.

IftheCRIDappearstobedamaged,defectiveoroutofdate,itmustnotbeusedandareplacementmustbeobtained.

ThePWT-EHmustself-testtheCRIDby:

• connectingthetwounitstogether(basetobase)byaligningthearrows,usingtherailsecuringmagnetstoholdtheunitsinplace

• pressingandholdingthetestpushbuttonforatleastfiveseconds.Checktheredbatterystatusindicatorilluminates.Ifitdoesnot,theCRIDcanbeusedforthatshiftonly,providedtheLightEmittingDiodes(LEDs)functioncorrectly,asshownbelow.

CheckthestatusoftheLEDsasfollows:

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28.2 Using a CRID to check for traction current

Afterundertakingtheself-test,placetheCRIDonthetractioncurrentrailstocheckfortractioncurrent.

Makesurethebaseandcontactsontheterminalunitsarecleananddry.Thisistomakesureofagoodelectricalcontact.

28.3 Before placing a CRID

MakesurethatthesurfaceofthetractioncurrentrailswheretheCRIDwillbeplacedisflate.g.notrampends.

Thecheckingoftractioncurrentrailsinstationlimitsmustbecarriedoutatthenormaldepartureendoftheplatform.ThePWT-EHmustaccessthetrackbyfollowingtheLineClear/LineSafeprocedures.

28.4 Placing a CRID

Standinthefourfoot,betweentheconductorrails,facingtheDOTwherepossibleandplacetheterminalunitwithouttheLEDclustersonthenegativerailfirst,lettinggoofthatunitbeforeplacingtheotherunitonthepositiverailandlettinggo.Makesurethatbothunitsaresittingfullyontopofeachtractioncurrentrailandleavethereforatleastfiveseconds.

IftheLEDsilluminateatanytime,itmeansthattractioncurrentison.Inthissituation,removetheCRID,leavethetrackandgotoaplaceofsafety.

RuleBook16GoingonthetrackinEngineeringHoursreferstoalistoflocationswheretrainscanapproachaplatformfromeitherdirection.

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28.5 Removing a CRID

WhenremovingaCRIDfromthetractioncurrentrails,makesuretheunitisremovedfromthepositiverailfirstandthenremovetheotherunitfromthenegativerail.

AfterremovingtheCRIDfromthetractioncurrentrails,repeattheselftestingprocess.

EveryCRIDmustundergoaself-testbeforeandaftercheckingfortractioncurrenttomakesureitisworkingcorrectly.IftheCRIDfailseithertest,staffmustnotgoonthetrackuntilaproperlyfunctioningreplacementhasbeenfound.

ACRIDmustnotbeused:

• ifitisoutofdate(mustbevalidfortheentireshift)

• ifitisdamaged

• ifitfailstheselftest

• onrustytractioncurrentrails

• ontractioncurrentrailramps

• onoutofgaugetractioncurrentrails.

Alwaysbealerttothedangerfrommovingtrains.

28.6 P-CRID

TheP-CRIDisapermanentlyfixedtractioncurrentstatusindicationdevicedesignedtoimprovethesafetyofstaffaccessingthetrackorthosewhoseworkmightaffectthetrack.OnlythosestaffappropriatelytrainedorbriefedcanuseaP-CRIDastheprimarymethodfordeterminingtractioncurrentstatus.

LUapprovedhighvisibilityclothingmustbewornatalltimeswhenonornearthetrack.

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ion Current Rail Indicator Device Current Rail Indicator Device28 Switching Off Traction Current

ThefailsafemechanismoftheP-CRIDunitisdesignedtoremovetheriskofstaffaccessingthetrackwhentractioncurrentiseitherswitchedonoritsstatuscannotbedetermined.

WhenithasbeenestablishedthattheP-CRIDisfunctioningcorrectly,thefollowingproceduresmustbefollowed.

IftheP-CRIDdisplayseitheran:

“ON”indicationor

“OFF”indication

Thismeansthattheunitisfunctioningcorrectlyandcanbesafelyusedtoestablishthetractioncurrentstatus.

IfaFAULTindicationisshownthenthisunitmustnotbeusedandmustbereportedtoTubeLinesControlCentre(TLCC).

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section29 Switching Off Traction Current

29 Switching Off Traction Current

29.1 Reasons why traction current might not be switched off at the published time

TractionCurrentswitchofftimemaybeamendeddueto:

• latelasttrain

• operationalincident

• amendmenttoexistingswitchofftimes

• engineerstrainscheduledtorun.

29.2 What to do if the traction current is still on after the published off time

Ifthetractioncurrentisstillswitchedonafterthepublishedofftime,thereasonforthisshouldbestatedintheNEPA.Ifthereasonisunscheduled,thecontrollerwouldknowthereasonandcommunicatethistotheTACandthePWT-EHwillbeadvised.IfthePWT-EHisunsurewhytractioncurrentisstillswitchedonafterthepublishedswitchofftime,theyshouldcontacttheTACincidentdesk.

