Safe Working of Contractors (As per Cs.No 95)

Safe working of contractors -

 A large number of men and machinery are deployed by the contractors for track renewals, gauge conversions, doublings, bridge rebuilding etc. It is therefore essential that adequate safety measures are taken for safety of the trains as well as the work force. The following measures should invariably be adopted:

(i) The contractor shall not start any work without the presence of railway supervisor or his representative and contractor supervisor at site.

(ii) Wherever the road vehicles and/or machinery are required to work in the close vicinity  of railway line, the work shall be so carried out that there is no infringement to the railway’s schedule of dimensions. For this purpose the area where road vehicles and/or machinery are required to ply, shall be demarcated and acknowledged by the contractor. Special care shall be taken for  turning/reversal of road vehicles/machinery without infringing the running track. Barricading shall be provided wherever justified and feasible as per site conditions.

(iii) The look out and whistle caution orders shall be issued to the trains and speed restrictions imposed where considered necessary. Suitable  flagmen/detonators shall be provided where necessary for protection of trains.

(iv) The supervisor/workmen should be counselled about safety measures. A

competency certificate to the contractor’s supervisor as per proforma annexed

shall be issued by AEN which will be valid only for the work for which it has

been issued.

(v) The unloaded ballast/rails/sleepers/other P. Way materials after unloading along track should be kept clear off moving dimensions and stacked as per the specified heights and distance from the running track.

(vi) Supplementary site specific instructions, wherever considered necessary, shall be issued by the Engineer in Charge.

(vii) The Engineer in-charge shall approve the methodology proposed to be adopted by the contractor with a view to ensure safety of trains passengers and workers and he shall also ensure that the method and arrangements are actually available at site before the start of work and contractors supervisor and the workers have clearly understood the safety aspects and requirements to be adopted /followed while executing the work.

There shall be an assurance register kept at site which will have to be signed by

both i.e, Railway supervisor or his representative as well as the contractor

supervisor as as token of their having understood the safety precautions to be

observed at site.