I know how to protect myself!Safety on and around the tracks.

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Safety concerns each and every one of us – be it on or around the tracks or in the office. Employees can play their part in the area of safety by applying the safety measures in full and warning their team and superiors of hazardous situations. Managers must demand safety-conscious behaviour and play their part in a robust safety culture by carrying out regular safety audits. They must also fulfil their function as role models during site visits by wearing their personal safety equipment and behaving in accor-dance with the rules and regulations.

The number of occupational accidents during work on or around the tracks has been falling for several years. This is very pleasing, but is no reason for us to neglect safety efforts. SBB’s aim for all employees in the track area is clear and ambitious: to reduce the number of occupational accidents further.

On the following pages you will find the safety rules and regula-tions for working on and around the tracks. Ensure that you observe these rules and regulations – for your safety as well as ours!

Philippe GauderonHead of SBB Infrastructure

Safety first. Allow us to introduce ourselves.

Head of safetyI am responsible for specifying the safety measures.

Safety manager I am responsible for carrying out the safety measures.

Safety warden I am responsible for protecting personnel from the hazards of railway operations.

Supervisor I am responsible for the proper technical performance of the work.

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ä  When I am working on or around railway lines, or am in the vicinity, I observe the regulations on warning and personal protective equip-ment.

ä  When performing special work I also wear the neces-sary additional personal pro-tective equipment!

General warning and personal protective equipment.

ä  My colleagues and I protect ourselves by adhering to the prescribed safety measures.

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Behaviour in the safety zone.

ä  When a train approaches we stand still and observe its movement. We give the train driver a hand signal to indicate that we have seen him/her.

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Look, listen, watch where you put your feet.

ä  I always use paths outside the track area.

ä  At all times I observe a minimum clearance of 1.5 metres to the next rail. If this is not possible then special safety measures are required.

Look, listen, watch where you put your feet.

ä  I only cross the tracks when absolutely necessary and always use the most direct route.

ä  Example: a train travelling at 140 km/h covers around 40 metres per second!

at least 1.5 metres

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Danger of slipping.

ä  When crossing the tracks I do not step on rails or sleepers.

Danger of getting stuck.

ä  I do not step or reach with my hands in bet-ween the stock rails and the switch tongues.The contact pressure is over 300 kilograms.

at le

ast 5

met

res

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We provide worksites with audible and/or visual alarms.

Dangers due to high voltage.

ä  I must always assume that the catenary and its components (red) are live. I know that approa-ching them, even if only with objects, is extremely dangerous.

Alarm signals.

Hazard signal:Personnel must leave all tracks immediately.

Behaviour.

Alarm signal 1: Personnel must stop work in the affected area of the track and withdraw to the closed track.

Alarm signal 2:Personnel must clear all tracks and withdraw to the defined safety zone.

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Working on railway wagons.

ä  Without appropriate training I may only climb as far as the normal level of a flat wagon (1.30 metres from the top edge of the rail).

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etre

s

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Other safety requirements.

ä  I always get off the train backwards on the side of the safety zone. It is not permitted to jump on or off!

Other safety requirements.

ä  We do not consume alcohol or drugs during working hours or breaks.

ä  At the start of work a zero alcohol and drug limit applies.

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SBB

Infrastruktur Risiko, Sicherheit, Qualität, Umwelt

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May 2012