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CHAPTER – 14 TRAINING, COMPETENCY & REFERENCES ********************* 1401 Types of Training Courses – Permanent Way staff need to be trained for their job bot...

CHAPTER – 14 TRAINING, COMPETENCY & REFERENCES ********************* 1401 Types of Training Courses – Permanent Way staff need to be trained for their job both through theoretical class room training and practical work at site using the tools and equipment of the particular trade. Use of audio video aides is desirable for better understanding of the subject. Training is a continuous process right from the time of recruitment. Following four types of training courses should be organized in the Training Institutes run by the Railway Administration: (1) Initial/Induction/Basic Courses. (2) Promotional Courses. (3) Refresher Courses. (4) Special Courses. The duration for various courses for above training is listed in Annexure - 14/1. 1402 Initial /Induction Courses – (1) General – Initial and induction Courses are for new entrants. It is meant for directly recruited categories such as Track Maintainers and Apprentice JE/SSE/P.Way. The syllabi and the training program for the initial course should be drawn up by the Railway Administration and circulated to all zonal/ divisional training institutes. (2) Induction Course for Track Maintainers – This course will be held at the Divisional Training Centre under the direction of a JE/SSE/P.Way. It should include introduction to the working of the Department in general and to the gang work in particular in a clear and simple manner. (3) Initial/ Induction Course for Apprentice JE/SSE/P.Way – (a) This course should be held at the Zonal Railway Training Institute. The course content should include class room lectures, field demonstrations, and practical training. (b) The Class Room lectures should include – (i) General working of the Railways and Organization of various Departments. All establishment matters including extant rules and various Acts. (ii) Permanent Way – Organization and distribution of Permanent Way staff, Methods and systems, works incidental to maintenance, rails and rail joints, sleepers and fastenings, ballast, formation, maintenance in electrified and track circuited areas, permanent way renewals, maintenance and laying of curved track, inspection systems and speed indicators, patrolling during monsoon and emergency, pre- monsoon precautions, action to be taken during accidents and breaches, level crossings, working of trollies, motor trollies and lorries, laying and maintenance of SWR and LWR/CWR, maintenance of high speed routes, points and crossings and layouts, maintenance of tools and other common equipment in use and details of Track Structure. (iii) Transportation – General Rules, fixed and detonating signals, various systems of train working and signaling, Failure of communication on single, double and multiple lines. (iv) Office work – Accountal of stores and Permanent Way Materials, Imprest, Tools and Plants, stock verification, classification and disposal of surplus Material and Materials at site Account through TMS (store) Module. Page 411 of 417  (c) Practical Training – Practical training shall include visits to various sites open line and construction site where Permanent Way maintenance/Construction work is being done. (4) Training shall be given to permanent way staff as prescribed in Training Manual. Gang Mate/Keyman shall be given competency certificate by Divisional Training Centre before deputing them on LWR/CWR sections. The competency certificate shall be valid for five years from the date of issue. In exceptional cases, competency certificate can be given by ADEN by duly examining his level of competence. Such a competency certificate will be valid for a period of one year. 1403 Promotional Courses – The course for promotional training will be necessary in the case of staff promoted from a lower to a higher status by a process of selection. The promotional training courses should undergo by the employees immediately after the promotion at the first available opportunity and is applicable in the following cases: (1) Promotion from Track Maintainer/Gateman to work as Keymen/Gang Mates: This Basic/Promotional Training should be held at the Divisional Training Centers. (2) Promotion from Track Maintainer to JE/P.Way: This promotional course should be held at the Zonal Railway Training Institute. (3) Promotion from JE/P.Way to SSE/P.Way: This course should be held at the Zonal Railway Training Institute. 1404 Refresher Courses – It will be necessary to conduct Refresher Courses to enable the staff to keep themselves abreast with the latest rules and techniques. Keymen, Gang Mates, and JE/SSE/P.Way should be sent for Refresher Courses once in five years. In the Refresher Courses, all subjects pertaining to the concerned categories shall be covered as enumerated under promotional courses but the extent of coverage will be on a limited scale. 