ROADWAY WORKER PROTECTION
MANUAL
Adjacent Tracks - CORRECT ANSWER-Two or more tracks with track centers
spaced less than 25 feet apart.
Adjacent Track - CORRECT ANSWER-A controlled or non controlled track
whose track center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track center of the
occupied track
Controlling Switch - CORRECT ANSWER-A switch that is either hand or power
operated, that controls entry to working limits
Effective Securing Device - CORRECT ANSWER-A vandal and tamper resistant
lock, keyed for application and removal only by the roadway worker(s) for whom
the protection is provided
employee - CORRECT ANSWER-An individual who is engaged or compensated
by a railroad or by a contractor to a railroad to perform any duties defined in this
part
Employee in Charge (EIC) - CORRECT ANSWER-An employee responsible for
a work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker In Charge.
Employer - CORRECT ANSWER-A railroad or a contractor to a railroad that
directly engages or compensates individuals to perform any of the duties defined
in this manual.
Exclusive Track Occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER-A method of establishing
Working Limits on Controlled Track in which movement authority is withheld or
restricted by the Train Dispatcher or Block Operator, or one or more approaches
to the Working Limits are protected by Flagman.
Flag Man - CORRECT ANSWER-When used in relation to roadway worker
safety, means an employee designated by the railroad to direct or restrict the
, movement of the trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for
roadway workers.
Foul Time - CORRECT ANSWER-A method of establishing working limits on
controlled track in which a roadway worker is notified by the control operator that
no trains will operate within a specific segment of controlled track until the
roadway worker reports clear of the track as prescribed.
Fouling a Track - CORRECT ANSWER-The placement of an individual or an item
of equipment in proximity to a track that the individual or equipment could be
struck by a moving train or on-track equipment, or in any case is within four feet
of the field side of the near running rail. Locations specifically engineered to
provide protection from moving trains or on-track equipment may enroach into
the four foot envelope and still not be considered fouling. These locations are
designated as clearing bays.
Gang Watchman/ Advance Watchman - CORRECT ANSWER-An employee who
is qualified to provide warning to a roadway workers of approaching trains or
on-track equipment.
Inaccessible Track - CORRECT ANSWER-A method of establishing working
limits on non controlled track by physically preventing entry and movement of
trains and equipment
Individual Train Detection - CORRECT ANSWER-A procedure by which a lone
worker acquires on track safety by seeing approaching trains and leaving the
track before they arrive and which may be used only under circumstances strictly
defined in this manual.
Job Breifing - CORRECT ANSWER-A meeting conducted prior to going to work
Local Control - CORRECT ANSWER-When used in relation to Roadway Worker
Protection. C&S employees may request permission to take local control of an
interlocking to assist the Dispatcher when remote control is lost or to expedite
switch, signal or track circuit testing.
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