Duties of Key man -
(1) While walking over his length, he should look for defects, such as loose fish bolts, SEJ fittings in switches and crossings, fittings on girder bridges and open top culverts, broken or burnt sleepers, broken plates or tie bars, attend to them as
necessary. If he finds that fittings are consistently working loose even after repeated attention, he should report the matter to the Mate, PWM and Permanent
Way Inspector. If the defects are serious, he should at once inform the Mate of the gang protecting the line in the meantime, if necessary, according to rules.
(2) He shall keep a special watch on the rails and welds marked for observation by the USFD team.
(3) If he should notice any condition of danger, such as broken rail, broken weld or wash away of ballast, theft of fittings in large numbers etc., he shall at once
protect the line as per rules, take such action as is possible and report the matter
to the Mate, the nearest Station Master and Permanent Way Inspector.
