Ø Engineering works which can be completed between sunrise and sunset and
no speed restriction is required thereafter are called as works of short
duration.
Ø Works such as casual renewal of rails and sleepers, creep pulling,
lubrication of rail joints, oiling of fish plates, insertion of points and
crossings, and ladder working for OHE works etc.
Ø Hand signals, Banner flags and detonators shall be used to protect the
work spot.
Inside station limits
Ø Engineering official-in-charge of the work shall notify the SM regarding
nature of work, duration and the line of obstruction.
Ø SM shall give a written permission to the official-in-charge.
Ø Before commencing work on a line SM and the official shall jointly
arrange to isolate the line by setting of points or traps and locking by means
of cotter and bolts clamps and padlocks.
Ø If the line cannot be isolated from other lines, the official shall
provide the prescribed hand signals, detonators and Banner flags in the station
yard.
Outside station limits
Ø The Engineering official-in-charge of the work shall notify the SMs at
either end of the block section.
Ø SMs shall issue Caution order to the LPs of all trains entering the
section.
Ø In emergency, the Engineering official may commence such work after
protecting the line before issuing notice to the SM.
Protection of work spot where trains are
required to stop:
Ø A Banner flag shall be fixed at a distance of 600 mts and three
detonators shall be placed 10 mts apart at a distance of 1200 mts from the work
spot.
Ø In addition a stop hand signal shall be exhibited at a distance of 30 mts
from the place of obstruction, at the banner flag and at a distance of 45 mts
from the last detonator.
Ø At places where there are curves or gradients falling towards the
obstruction or at times of poor visibility the distances as referred above may
be suitably increased.
Ø The LP of an approaching train shall bring his train to a stop on
observing the stop hand signal exhibited by the flagman farthest from the work
spot.
Ø After the train has come to a stand the flagman shall remove the
detonators and allow the train to proceed by showing proceed with caution hand
signal.
Ø LP shall there on restart and proceed with caution being prepared to stop
short of the banner flag.
Ø The flagman nearest to the work spot at 30 mts shall on receiving
instructions from the official-in-charge to allow the train to pass over the
work spot show the proceed with caution hand signal and intimate to flagman at
the banner flag, who shall there upon remove the banner flag and show proceed
with caution hand signals.
Ø LP shall pass the work spot cautiously and after getting Allright signal
from Guard shall resume normal speed.
Ø When a train is not required to stop proceed with caution hand signals
shall be exhibited at a distance of 30 mts and again at a distance of 1000 mts
from the work spot.
Trains
not required to stop
Ø LP may resume normal speed after the train has been hand signaled past
the place of obstruction.
