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InternalComplianceAudit
Whoweare?HeadquarteredinOgden,Utah
Foundedin1975,incorporatedin1993
SpecializeinTieCollection,Rehabilitation,andSales◦ Pickupthetieswithgrappletrucks,SPSorMPMmachines.◦ Sort,grade,process,andrehabrailroadties.
PlantsinClinton,IA,GrandIsland,NE,andTucson,AZ.
ProvideTrackMaintenance,Repair,Inspection,Consulting,GrappleTrucks,Vacuumtrucks,VegetationCleanup,HomelessEncampmentCleanup,Part213.7Training.
WhoIamRickBellew,VicePresidentofCorporateDevelopmentWorkedforBNSFRailwayfor10years,startingasatracklaborer,workedmywaythroughmultiplepositionsendingwithRoadmasteronthreedifferentterritoriesthroughoutthecountry.FRATrackSafetyInspectorintheStateofNewMexico.LefttheFRAtorejointheprivatesectorwithHerzogandTransitAmericaServices◦ ContractOperatorforNewMexicoRailRunnerExpress◦ ContractOperatorforCaltrain
BeeninvolvedwithTrackMaintenance,Repair,Inspection,MechanicalEquipment,Operations,Agencies,andConstructionallofmycareer.SpentsignificantamountoftimewiththeStateofGoodRepairProgramforCaltrain(CTAMS),ContinuousImprovementprojectsforHerzogandTransitAmericaServicestoincludeproductprocurementapprovals,managementdevelopmentprograms,andmultipleCFRPlans.
IsOurTrackInspectionProcessSound?WestartbyperformingafullevaluationofyourTrackInspectionProcesswhichincludesbutisnotlimitedtothefollowing:◦ Part213.7Qualification– HowareyourInspectorsqualified?Whoqualifiedthem?WillyourprocessmeetPart243requirements?Doyouhavealistofqualifiedemployees?
◦ Speedanalysis– Howlongdoesittaketoinspectyourrailroad?Howmuchtrackauthorityisusedtoperformtheinspection?Cananinspectorreallyperformaqualityinspectionat42MPH?
◦ Audittrackinspectionrecordsforfrequencyrequirementsandcomparetofieldassessments.Ifnodefectsarebeingreported,whyamIfindingdefectsinthefield?
◦ TrackInspectionProcess– Evaluatehowtheinspectionisplanned,conducted,documented,andfollowedupon.Recommendationswillbeprovidedafterincludingindustrybestpractices.
Doyourunarailflawdetector?Everwonderifyourraildetectionprocessissound?Herearesomethingstoconsider:◦ Whatfrequencyareyourunningyourraildetector?WasthisfrequencysubmittedtotheFRAasrequiredinthelastregulationchange?Isitstillaccurate?Areyouupdatingitasrequired?
◦ Areyourrailflawdetectoroperatorsqualifiedasrequiredbytheregulation?Doyouhavetheirtrainingrecords?Wherearethey?
◦ Arethedefectsprotectedcorrectly?Whataboutthefirsttrainoverthedefectbeforeitisrepaired?Didyourtrackdepartmentissueasloworderproperlyandwithintherequiredclassoftrack?Whereisthisdocumented?
◦ Wasthedefectrepairedproperly?Whatabouttherailjointthatwasaddedwhenthedefectwasrepaired?Isthereaplantoweldit?Ifso,when?Whatifrailwasadded?
◦ Wecanlookateachofthesesituationsandmakeadeterminationastoiftheprocessissound,andbeingfollowed.
RailJointCompliance?Didyouknowtherearerequirementswhenarailjointiscutinandleftinthetrackstructure?
Areyourjointsbeinginspectedaccordingtotheproperscheduledfrequency?
Everwonderhowaninspectorisabletoperforminspectionsonover500railjoints?Isthereapossibilitytheyarenotperformingafullinspection?Howareyourinspectionsdocumented?Howareyourjointsinventoried?IfyouhavemorethanonejointlocatedatMP10.1,howdoyoudifferentiatethemsotheinspectorknowsexactlywhatonehe/sheisinspectingforthereport?
Isthereaplantoremovetherailjoints?Shouldtherebe?
Areyourinsulatedjointsbeinginspected?◦ Howoftenaretheyreplaced?
HeatRuns,CWR,andAddedRailWhatisCWR?ContinuousWeldedRailistheanswer.CWRcanbeagreatasset,oradestructiveforceifnotmonitored/maintainedcorrectly.
