Workplace Safety Guidelines Quiz

General Rules and Regulations

• Competency: Perform tasks only if competent; seek instruction from qualified personnel if unsure.
• Safety First: Prioritize safety in all tasks; use training and experience safely if more time is needed.
• Refusal Right: Workers can refuse tasks deemed dangerous, damaging, or not in the best interest of the company.
• Uniform: Wear the correct uniform and maintain a presentable appearance; keep Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) clean and functioning.

Duty Requirements

• Reporting for Duty: Report to correct time and location for duty, having all necessary equipment, forms, and documentation.
• Hazard Prevention: Take action to prevent injuries or accidents in hazardous conditions.
• Familiarity: Familiarize with relevant rules, procedures, and standards.
• PPE Inspection: Wear and inspect PPE, tools, and equipment to ensure good condition.
• Safe Distance: Keep tools/equipment more than 2 meters from active train lines.
• Briefings: Understand job briefings, including safety and communication procedures.

Safety Measures

• Safe Routes: Use authorized or safe walking routes.
• Reporting Unsafe Conditions: Report unsafe situations or conditions to a supervisor or manager.
• Reporting Incidents: Report all accidents, injuries, damage, near misses, and hazardous substance leaks.

Additional Rules

• Duty Call Notification: Notify if called to duty before rest period ends; a risk assessment will be conducted.
• Tobacco Prohibition: Tobacco use prohibited in stations, passenger trains, driving cabs, road vehicles, and offices (per Saudi law and SAR policy).

Gates and Fencing

• Gate Management: Keep railway gates closed and locked to prevent trespassing.
• Reporting Gate Issues: Report gates that cannot be locked to the Train Controller.
• Fence Management: Secure and report damaged fences, providing details on the size and location.

Protecting Company Affairs

• Confidential Information: Do not discuss or share company information with outsiders unless authorized.
• Social Media Restrictions: Do not publish company photos or information on social media.
• Property Protection: Prevent company property from being damaged or at risk.
• Lost Items Reporting: Report misplaced items to the line manager or supervisor.
• Property Abuse: Do not abuse, misuse, deface, or deliberately damage company property.
• Personal Equipment: Personally issued equipment must be maintained according to supplier instructions.

General Prohibitions

• Prohibited Activities: Gambling, fighting, engaging in illegal, immoral, or unauthorized activities are prohibited.
• Other Prohibitions: Sleeping, using unauthorized electronic devices, connecting personal appliances to SAR power supplies without authorization, soliciting gratuities, and using personal headphones are prohibited.

Mobile Phone Use Restrictions

• Operation Restrictions: Mobile phone use is prohibited while operating moving locomotives, trains, machines, or signaling equipment; while on or near the line unless part of duties, while in the controlling cab of a moving train/engine unless directly related to duties and not distracting the driver, and while controlling a company vehicle.
• Emergency Exception: Allowed to contact the Operations Control Centre (OCC) in an emergency.

Mobile Phone Use Permitted

• Allowed Use: Mobile phone use permitted when in a position of safety and does not interfere with duties.

Operating Signaling Equipment

• Qualifications: Only qualified employees or trainees under supervision may operate signaling equipment, locomotives, and on-track machines.

Getting On and Off Rail Vehicles

• Prohibited Actions: Do not get on or off moving rail vehicles, ride on locomotive or vehicle steps, ride on a moving wagon, or ride on a hand trolley or unauthorized vehicle.

Operating Mechanical and Electrical Equipment

• Training Requirement: Operate only if trained and authorized, holding a competency certificate if required.

Tampering with Appliances

• Prohibited Actions: Do not break seals on interlocking appliances or equipment unless authorized; do not alter or interfere with the function of devices or equipment; do not remove defective wagon labels without authorization.
• Reporting Tampering: Report tampered, broken, or missing seals immediately to the Chief Train Controller, Terminal Master, or Maintenance Engineer.

Travelling in Driving Cabs

• Cab Travel Restrictions: Only travel in the driving cab if related to duties, possess a cab pass, or have authorization; do not distract the driver.