1405 Special Courses – In addition to the regular courses mentioned above, special courses on any of the following subjects should also be arranged periodically to increase a sense of awareness of the staff on these subjects – Rail Wheel Interaction & derailment, Geotechnical Investigation, Survey, USFD, AT & FB welding, Mechanized Maintenance, Points & Crossings, Curves, High Speed Track, Track Recording, TMS including Store Modules. It is desirable that the staff posted for the maintenance of welded track or posted on sections maintained by Machines, should be given a special training on the relevant subjects pertaining to their duties in a short course arranged before they are posted in these areas. Training Module for Non-Gazetted staff of Civil Engineering Department as circulated by Railway Board shall be followed. 1406 Certificate of Competency – (Back to Para 822, 912) In order to ensure safe working & proper output, a qualified person shall be appointed. Such qualified person shall be responsible for supervising Track works and its proper protection. The qualified person shall hold a certificate of competency, which shall be issued according to prescribed instructions. Staff in whose favor a certificate is issued should be literate, having knowledge of Hindi or other local language, should have passed the prescribed Medical test. The certificate of competency will be issued for a specified period, by an authorized officer, and renewed periodically. Categories of staff competent to supervise and execute the works are listed in Annexure - 14/2. Page 412 of 417 1407 Training and Certification of welders- (1) Certification of Welders of Approved portion manufacturing firms and labour contracting firms shall be done by RDSO as per provisions of “Indian Railway Standard Specification for Fusion Welding of Rails by the Alumino-Thermic process”. (2) Training and certification of Departmental welders and supervisors shall be done by Thermit Portion Plant (TPP), Northern Railway, Lucknow and Thermit Welding Centre (TWC), Vijayawada as per procedure for certification given in Annexure - 1 of “Manual for Fusion Welding of Rails by The Alumino-Thermic process”. 1408 Category of Medical Examination – In order to secure continuous effective service and to ensure that one shall not possesses any disease, unfitting him or likely to unfit him for that Service, Regular medical examination of railway staff should be done. Following different Medical category, based upon the nature of work and responsibility for P.Way Non Gazetted staff as prescribed in Chapter V of Medical Manual is reproduced as under - (1) Group A: Vision tests required in the interest of public safety. Categorized as A-1 toA-3. (2) Group B: Vision tests required in the interest of the employee himself or his fellow workers or both. Categorized as B-1 & B-2. (3) Group C: Vision tests required in the interest of administration only. Categorized as C-1 & C-2. Frequency and Standard of medical test shall be qualified by P.Way staff during their service as listed in Annexure - 14/3. Authorized Medical Examiner for these tests shall be DMO and above. 1409 Books of Reference – Books of reference listed in Annexure - 14/4 and other publications from RDSO and IRICEN/Pune including Technical Monograms considered essential, should be supplied to the officers and the JE/SSE/P.Way of each Division. The Chief Engineers’ and the Divisional Engineers’ Offices should make arrangement to ensure circulars and instructions are available in TMS and/or at Zonal web site as a separate tab on Engineering department page. Page 413 of 417  Annexure - 14/1 Para 1401 Various Training and Duration SN Type of Place of Training Category Duration Frequency/Remarks. Training Duration Induction Training in Zonal Once on joining Railway (For new Training Institute service /Promotion 1 recruits (Training Institute-6 1 year JE/SSE/P.Way through LDCE from posted in month in field- 6 P.Way category Railway month) Training in Zonal 17 days Once on Promotion from 2 SSE/P.Way Promotion Training Institute (3 weeks) JE Training in Zonal Training Institute / 17 days 3 JE/SSE/P.Way Refresher Training in Once in five year (3 weeks) Centralized Training Institute 4 Gang Mate Promotion Once on promotion from Keyman to Gang Mate 18 days 5 Keyman Basic or from track maintainer to key man Gang 6 Refresher 6 Days Once in five year Mate/Keyman 7 Gateman Induction 12 Days For new recruits Training in Divisional Training For gateman picked up 8 Gateman Induction Institute 6 days from track maintainer capacity 9 Gateman Refresher 6 Days Once in five year Track 10 Induction 30 Days Once on joining Railway Maintainer Track 11 Refresher 6 Days Once in five year Maintainer Once selected for USFD 12 JE/SSE/USFD Initial Training at RDSO 4 weeks testing First refresher after 3 Training at 13 JE/SSE/USFD Refresher 1 week year. Thereafter once in RDSO/IRICEN five year Once on selection as 14 Welder (AT) Initial 2 weeks Welder 15 Welder (AT) Refresher Training in 1 week Once in Two years TPP/LKO & JE/SSE TWC/Vijayawada 16 (Welding Initial 1 week One time in service supervisor) Page 414 of 417  Annexure - 14/2 Para 344, 1406 LIST OF FUNCTIONARIES AUTHORISE TO ISSUE COMPETENCY CERTIFICATE FOR VARIOUS TRACK ACTIVITIES. Functionaries Authorized to Issue Lowest Authorized SN Nature of Activity /Work Competency / Permission for Work. Level of Supervision (Minimum Level) To carry out Maintenance work under their personal supervision in LWR/CWR for following works Divisional Training centre. 