Accident Communication Chapter XVII PDF

CHAPTER XVII ACCIDENT COMMUNICATION SECTION A: COMMUNICATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 17.1 Communication from the site of accident is to be established as soon as an accident takes place. For this purpose, Loco Pilots (drive...

CHAPTER XVII ACCIDENT COMMUNICATION SECTION A: COMMUNICATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 17.1 Communication from the site of accident is to be established as soon as an accident takes place. For this purpose, Loco Pilots (drivers) of all trains shall be provided with portable control telephones, 5 Watt Walkie Talkie set and CUG mobile SIM. Wherever MTRC is commissioned using GSM-R, TETRA/LTE, MTRC mobile handset/Cab radio set shall be provided in lieu of portable control telephone. Portable control telephones shall be 4 wire type for underground cable territory, As soon as an accident occurs, LP/ALP ( Loco pilot/assistant Loco pilot) shall establish communication with control office and the adjacent stations using any one of the instruments provided to him. 17.2 Guards of all trains are also provided with similar sets as given to Locopilot. Guard of the train shall also establish communication with control office and the adjacent stations as soon as an accident occurs. 17.3 Additional means of communication shall be provided at accident site progressively within the shortest possible time as under: Mobile phones/ MTRC phones/Fixed Cellular Telephones (FCT) of multiple service providers wherever network coverage exists. Provision of Railway telephone / telephones. Provision of BSNL telephone / telephones. Facility of Video capture and its transmission Facility of Data transmission through WiFi 17.4 Accident Relief Trains (ART) are located at strategic locations of each division and are provided with telecommunication equipment for providing additional facilities as under: PA system shall be established for making important announcements. Megaphones shall be given as per need at site. Walkie-talkie sets shall be distributed as per need. Magneto communication as required at site. Communication through satellite phone as per need at site. All CUG phones available with officers, staff and with ART shall be used. It is desirable to send pictures/ videos of accident spot to Divisional / Zonal / Headquarters/ Railway Board using e-mail/Whatsapp or other similar means for which extension of internet/railnet to site may be required. Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 219  SECTION B: ACCIDENT INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC 17.5 As soon as information regarding an accident is received, accident information number (telephone number 1072 and other telephone numbers for the purpose) shall be activated and manned. This number shall normally be at the zonal/divisional headquarters. Adequate personnel shall be posted by the commercial branch to meet the demand depending on the seriousness of the accident. Number of lines for this number shall be suitably augmented depending on the demand. SECTION C: GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR MAINTENANCE OF ARTs 17.6 ARTs are provided with equipment as detailed in section D. The equipments are to be periodically tested to ensure their satisfactory working at all times. Testing / Inspections shall be carried out as under (Please refer the latest instructions from Railway Board/Accident Manual) Complete testing by ART SSE/JE with nominated staff: once in 15 days. Inspection by ADSTE/DSTE: once in 3 months. Inspection by Sr.DSTE: once every year. 17.7 A register is to be maintained in the ART for making entries for testing of equipment (Section - D ) 17.8 Whenever the ART returns from accident spot, equipments are to be immediately checked for their proper working. 17.9 Any shortfall / missing equipment should be replaced with good working equipment at the earliest. 17.10 All equipment having shelf life, viz. jointing kits, torch cells etc., shall be replaced in due time. SECTION D: ART EQUIPMENT 17.11 The indicative list of minimum essential equipments to be provided in ART shall be as under ( Please refer the latest instructions from Railway Board) : A) General (Common for RE as well as Non RE Area) S.No. Final Item Final Qty. 1. Inspection Book,, latest copy of WTT for all sections 1 No. covered by ART. 2 (a) Desk Type Electronic Magneto Telephone 4 Nos. Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 220 2 (b) Torch Cells R-20 size, 1.5V for Desk Type Electronic 12 Nos. Magneto Telephone 3. PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed twin core cable 500 Mtrs. 4. Microphones for cordless PA system 2 Nos. 5. Loudspeaker Horn type 5/10 Watts 2 Nos. 6 (a) Amplifier of minimum 20 watts Power output (having 2 Nos. interface for cordless microphone) and operating voltage of 12 VDC 6 (b) 12 Volts Storage battery for 6(a) alongwith appropriate 2 Sets. Battery charger 7. Megaphones complete with batteries (minimum 10 watts 4 Nos. each) 8. Portable stand for loudspeaker with adjustable height 2 Nos. from 1.5m to 3m. 9. Field service telephone cable PVC insulated (D-8) 4 Drums of alongwith 6 pin Emergency Plug 500 Mtrs. each. 10. Push button Caller ID Phone 4 Nos. 11 (a) Walkie-Talkie Sets (5Watts-VHF) with 100% spare 30 Nos. batteries. 