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0 0 MAINTENANCE OF WAY . - r0 Lone Workers At the beginning of each shift, each Ione worker must participate in a job briefing with his or her supervisor or other designated employee. The job briefing includes the Ione worker's planned itinerary and the procedures that will be applied to establish on-track safety. Lone workers who cannot contact their supervisor or designated employee must verify the method of on- track safety with: The Train Dispatcher, if communication with the Dispatcher is necessary to establish on-track safety (track and time, track warrant, track permit, track bulletin Form B) or One of the following, if communication with the Train Dispatcher is not necessary to establish on-track safety(inaccessible track, individual train detection): • For signal employees, the Signal Call Center Desk • For telecommunications employees, the Telecommunications Network Operations Center • For all other employees, the Network Operations Center(NOC) Maintenance Desk When all communication channels are disabled, conduct the job briefing as soon as possible after communications are restored. 11.5 On-Track Safety Procedures in Effect Management and individual roadway workers share the responsibility for ensuring that proper on-track safety procedures are followed when workers are fouling track. Responsibilities of Management BNSF management must: • Provide initial and recurring on-track safety training to all roadway workers once each calendar year. • Guarantee each employee the right to challenge in good faith whether the on-track safety procedures to be applied at that work location comply with the MWOR. • Follow the procedure outlined in MWOR 11.6 to promptly and fairly resolve challenges to on-track safety procedures. Responsibilities of Individual Roadway Workers Individual roadway workers must: • Follow BNSF's on-track safety rules and procedures. • Avoid fouling a track except when necessary to perform their duties. • Wear high-visibility orange workwear when on or near the track.At night, the workwear must be retro- reflective. (See MWSR Rule S-21.1, "Personal Protective Equipment Requirements.") • Determine that on-track safety is being provided before fouling a track. • Refuse any directive to violate an on-track safety rule. • Notify the employee in charge when making a good faith determination that on-track safety procedures to be applied at the work location do not comply with the MWOR.