Reporting Lineside Fires

• Immediate Reporting: Immediately report any lineside fire to the Operations Control Centre (OCC).

Reporting Trespassers

• Reporting Trespassers: Report suspected trespassers to the Operations Control Centre (OCC).

Animals on the Railway

• Animal Removal: Train Controllers must arrange removal of animals within the boundary fence.
• Caution: Instruct train drivers to proceed with caution until the area is clear.

Defective Rail Vehicles

• Do Not Move Signage: Do not remove or obscure 'Do Not Move' boards or repair labels unless authorized.
• Inspections: Check passing trains for improperly closed doors, insecure loads, fires, hot axle boxes, unlit headlights, unusual noises, distress signals, red flags or waved lights.
• Reporting Hazards: Report any hazards, warnings, or dangers immediately to the Train Controller or the person in charge if the Train Controller is unavailable.

Hazards Placing Trains in Danger

• Potential Hazards: Recognize track defects, sand buildup on the track, floods, obstructions, fires, camels or other large animals within the rail boundary fence, or any other animals on or near the line.
• Reporting Actions: Immediately report hazards to the Train Controller; if not possible, inform the person in charge, who must notify the Train Controller.
• Emergency Actions: Take necessary actions such as stopping trains or calling emergency services.

Stopping a Train in an Emergency

• Emergency Stopping Methods:
  • Daytime: Show a red flag; if no red flag, raise both arms above your head or raise one arm horizontally if on a vehicle.
  • Darkness/Poor Visibility: Show a red light; wave any colored light vigorously.

Reporting an Accident/Emergency Call

• Reporting Accidents: Report all accidents and incidents that affect railway safety promptly to the OCC.
• Emergency Call Protocol: Start with "This is an emergency call" (except for rail dangerous goods emergencies). Provide name, job title, confirmation of conversation recipient, employer, location, telephone/GSM-R number, accident details, blocked lines, urgent need for emergency services; ensure message repetition for confirmation.
• Incident Officer: A Rail Incident Officer will take charge at the scene of the accident, if appointed.

Calling the Emergency Services

• Emergency Service Procedures: Be familiar with how to call emergency services from your workplace; use a fixed telephone to provide accurate location information; use a mobile phone if necessary.

Preserving Evidence at a Serious Accident

• Evidence Preservation: Do not interfere with or remove any evidence unless it's to help the injured or prevent further injury/damage.
• Equipment Preservation: Accident investigators need to examine equipment like driving controls, signaling equipment, rolling stock, and lineside equipment.
• Information Provision: Provide the exact location and details of the accident.

Reporting a Dangerous Goods Incident

• Emergency Phrase: State "This is a rail dangerous goods emergency."
• Information: Provide the UN number from the hazard warning panel, your name, job title, confirmation of who you are talking to, employer, location, phone/GSM-R number, exact location and details, blocked lines, emergency services if needed; ensure the message is repeated.

Reporting Dangerous Goods Incidents  - Safety Measures

• Safety Precautions: Keep well clear of the area, have the wind behind you, avoid low-lying areas, keep unauthorized people clear, extinguish fires without risk, avoid naked lights, no smoking or open flames, do not use mobile phones near flammable loads.

Identifying Dangerous Goods

• Hazard Warning Labels: Look for hazard warning labels on vehicles or packages.

Reporting Incidents Not Affecting the Line

• Reporting Unrelated Incidents: Report any incident or accident that does not affect line safety and does not pose a risk to people or trains to the Train Controller at the first opportunity.

Primary Communication Method

• Primary Communication: GSM-R is the primary communication method on the SAR network; use mobile and satellite phones only if GSM-R is unavailable.

Clear Communication Guidelines

• Message Understanding: Ensure you understand all messages, ask for clarification if needed, fully understand and repeat the message for confirmation; use clear and direct speech, a speaking slightly slower than usual pace and normal volume, avoid hesitation sounds, and clear sentences.