11 (b) Battery Charger for 11(a) (two position charger with rapid 8 Nos. charging) 12. Digital Multimeter 2 Nos. 13. Power extension Board with drum (50mts) with adequate 4 Nos. points. 14. Hand held Rechargeable LED Torch 4 Nos. 15. Jointing Kit & material for cables and wires- This is required to be decided by the Railways themselves according to their local needs for different ARTs. Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 221 16. Tool Box Containing 2 Sets. 16 (a) Soldering Iron-10W/12Volts, 10W/220Volts & 1 No. each 65W/220Voits 16 (b) Long Nose Plier-200 mm 1 No. 16 (c) Cutter Diagonal-200 mm 1 No. 16 (d) Box Spanner 6, 6.5 & 5 mm 1 No. each 16 (e) Hammer Steel 750 grams 1 No. 16 (f) Hammer Wooden 1 No. 16 (g) Adjustable Spanner 300 mm 1 No. 16 (h) Screw Driver-200 mm 1 No. 16 (i) Screw Driver-250 mm 1 No. 16 (j) Mains Tester (230 Volts) 1 No. 16 (k) Electrical Insulation Tape 12 mm x 15 meters 2 Nos. 16 (l) Rasin Core 500 grams. 16 (m) Combination Plier 1 Nos. 17. Portable Digital Voice Recorder with inbuilt microphone 2 Nos. and playback with sufficient memory and provision of data transfer through Pen drive/Hard Disk. 18. 4 Wire way station equipment with control phone. 2 Nos. 19. Smart Phone with charger and SIM of different service 4 Nos. provider (Minimum requirements 6 inch display, 4G, VoLTE, Dual SIM, 4GB RAM and 128GB memory) 20. Satellite Phone (SAT Phone/ISAT phone2/Inmarsat 1 No. Phone) which supports audio & text features with charging unit. Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 222 21. All in one color inkjet printer (A4 size paper) with Fax, 1 No. Scan, Copy and print facility. 22. Auto Dialling System from Emergency Socket 1 No. 23. CAT -6 cable along with required accessories 2 box of 305 meters each 24. Laptop with required configuration and accessories to 1 No. suit communication needs at accident site. 25. Hot Spot 4G Dongle (Different Service Provider) 4 Nos. 26. Power Bank of 30000 mAH for mobile charging 4 Nos. 27. FCT with SIM of different service provider 4 Nos. 28. 6 Core flexible OFC Cable with one pair of media 500 mtrs. convertors for outdoor purpose 29. 24 fibre OFC Splice enclosure 2 Nos. 30. LAN Extender for extending Ethernet 2 Pair. 31. Rechargeable LED Search Light 2 Nos. 32. VHF Set (Semi-Duplex) of 25W each with accessories 1 Set. including telescopic pole/mast, Antenna-GP Type and battery and charger 33. Folding Table 2 Nos. 34. Chair 8 Nos. 35. Beach/Garden Umbrella 2 Nos. 36. Lightweight prefabricated Water Proof Tent/ Tent kabuli 1 No. (medium) 37. Telecom Cable Route plan of Division 1 No. 38. Set Up for Live Streaming of Video from accident siteto 1 Set. Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 223  be provided as per latest RDSO specifications/guidelines for accident site communication. 39 MTRC mobile handset for MTRC covered area 2 Nos 40 4Wire Portable Control Telephone with dry cells 2 Sets. 41 1:1 isolating Transformer 2 Nos. 42 V-SAT terminal set * 1 Set. 43 Single/multi SIM LTE Router Operating voltage 12 V DC & with PoE port with LTE Data SIMs * V-SAT terminals have been provided in 68 Divisional ARTs ( 43 manual tracking and 25 auto tracking) with Indian Railways’ own V-SAT hub at New Delhi. B) Specific Equipments Required for ARTs having beats in Non-RE area having overhead lines S.No. Final Item Final Qty. 1. 2 Wire Portable Control Telephone with dry cells and 2 Nos. telescopic pole of minimum 6 meters height with its bracket opening space atleast 350 mm. 2. Overhead control alignment charts 1 Set. 17.12 Adequate space shall be provided in the ART for housing all the equipment. For keeping any additional equipment in ART, approval of competent authority (for items: PCSTE, for space : DRM) should be taken. 17.13 The telecom equipment shall be properly housed to avoid the equipment rolling off during the movement of ART. 17.14 Adequate packing shall be provided for sophisticated equipment like satellite phones, walkie-talkie sets, All in one Printer, PA equipment etc. 17.15 Sophisticated equipment shall not be stacked one above the other, unless packed in proper protective boxes and arrangements are provided to secure them properly. Stacking arrangement is to be planned in such a way that it should be possible to pick out specific equipment without disturbing the all other stacked equipment. 17.16 A regular power supply shall be made available nearest to the ART location by electrical department, where it is normally stationed. Further arrangements shall Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 224  be made by the telecom department for extending power supply for charging batteries for PA system, VHF batteries etc. for its satisfactory working. SECTION E: ARME EQUIPMENT The indicative list of minimum essential equipments to be provided in ARME shall be as under (Please refer the latest instructions from Railway Board) : S.No. Final Item Final Qty. 1. Inspection Book 1 No. 2 Bell Hailer 6 VDC 3 Nos. 3 4 Wire Emergency Portable Control Telephone Set with 1 Set accessories 4 Hand Held Walkie Talkie Sets with Battery Charger 10 Sets. 5 Charging facility for Laptop, Cell phone and Camera 1 Unit (HLC No. 67) 6 Fixed Cellular Terminal (FCT) 4 Nos. 7 VHF set, 25 Watts alongwith accessories 2 Nos. 8 Multimeter Digital alongwith toolkit 1 No. 9 Hand held Torch of 3 Cells complete with dry cells 4 Nos. 9(a) Torch Cells 36 Nos. 10 Satellite Phone 1 No. 11 Wireless PA System 1 Unit 12 Light Weight Synthetic Pre-fabricated water proof tents 1 No. for communication centre at site and Telecom equipments. 