PTS - Personal Track Safety Flashcards
(33 cards)
Where would you find authorised walking route details?
Hazard Directory
What does being ‘on or near the line’ mean?
Within 3 metres or 10 ft of line
How far away is the platform from the line?
1.25m or 4 ft
Line side is how far from the line?
3m or 10 ft
What are the distances from the line for a position of safety for different train speeds?
0-100mph: 1.25m (4ft)
101-125mph: 2m (6ft6)
How far from the line must lightweight tools and equipment be left, and at what speeds?
At least 2m regardless of speed
What must you consider electrification equipment to be at all times?
Live
OLE stands for ___ and provides ____. Treat it and any attached cables as ____.
Overhead line equipment
25,000V AC
Live
Make sure anything you’re holding doesn’t come within ____ of live OLE.
2.75m (9 ft)
When should you take extra care?
Working at height
Working with metal equipment/liquids
Conductor rails provide ____. Live rail is raised ______. Must stand _____ from third rail and make sure nothing comes within_____.
750V DC
on insulating pots
30cm (1 ft)
What must you make sure you use when working with electrified lines?
`Insulated tools, troughs and appropriate PPE
When working on electrified lines, take extra care when with____
Liquids or near floodwater
What 6 things must you do when going on or near the line?
Have sentinel card on you
Wear PPE
Know speed and direction of any approaching trains
Know of safety hazards
Walk in P.O.S and face traffic if possible
Take extra care in junction areas
When a train approaches, what must you do and in what time?
Stop, go to P.O.S and get there 10 seconds before train arrives, acknowledge driver by raising one arm, watch train pass. If other trains are expecting to pass, stay in P.O.S.
What 4 things must you do when you cross the line?
Check there’s a P.O.S on opposite side
Ensure sufficient sighting distance & no trains are coming
Go straight across w/o stepping on rails or sleepers
Take care
How should you cross the line with conductor rails?
Find a gap or p[lace where protective guarding is provided
Step over running rail and conductor rail together
When working in a group, what will a COSS do and wear?
They will wear a blue badge with white writing. They will set up a safe system of work to ensure no one is put in danger by trains or electrification equipment.
What safety arrangements will the COSS tell you about?
Name and location of work Access route and route to site Site limits and how they're defined Site lines, opened or blocked, speed limit, direction Best emergency communication means Site hazards Your protection from trains
What is a safe system?
A system set up to protect you from trains
What are the 8 safe system options?
- Safeguarded Site of work
- Fenced site of work
- Seperated site of work
- Permanent warning systems
- Train operated warning system (TOWS) warning system
- Human activated equipment warning system
- Portable warning system
- Lookout warning
What is a safeguarded site of work safe system?
Where all lines are blocked
What is a fenced site of work and what are the limits?
Fence erected between work site and nearest open line
0-40 41-125 Rigid Barrier 1.25m min 1.25m min Netting/Tape 1.25m min 2m min
What is a seperated site of work safe system and what are the limits?
A space provided between site of work and nearest open line
People Warden needed? 2m min 1 or 2 No 2m min more than 2 Yes 3m min Any No