Use of 24-Hour Clock

• Time Format: Use the 24-hour clock format (e.g., 11:15 or 21:30) for all times.

The Phonetic Alphabet

• Phonetic Alphabet Use: Use the phonetic alphabet (International) for clarity, spelling difficult words and place names.

Safety Critical Phrases

• Emergency Communication: In an emergency, all communications must begin with "This is an emergency call" (except for rail dangerous goods emergencies).
• Safety Phrases: Use safety critical phrases such as "Speak slower," "Say again from...," "Repeat the message back to me," "I want to you to repeat the message back to confirm you have understood the message," "Spell," "I will call you back," "Standby," "Pass your message," "Receive your message/Attention".

Trackside Definitions

• Operational Railway: Includes lineside and on/near the line areas.
• On or Near the Line: Within 2 meters of the nearest rail or on the line itself. Excludes platform areas unless working within 1.25 meters of the edge.
• Lineside: More than 2 meters from the nearest running rail and inside the railway boundary fence.
• Temporary Level Crossings: Not considered on/near the line during crossing.

Getting Trackside

• Trackside Competency: Carry safety certificate showing competency in personal track safety rules and a Safe System of Work. Wear high-vis clothing; carry a hand lamp for low visibility, and darkness.
• Local Knowledge: Before entering a trackside area, familiarize yourself with maximum speed, train approach directions, no-go zones while trains run, and any low clearance areas.
• Walking Procedures: Use provided walking routes; use authorized crossing points if applicable; ensure a safe position on the opposite side with good visibility; do not step on rails, sleepers, or turnout parts.
• Mobile Phone Use: Move to a safe position before using a mobile or GSM-R phone. Avoid distractions.
• Observation: Keep a lookout for approaching trains, checking at least every 5 seconds for safety and waiting 10 seconds before approaching train arrival.

Driving Vehicles Lineside

• Vehicle Operation Restrictions: Driving lineside is permitted for within the railway boundary fence and more than 2 meters from the running line; require a valid driving license and approval from the Line Manager; use authorized SAR vehicles or SAR-approved vehicles; maintain a seatbelt for all occupants.
• Speed Limits: Maintain a speed which allows safe vehicle control; do not exceed 50km/h; maintain a minimum distance of 2 meters from the running line; use hazard lights; avoid reversing towards the running line.
• Plant Operation: Secure plant, such as crane booms, that may encroach within 2 meters of the running line. Obtain possession from the Operations Control Centre (OCC) if a 2-meter distance cannot be maintained.

Locomotive Horn Signals

• Horn Signals: Short signals for acknowledgment and forward/reverse slow movement; long signals for level crossings; continuous signals for distress.

Locomotive Bell Signals

• Bell Signals: Sound the bell when starting and before/during crossings and when approaching areas with workers or standing trains; also sound the bell in emergencies or shunting operations within maintenance facilities; avoiding sounding during momentary stops and shifts where no major level crossings are involved.

Maintenance and Accommodation Vehicles

• Vehicle Stabilization: On-Track Machinery, plant, and equipment, where possible, must be stabled on the third line, unless in yards or depots (local instructions apply).
• Turnout Security: Turnouts are to be protected by the Train Controller and, when non-electric, must be secured with a clip and padlock, removable only the Designated Person or Supervisor.
• Maintenance Vehicles: Maintenance vehicles can only be coupled with permission.
• Accommodation Vehicle Procedures: Notify Train Controller when parked on a line, ensuring turnouts are set and secured with an inhibit for remote and manual controls. Place red lights/flags at the fouling points.
• Main Line Parking: Only park accommodation vehicles on the main line as per published details in the Weekly Operating Notice (WON), Daily Agreed Track Access (DATA) or Engineering Notices.
• Vehicle Movement: Notify Train Controller before moving accommodation vehicles, inform occupants, request removal of inhibits, and remove clips/padlocks/flags.

Test your knowledge of the general rules and regulations regarding workplace safety and duty requirements. This quiz covers competencies, safety procedures, and proper usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Ensure you know how to maintain a safe working environment.