13. Emergency Socket Plan of the division / Neighbouring 1 Set division 14 Push Button Auto Telephone with tone/pulse 2 Nos. Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 225  15 Digital Voice Recorder 1 No. 16 Field service Telephone Cable insulated PVC (D-8 Wire) 500 Meters 17 5 Pair Switch Board Cable with EC Plug and Socket 500 Meters 18 Flexible Wire 100 Meters 19 4 Wire Auto Tone Dialler 1 No. 20 Portable gen set minimum 1 KVA with fuel for 8 hrs back 1 set up at site. SECTION F: STAFF FOR ART 17.17 Every ART shall have nominated telecom staff. The incharge shall generally be SSE/JE and shall be assisted by 3 telecom technicians and 2 helpers. 17.18 The nominated staff shall test the ART equipment as per schedule and ensure satisfactory working of all equipment. 17.19 The nominated staff shall respond immediately whenever an accident takes place and proceed by ART to the site of accident. 17.20 The nominated staff shall be responsible for establishing communication as detailed in para 17.3 & 17.4, immediately on reaching the site of accident. SECTION G: INSTRUCTIONS FOR TESTING OF ART EQUIPMENT 17.21 All active devices shall be tested for their satisfactory operation. 17.22 Charging of batteries shall be carried out as per requirement. The requirement may vary depending on the battery and the self-discharge characteristics of the battery. 17.23 Wherever feasible, batteries shall be separated from the equipment and protected properly to minimize the self-discharge. 17.24 Primary cells viz., torch cells shall be replaced as soon as deterioration in performance is observed. In any case, the cells shall be replaced at interval not exceeding one year. Leak proof cells only shall be used. 17.25 Items to be checked/tested during Inspection : Detailed guidelines are given below: Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 226  While inspecting the telecom equipments in ART, the following guidelines related to the equipments shown against them may be observed 1. Portable Telephone Set: a) Check for any physical damage to the phone, wires, cords and the plug. b) Condition of dry cells; change if due. c) Quality of speech both ways. 2. Magneto Telephone/Desk Type Electronic Magneto Telephone: a) Check for any physical damage to the phones & wires. b) Condition of dry cells / Torch Cell; change if due. c) Quality of speech both ways. d) Ring Test. e) Check cable’s continuity & insulation. 3. Megaphones: a) Condition of dry cells; change if due. b) Quality of speech and condition of volume control. c) Working of the Siren. 4. P.A. System: a) Functional Test. b) Quality of reproduction of the amplifier. c) Condition of mike cords. d) Condition of Loud Speaker wires. e) Functional test in the case of cordless mike. f) Condition of standby battery 12V. 5. Walkie – Talkie sets: a) Functional test. b) Quality of speech. c) Condition of battery. d) Battery swapping after charge. 6. 25W VHF set: a) Physical check of set, antenna, feeder, mike and battery cord b) Functional test. c) Condition of 12V storage battery. 7. Way Station Control Equipment: a) Functional test (Ring & Speech). 8. Auto Dialler: a) Functional test. 9. All in One Printer: a) Physical check. b) Functional test. Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 227  10. Digital Voice Recorder: a) Functional test. b) Condition of dry cells; change if due. 11 VSAT system if part of ART a) Physical check and functional test 12. Checking of Records: a) Availability of all material as per checklist. b) Inspection book for record of inspections. c) Record of charging of storage batteries & walkie-talkie batteries. d) Record of replacement of dry cells. SECTION H: ARRANGEMENTS AT DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONTROL ROOMS AT HEADQUARTERS / DIVISIONS 17.26 The following facilities shall be available in the disaster management control rooms at headquarters and divisions: a) BSNL Phones – 2 Nos with ISD facility. b) b) Railway Telephones – 3 Nos with STD facility. c) All in one Printer – 1 No. connected to BSNL line and 1 No. connected to railway line. d) Facility to extend section control to the disaster management control. The concerned section control in whose jurisdiction the accident takes place, shall be connected. e) Hot line between Headquarters and divisional disaster management control rooms shall be provided. f) Important telephone numbers of hospitals / doctors /officials of state and district administration and other important functionaries be kept ready. -x-x-x- Indian Railways Telecom Manual - 2021 Page 228