29.3 What to do if traction current goes off early

IfthePWT-EHbecomesawarethattractioncurrenthasbeenswitchedoffbeforethepassageofthelasttrain,orpublishedtimeforswitchingtractionoff,theymustnotgoonthetrack.TheTACincidentdeskmustbecontactedimmediately.

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29.4 What to do if crossing into another traction current section

Iftheroutetakentotheworksiterequiresaccesstoanothertractioncurrentsection,thePWT-EHmustcheckfortractioncurrentusingtheproceduresforcheckingusingaCRID/P-CRID.TheworkgroupmustnotenterthesectionuntilinstructedbythePWT-EH.ItistheresponsibilityofthePWT-EHtoensuretheworkgroupareinaplaceofsafetybeforethecheckisconducted.

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section30 Going on the track

30 Going on the track

30.1 Going to the worksite

IfitisnecessaryfortheworkgrouptowalktoaworksitethePWT-EHmustleadtheworkgroupandmakesureeveryoneunderstandsthattheymustnotwalkinfrontofthePWT-EH.ThePWT-EHmayhavetodeliveranotherbriefingattheworksite,particularlyifcircumstanceshavechangedfromtheplatformbriefing.

30.2 Safety at the worksite

ThePWT-EHmustmonitortheprogressoftheworkagainstthecallbacktime.Theymustmakesuretheworkgroupremainswithintheprotectedarea.

IfusingTrackTrolley(s)orIronmen,pointsmustbesecuredformovementoverthem.

Starting and finishing work in Traffic Hours Late Surrender Protection

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ion Starting and finishing work in Traffic Hours31

31 Starting and finishing work in Traffic HoursIntheLineCleararea,workcanonlybecarriedoutduringEngineeringHours,unlessspecialarrangementshavebeenputinplace.IntheLineSafeareaworkcanbecarriedoutoutsideEngineeringHours,providedcertainconditionsaremet:

• allstaffaresuitablycertificatedforTrafficHoursandhaveTrafficHoursprotection

• thetrackisnotmadeunsafefortrainstorun.

31.1 Working into Traffic Hours

IfworkistocontinueintoTrafficHoursinaLineSafearea,theworkgroupmustbecertificatedforTrafficHoursandthetrackmustbesafefortrainstorun,ThePWT-EHmust:

• taketheworkgrouptoanareaoffthetrack

• identifytheProtectionMasterTrafficHours(PMTH)

• ensurethePMTHsetsupthesafesystemofworkandsetsupprotection

• ensurethePMTHbriefstheworkgroup

• recordthatworkistocontinueunderTrafficHoursprotection,intheirLC/LSlogbook

• passaSiteSafemessagetotheTACinformingtheTACthatworkiscontinuingunderTrafficHourprotection.

IftheworkgrouparenotcertificatedforTrafficHoursandthetrackisnotsafefortrainstorun,thenworkcanonlycontinueunderLSP.

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section32 Late Surrender Protection

32 Late Surrender ProtectionLSPisrequiredwhen:

• thePWT-EHinformstheTACthatworkwillnotbefinishedbythecall-backtimeandthetrackisunsafefortrainstorun

• thePWT-EHfailstopassaSiteClearorSiteSafemessagetotheTACbythecall-backtime.

LSPisintroducedtomaintainprotectionuntiltheworkisfinishedorthemissingpersonprovidingprotectionisfound,oranysearcherhasconfirmedthatthemissingpersonprovidingprotectionisnoton-siteandthetrackissafefortrainstorun.

LSPrequiresappropriatemeasurestopreventtrainsfromenteringtractioncurrentsection(s)wheretractioncurrentremainsswitchedoff,becauseSiteClearorSiteSafemessageshavenotbeenreceived.

32.1 Leaving the work group

ThePWT-EHmustconsiderwhattrackcertificationtheworkgrouphaveandtoappointthedeputyidentifiedattheplanningstagetoremainwiththeworkgroupattheworksite,ortotaketheworkgrouptoaplaceofsafety.

Indecidingthis,itshouldalsobeconsideredwhether:

• itisinanopensectionwithreadilyavailableplacesofsafety

• itisasingleboretunnel

• thereisastationnearby

• thereisaneedtowalktoatelephonetocontacttheTAC,andhowlongthiswilltake

• anyotherfactors.

IfthePWT-EHneedstoleavetheworkgroup,torequestLSP,thesafetyoftheworkgroupmustbeconsideredatalltimes.

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32.2 Informing the TAC

IfthePWT-EHbecomesawarethatworkwilloverrun,theTACmustbecontactedassoonaspossible,andthefollowinginformationprovided:

• name

• location

• TACreferencenumber

• thatthejobwillnotfinishontimeandthatLSPisrequired

• thereasonforLSP

• anapproximatetimewhentheworkwillfinish(ifknown)

• telephonenumberfromwheretheyarecalling.

ThePWT-EHmustalsoinformtheTAC:

• whichtractioncurrentsectionsrequireLSP

• wherepossiblegiveaSiteClearorSiteSafemessageforanytractioncurrentsection(s)whicharenolongerrequired.