Itwasacoldwinterandweaddedrail.Whatdoesthismeanforsummer?
DowehaveasolidCWRPlan?
Howareoursignalemployeestrainedtowalktrainsoverbrokenrails?Arethey?Theyshouldbeasper49CFRPart213.7d.Howlongshouldtheclassbe?Istherearequiredcurriculum?
HowlongdoesmyannualCWRclassneedtobe?Isthereatest?Whoissupposedtobequalifiedunderthisregulation?
Wecanassessallofthisandmore.
RegulationswefocusonduringthisauditPart213.7– Designationofqualifiedpersonstosupervisecertainrenewalsandinspecttrack
Part213.110– Gagerestraintmeasurementsystems
Part213.113– DefectiveRails
Part213.118and119– CWRPlanreview,approval,andcontents.
Part213.121– RailJoints
Part213.233– TrackInspections
Part213.234– AutomatedInspectionofTrackConstructedwithConcreteCrossties.
Part213.235– Inspectionofswitches,trackcrossings,andliftrailassembliesorothertransitiondevicesonmoveablebridges
Part213.237– InspectionofRail
Part213.238– QualifiedOperator
Part213.241– InspectionRecords
InternalComplianceAuditsSummaryOurjobisnottodisqualifyaninspectororprovideinformationtohelpterminatesomeonesemployment.Wearefocusedonprovidingaqualityauditofthetrackmaintenance,inspection,repair,andoversightprocesstoensureasafeinfrastructureforourclientspassengers,employees,andresidentsparallelingtheROW.◦ Operationscomplianceauditstypicallyarenotfocusedontheinfrastructureandhowitisinspected,maintained,andrepaired.
◦ WeconductaDeepDiveTypeauditintendedtoprovideanswerstoalotofthequestionsourclientsmayhaveabouteithertheirownemployeesorthecontractoperatortheyprovideoversightto.
◦ Weaimtofindproblemsbeforetheproblemsfindyou.LetushelpwithacomprehensiveinternalauditbeforetheFRAconductsoneandimposespenalties.
◦ Weareheretohelp.
AdditionalServicesNRMprovidedinspectortoconductafullPart213inspectionoftheentiretrackstructure.(Aninternalinspection BEFORE theFRAinspection)◦ Thiscouldtakeaweek,orfourweeksdependingonmultiplevariableswhichshouldbediscussedpriorto
schedulingtheinspection.
StateofGoodRepairAssessment◦ NRMcanprovideaninspectorwhowillconductafullorsampleSOGRassessment.SOGRassessmentsareideal
whenanagencywantstokeeptrackoftheconditionofthetrackstructurepriorto,during,andafterthetermofacontracthasendedorisendinginthenearfuture.Thisallowstheagencytomakeadeterminationastotheconditionofthetrackbefore,andafterthetermofthecontract.NRMcanalsomakerecommendationsaftertheinspectioninordertohelpmakedecisionstoextendthelifeofthephysicalplant.Ratingsaretypicallybetween1and5,andcolorcoded.Abaselineinspectionshouldbeperformed,andperiodicinspectionstoassessiftheconditionhasimproved,ordegraded.
CapitalTieMaintenanceProgram◦ NRMutilizesstateoftheartsystemswhichallowourinspectorstogradeeachandeveryrailroadtiebetween
MPlocations.Theconditionisloggedintoaruggedizedpalmtoppilot.TheinspectiondataisuploadedintoasoftwareprogramprovidedbyZeta-Tech.Fromthissoftwaresystem,NRMisabletomakearecommendationontiereplacementusinganumberofvariablessuchas:◦ Replaceevery2,3,4,5tieclusters◦ Buildacapitaltiereplacementprogramtobringclassuptoahigherclassforspeedincreases.◦ Buildacapitaltiereplacementprogramforminormaintenance.
Part214– OnTrackSafetyProgram◦ IsyourPart214programinfullcompliancewiththenewregulations?
Part213.7TrainingandQualification◦ IncludesOJTTrainingProgram,ClassroomTraining,andhandsonapplicationinthefield.
Whatcanwedoforyou?
RichardBellewVPCorporateDevelopment
NevadaRailroadMaterialsInc.www.nevadarail.com
[email protected]://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbellew
917CountryHillsDrive#3SouthOgden,UT.84403
801-391-1201
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