Adjacent Tracks
A controlled or non-controlled track whose track center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track center of the occupied track.
Control Operator
The railroad employee in charge of a remotely controlled switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled point, or a segment of ...
Adjacent Tracks - answer A controlled or non-controlled track whose
track center is spaced less than 25 feet from the track center of the
occupied track.
Control Operator - answer The railroad employee in charge of a
remotely controlled switch or derail, an interlocking, a controlled
point, or a segment of controlled track. Includes job titles such as
Train Dispatcher, Train Director, Block Operator, etc.
Controlled Track - answer Track upon which the railroad's operating
rules require that all movements of trains must be authorized by a
train dispatcher or a control operator.
Effective Securing Device - 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 in Charge (EIC) - answer An employee responsible for a
work group under the overarching authority of the Roadway Worker
in Charge
Exclusive Track Occupancy - 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.
Flagman - answer When used in relation with roadway worker
safety, an employee assigned to direct or restrict the movement of
, trains past a point on a track to provide on-track safety for roadway
workers, while engaged solely in performing that function.
Foul Time - answer A method of establishing working limits on
controlled track in which a roadway worker is notified by the control
operator that no train will operate within a specific segment of
controlled track until the roadway worker reports clear of the track.
Fouling a Track - answer The placement of an individual or item of
equipment in such 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 encroach into the four
foot envelope and still not be considered fouling. These locations
are designated as clearing bays.
Gang Watchman/ Advanced Watchmen - answer An employee who is
qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching
trains or on track equipment.
Inaccessible Track - answer a method of establishing working limits
on a non-controlled track by physically preventing the entry and
movement of trains and equipment.
Job Briefing - answer A meeting conducted prior to going to work.
During the job briefing, the work unit meets to discuss all aspects of
the work to be performed and any safety related concerns. Anyone
can conduct a job briefing.
Lone Worker - answer An individual roadway worker who is not
being afforded on-track safety by another roadway worker, who is
not a member of a roadway work group, and who is not engaged in a
common task with another roadway worker.
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