Ifgivingupanytractioncurrentsections,asafeexitfortheworkgroupmustbeavailable.

TheTACwillgiveinstructions:

• towaitforconfirmationthatLSPhasbeenimplemented

• tocontactthemagainafter10minutesifitisnotconfirmedthatLSPhasbeenimplemented.

IftheconfirmationmessagethatLSPhasbeenimplementedisnotreceivedafter10minutes,theworkgroupshouldberemovedtoaplaceofsafetytoawaitfurtherinstructionsfromtheTAC.LSPisnotimplementeduntilconfirmedbytheTAC.

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32.3 On completion of work

WhentheworkhasbeencompletedthePWT-EHmustmakesurethattheworkgroupleavesthetrackandthattheworksiteisclearofmaterials,equipmentandanythingelsethatcouldendangerthetrainservice.Theymustalsomakesurethatanythinglefton-siteissecured.

32.4 Journey from the worksite

ThePWT-EHMust:

• leadtheworkgroupoffthetrack

• maintainprotectionwhilstleavingtheworksite

• makesuretheworkgroupremainwithintheareabookedwiththeTAC

• onceoffthetrack,instructtheworkgroupnottoreturntothetrackbecauseprotectionisbeingremoved.

32.5 Booking off with the TAC

ThePWT-EHmustthencontacttheTACstating:

• theirname

• theTACreferencenumber

• theSiteClear/SiteSafemessagestatingthatallstaffandequipmentareclearofthetrackanditissafefortrainstorun.

TheTACwillconfirmtheTACreferencenumberandtheSiteClear/SiteSafemessageandgivethePWT-EHthetimetheycleared.ThePWT-EHmustrepeatbackthetimeclearedtotheTACandrecordthetimeintheLC/LSlogbook.

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ion Signing out at the station33

33 Signing out at the stationWhentheworkiscompleteandbeforesigningout,thePWT-EHmustchecktheworksiteandconfirmithasbeen:

• clearedofallpersonsintheworkgroup

• clearedoftools,plant,equipment,materialsoranyotherobstructions

• leftinaclean,tidyandsafecondition.

33.1 Signing out of a staffed station

ThePWT-EHmust:

• signoutinthevisitorsbook

• signoutfortheirstaff(ifapplicable)

• returnallvisitorpasses.

InadditionthePWT-EHmust:

• makesureallmembersoftheworkgrouparesignedoutonthePiCERform

• signthe‘PersoninCharge’declaration-exitsectionofthePiCERform

• takethecopyofthePiCERformfromthestationsupervisor.

ThePWT-EHmustnowleavethestationandmakesurethatallmembersoftheworkgroup(ifapplicable)haveleftthestation.

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33.2 Signing out of an unstaffed station

Ifthestationisunstaffed,thePWT-EHmustgotothenominatedlocationtosignoutwiththestationsupervisorresponsibleandreturnthekeys.

Ifavisitor’spasshasnotbeenreturned,thestationsupervisormust:

• arrangeforasearchofthepremises

• telltheperson’smanagerorsupervisor

• askforthepasstobereturned

• submitawrittenreporttothelandlordmanager.

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34 PossessionsApossessionisadesignatedareaoftracktakenoutofservice,protectedagainstunauthorisedtrains,underthecontrolofaPossessionMaster(POM)andaProtectionSupportManager(POSM).

AnypossessiononLU’sinfrastructuremustbeadequatelyprotectedbyanapprovedmethodsuchas:

• maintainingsignalsatdanger

• securingfacingpointstodiverttrainsawayfromthearea

• securingavehicle

• LineClear/LineSafeprocedurestocreatebufferzones

• operationofaprotectionkeyswitch.

Someoralloftheprotectionarrangementscanbedelegatedtosuitablyqualifiedstaff.

IfthepossessionisduringEngineeringHoursthePOSMisresponsibleforsettingupasafesystemofworkforeachworksitewiththePWT-EH.ThePWT-EHisthenresponsiblefor:

• managingthesafesystemofworkfortheworksiteincollaborationwiththePOSM

• liaisingwiththePOSMonmovementofengineer’strainsandmechanisedvehiclesintoandoutoftheirworksites

• co-ordinatingwiththepersoncontrollingthetrainmovement,themovementofengineer’strainsandmechanisedvehicleswithintheworksite.

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35 References• RuleBook1Communications

• RuleBook3Tractioncurrentandhighvoltagesupply

• RuleBook10StationAccess

• RuleBook14PossessionPlanningandManagement

• RuleBook15PossessionProtectionMethods

• RuleBook16GoingonthetrackinEngineeringHours

• RuleBook17ManagingaccesstothetrackinEngineeringHours

• RuleBook18Engineer’sTrains,VehiclesandTrolleys

• TheRegulatoryReform(FireSafety)Order2005

• TheFirePrecautions(Sub-SurfaceRailwaysStations)(England)Regulations2009

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