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MAINTENANCE OF WAY OPERATING RULES—December 2, 2009 11-5 Lone Workers At the beginning of each shift, each lone worker must participate in a job briefing with his or her supervisor or other designated employee. The job briefing includes the lone 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.