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• Unauthorized personnel are not permitted on equipment, including locomotives and cars. • When required to cross tracks, employees must stop, look in both directions for approaching trains or equipment,if the track is clear,the employee must walk or drive straight across tracks when possible and keep a careful lookout in both directions for moving equipment. Keep a minimum distance of 20 feet from the nearest end of stationary rail cars. Expect movement of trains,engines,cars,or other moveable equipment at any time on any track,and in either direction. Extreme caution must be used at all track crossings. • When a train is approaching, personnel working within 25 feet of the active rail must stop work,stop machines and equipment operation,and move away from the track. Personnel must stand clear of the track when trains are approaching and passing and do not stand on adjacent track. Personnel must never stand with their back to the approaching or passing train,and be aware of objects protruding from the train that could strike personnel or equipment. • Violent arm,flag,or flashlight movement while trains are approaching and passing indicates an emergency and requires the train to stop,and must not be done unless an emergency exists. • When employees are near passing trains or equipment,they must: move away from the track to avoid being struck by protruding objects;stand clear of the track when trains are approaching or passing; not stand on the track while trains are passing on an adjacent track. • All personnel must maintain a safe distance from equipment and not:cross or step foul of tracks closely in front of or behind moving equipment or close to the end of equipment;go between equipment if the opening is less than 50 feet; cross tracks in front of or behind standing equipment unless there is at least 20 feet between the employee and the equipment. • Employees must not get on,cross through,crawl,sit,or lie under cars, regardless of whether cars are standing still or moving. • Any damage to UPRR property must be reported immediately to the UPRR Employee-in-Charge of the project and site.Any contact or damage to track,signal,or structure that could result in derailment is to be reported by the quickest possible means to the UPRR representative and the UPRR Risk Management Communications Center at 1-888-UPRR-COPS(1-888- 877-7267).Any release that causes pollution or contamination to UPRR property is prohibited.Should a release occur, it must be reported immediately to the UPRR Employee-in-Charge. Based on a memorandum dated June 29,2001 from Mr. Bill Wimmer,Vice-President-Engineering of UPRR,the following includes documentation of a policy exception granted to specific Engineering Department contractors who are engaged in conducting environmental investigations and cleanups.This policy exception allows these contractors to work without a railroad employee present at the work site under the following conditions: • All contractor employees are trained on FRA's Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) regulations and UP's Minimum Safety Requirements for Engineering Department Contractors. • A contractor employee will be assigned as the Employee-In-Charge(EIC)for purposes of On-Track Safety.The EIC must be qualified as such under RWP regulations.The EIC must ensure 100%rules compliance by all employees. • No personnel or equipment may get any closer than 10 feet to the nearest rail of any tracks except to cross the tracks. If it will be necessary for personnel or equipment to work closer than 10 feet to a track,a qualified UP employee must be present to provide the appropriate form of On-Track Safety(see Appendix B for further details on On-Track Safety-Chief Engineer's Bulletin 136.0). • Equipment or vehicles may not cross the tracks anywhere but at a road crossing. • A RWP-qualified lookout must provide Train Approach Warning when personnel or equipment will be working 17