1. Renewal of fastenings not (Valid for 5 years from the date of requiring lifting. Keyman issue) 1 2. Emergency repairs to Rail fracture In exceptional cases, by ADEN for 3. Inspection and Checking of SEJ, one year as per Para 1402 (3) (c). oiling and greasing and re-tightening /renewal of fittings once a fortnight. (a) Hot weather patrolling (b) Cold weather patrolling Protection of track and secure safety SSE/P.Way (Overall In-charge) of trains in case of buckling, rail Patrolman (Railway (Experienced and trust worthy men 2 fractures, or any abnormal behavior Employee) from the Permanent Gang to work as of track. patrolman/Watchman.) (c) Any other Patrolling (d) For passing of train in emergency at rail/weld fracture site. Carrying out various activities in connection with maintenance of Subject to passing of Initial/Refresher/ 3 JE/P.Way track as given in relevant chapters Promotional courses of this manual. To use Trolley /Lorry/Dolly Gang Mate / 4 To Use Trolley/Lorry Head Trolleyman / ADEN (Valid for Two years) To use Motor trolley Motor Trolley Driver SSE/P.Way (In-charge)/ Gateman / 5 To work as Gateman Divisional Training Centre Trackman (Valid for 5 Years) To use of trolley/ Motor Trolley/ Senior Scale officer, 6 JE/SSE/P.Way Lorries (Valid for Two years) TPP/Lucknow or TWC/ Vijayawada 7 To Supervise AT welding. JE/SSE/P.Way (after satisfactory completion of TW3 course) TPP/Lucknow or TWC/ Vijayawada To execute AT weld (Provisional Departmental (TW1 competency valid for executing Certificate) 8 AT Welder 100 joint or 6 months whichever is earlier) TPP/Lucknow or TWC/ Departmental Vijayawada To execute AT weld AT Welder (after satisfactory completion of TW2 9 (Regular Competency Certificate for course with validity up to 2 years and departmental welding. after two year reassessment valid for next 2 year.) Provisional Competency certificate Contractor/ Firm AT M&C Directorate of RDSO 10 for welder of private firm. Welder (Valid for 2 years) Regular Competency Certificate for Contractor/ Firm M&C Directorate of RDSO 11 Welder of private firm. Welder (Valid for 5 years) Supervision of FB Welding (Min Diploma in Mech/Elect Engg. Or Departmental/Firm FB CTE/CE(con) 12 BSc duly passing test as per Flash welding supervisor Butt welding manual provision) Page 415 of 417  Welder for FB welding (Min class X or equivalent duly passing test as Departmental/Firm 13 CTE/CE(con) per Flash Butt welding manual FB welders provision) Supervision of FB Welding of Railway PSU / Metro (Min Diploma Railway PSU / 14 in Mech/Elect Engg. Or BSc duly Metro/Firm FB welding CTE passing test as per Flash Butt supervisor welding manual provision) Welder for FB welding of Railway PSU / Metro (Min class X or Railway PSU / 15 equivalent duly passing test as per CTE Metro/Firm FB welders Flash Butt welding manual provision) USFD operator of departmental Departmental USFD M&C Directorate of RDSO 16 USFD machines (Initial certification) Operator (Valid for 3 years) USFD operator of departmental Departmental USFD M&C Directorate of RDSO 17 USFD machines (Subsequent Operator (Valid for 5 years) certification.) USFD operator of contracted USFD USFD Testing by M&C Directorate of RDSO 18 machines (Provisional certificate) contractor operator (Valid for 6 months) USFD operator of contracted USFD USFD Testing by M&C Directorate of RDSO 19 machines (Regular Certificate) contractor operator (Valid for 2 Years) Quality Control in charge for Quality control In- M&C Directorate of RDSO 20 outsourcing of USFD charge by contractor (Valid for 3 Years) Page 416 of 417  Annexure - 14/3 Para 1408 Medical Examination Standard Category Visual Validity/ Periodical medical exam (PME) SN. standards 1 JE/SSE/P.Way A-3 Every four years till 45 yrs. and then every two years till 55 2 Gateman yrs. and thereafter annually till retirement. 3 Trolleyman Gang Mate, B-1 4 Keyman, Track On attaining the age of 45 yrs. and there after every 5 yrs. Maintainer. Safaiwala, C-2 No PME 5 Watchman Annexure - 14/4 Para 1409 Offices, which should be equipped with a copy of the publication For the Item personal use of Assistant Publications Divisional JE/SSE/ No. such officers Divisional Engineer’s P.Way’s and inspectors Engineer’s office office as may be office prescribed 1 Act- Indian Railways... 1 1 1 Code- Indian Railway for the 2... 1 1 1 Engineering Department. Indian Railway Permanent Way 3 1 Manual 1 1 1 4 Indian Railway Works Manual 1 1 1 1 5 Indian Railway Bridge Manual 1 1 1 1 Manual- Accident & Circulars 6 1 1 1 1 pertaining to Accidents. Rules for the opening of a 7 Railway for the public carriage of... 1...... passengers. Rules- General and Subsidiary, 8 1 1 1 1 Parts I & II 9 Schedule of Dimensions 1 1 1 1 Standing Orders-Engineering 10 1 1 1 1 Department Working Time Table and 11 1 1 1 1 Appendix thereto Manual of instructions for fabrication, installation 12 1 1 1 and maintenance of glued insulated rail joints. Manual for Flash Butt Welding 13 1 1 1 of Rails Manual for Fusion Welding of 14 Rails by the Alumino-Thermic 1 1 1 process 15 Small Track Machine Manual 1 1 1 16 Track Machine Manual 1 1 1 Manual for ultrasonic testing of 17 1 1 1 rails and welds Guidelines for handling and 18 1 1 1 stacking of rails (No. CT-35) Page 417 of 417