I know how to protect myself! Safety on and around the tracks.
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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Beh
avio
ur
on
or
aro
un
d t
he
trac
ks.
ä It
is n
ot
per
mit
ted
to
en
ter
the
trac
k ar
ea w
ith
ou
t p
erm
issi
on
.
ä W
e o
nly
wo
rk o
n o
r ar
oun
d t
he t
rack
s w
ith
in t
he
spec
ifie
d s
afet
y m
easu
res.
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.
Th
e sa
fety
zo
ne.
ä I
kno
w w
her
e m
y sa
fety
zo
ne
is.
ä If
a t
rain
tak
es m
e b
y su
rpri
se a
nd I
am n
ot
able
to
rea
ch t
he
safe
ty z
on
e, I
lie
do
wn
fla
t o
n t
he
gro
un
d a
lon
gsi
de
th
e t
rac
k w
ith
my
he
ad
fa
cin
g
tow
ard
s th
e ap
pro
ach
ing
tra
in.
at le
ast 1
.5 m
etre
s
at least 1.5 metres
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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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Cle
aran
ces.
ä T
o p
rote
ct m
ysel
f co
rrec
tly
in t
he t
rack
ar
ea, I
ob
serv
e th
e sa
fety
cle
aran
ces.
I m
aint
ain
a m
inim
um c
lear
ance
of
5 m
etre
s fr
om
sta
tio
nar
y ra
ilway
veh
icle
s.
ä W
arn
ing
! Rai
lway
veh
icle
s m
ay
mo
ve s
ud
den
ly.
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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Wo
rkin
g w
ith
mac
hin
ery.
ä I
f it
is p
oss
ible
fo
r m
ac
hin
ery
to
ge
t w
ith
in 5
me
tre
s o
f th
e li
ve p
art
s, s
pe
cia
l sa
fety
me
asu
res
mu
st b
e a
pp
lied
.
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).
5 m
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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ä W
e ad
here
to
saf
ety
rule
s an
d r
egul
atio
ns
in o
rder
to
go
ho
me
hea
lth
y af
ter
wo
rk.
ä A
ctiv
itie
s th
at m
ay d
istr
act
me
mu
st o
nly
be
per
form
ed
in t
he
safe
ty z
on
e.
eng
lisch
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