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MAINTENANCE OF WAY OPERATING RULES—December 2, 2009 Bridge Construction and Repair Crews Working Equipment Continue Working Stop Working Pile driver (on- and off-track) X (Note 3) Bridge timber handler X (Notes 2 & 4) X (Note 1) Note 1: Equipment not equipped with a positive swing stop modification must stop operation and secure boom. Note 2: You may work only when handling, inserting, or removing ties from the side of the track opposite the live track. Note 3: Pile driver on tangent track, with hammer running, may continue driving piling provided the boom, lead column, counterweight, or other attachment is not foul of the live track; otherwise, stop working. Note 4: Bridge timber handlers equipped with a positive swing stop modification, which limits the swing of the crane to prohibit the boom or grapple head from passing beyond the rail nearest to the live track with track centers of 14' or greater, may continue to work, except they must not be used to load or unload ties from push cars. Work Is at Many Locations Over an Extended Distance. When a crew is working at many locations over an extended distance, the employee in charge divides the workers into subgroups, each with a designated person who acts as a coordinator for that subgroup. The employee in charge notifies the subgroup coordinators when a train is approaching on an adjacent track. Each coordinator then: Warns subgroup employees of the approaching train, ensuring that all members of the subgroup have acknowledged an understanding that a train is approaching. If the subgroup coordinator is not in a position to physically or verbally warn employees as described below in "Coordinators Warn of Approaching Train," then the subgroup coordinator must also use the subgroup coordinator form Notifies employee in charge when all subgroup employees are alerted Serves as the lookout for any subgroup employees continuing to work on the ground between the tracks Makes immediate corrections when subgroup employees are operating equipment that could contact the passing train or are on the ground between the tracks with no provision for a lookout Note: Only MWOR-qualified employees may act as coordinators Coordinators Warn of Approaching Train Coordinators warn subgroup employees of a train approaching on an adjacent track as follows: Identify the warning method in the job safety briefing Give a distinctive, clear, and unquestionable warning Make sure that workers can detect the warning regardless of noise or work distractions Do not require workers to look in a particular direction to receive warning Coordinator Notifies Employee in Charge The coordinator notifies the employee in charge when all subgroup members have: Acknowledged an understanding that a train is approaching Stopped work between the tracks not protected by a lookout Note: The subgroup coordinator must be the designated lookout Stopped operating equipment that could foul the adjacent track Employee in Charge Clears Train 12-7