general instructions. - Limit Of Shunt

General Instructions.—Continued. 6 7
Instructions for Protection of Carriage Cleaners, etc.—Continued.
12.—Carriage Cleaners and others must not pass under, over, or between
the buffers of vehicles, nor between the stop blocks and the nearest vehicle,
when less than a carriage length apart. When necessary, men may pass
through a van or THIRD class compartment, but must take care to close
and fasten the doors after them.
13.—Carriage Cleaners and others are strictly forbidden to STAND on
the lines between vehicles or between a vehicle and the stop block unless
they are properly protected in accordance with the above instructions.
14.—The attention of the staff concerned is specially directed to Rule 21
in the Book of Rules and Regulations.
1.5.—Where women are employed, the same instructions will apply to
them as to men.
NOTE.—The Instructions in regard to placing a red flag at the end of
each train do not apply in the case of through trains, but if it is necessary
for any of the men concerned to carry out work on these trains, they must
inform the Station Master or other person responsible for despatching the
train, who must see that great care is taken in attaching any vehicles to
the train, and must not start it until he is satisfied. that the men have
ceased from working on the train, as set out in General Rule 107.
(O. 9986).
INSTRUCTIONS TO BE OBSERVED FOR THE PROTECTION OF BRAKE
FITTERS, LIFTERS, REPAIRERS AND OTHERS WORKING
ON CARRIAGE OR WAGON STOCK.
General Rules 108 (a), 21, 107, and 112 (a).
These instructions must be observed by the Employees of Private
Wagon Repairing Firms as well as by the Railway Staff.
(A)—In Repairing Shop Sidings, and Sidings specially set apart for the
purpose of Repairing Carriage or Wagon Stock, where protection
is afforded against shunting by means of padlock and key.
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-padlocked 7 in such a manner as to protect the men working in the Sidings.
2.--Bef ore any work is commenced on such a Siding, it is the duty of
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the workman, or where more than one man is engaged, of the man in charge,
to Texamine
the points giving access to the Siding, and satisfy himself that
they h are securely padlocked in such a manner that a shunt cannot be made
Into e the Siding on which they intend to work.
p3.—Should
the points be found not properly, padlocked so as to afford
the o necessary protection, the Inspector, Foreman, or other person in charge
,of i the Shunting, must be applied to, and the points padlocked before the
-work n of repairing is commenced.
t1.—Before
the points of such Sidings are unlocked for shunting purposes,
or s to enable vehicles to be placed in or removed from the Sidings, it must
be l ascertained whether any men are engaged on vehicles placed therein.
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the padlock must not be taken off until such men have been warned
to place themselves in a position of safety, nor must work be resumed by
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