TRACK AWARENESS
This is strictly prohibited when you are on railroad property.
What is standing on or walking foul of tracks?
You must keep this minimum distance from standing equipment.
What is 25 feet?
The “Red Zone” refers to being in this dangerous position.
What is fouling equipment or being between equipment?
Blue Flag Protection is used when employees are working on, under, or between this.
What is rail equipment?
This must be done to all unattended equipment.
What is securing it?
This must be conducted before work begins.
What is a job briefing?
Before stepping near a track, you must always do this first.
What is stop, look, and listen?
This is the required distance to maintain between pieces of standing equipment.
What is 50 feet?
This type of protection must be called for before entering the Red Zone.
What is Three-Step Protection?
This is the first requirement of Blue Flag Protection.
What is notification?
Equipment must be secured to prevent this.
What is unintended movement or rollaway?
Job briefings ensure everyone understands these three things: task, hazards, and this.
What are controls or protections?
Being “foul of the track” means you are too close to this.
What is an active or potentially active rail line?
These distance rules are designed to protect workers from this hazard.
What is unexpected movement of equipment?
Three-Step Protection ensures equipment cannot do this.
What is move?
This second requirement makes the track physically unusable.
What is making the track inaccessible?
This rule applies even if equipment will be unattended briefly.
A new job briefing is required when this changes.
What are work conditions or tasks?
This behavior creates the greatest risk of being struck by equipment.
What is walking or standing foul of tracks?
If you are closer than allowed to standing equipment, you are violating this Cardinal Rule.
What is “Maintain Proper Distance”?
Who is responsible for ensuring Three-Step Protection is in place?
Who is the employee entering the Red Zone?
Only this group can remove a Blue Flag once placed.
Who is the group that placed it (same craft)?
Stopping within one-half the stated distance helps prevent this type of accident.
What is collision or striking equipment/personnel?
Job briefings are meant to prevent this common workplace failure.
What is miscommunication?
Cardinal Rule #1 exists primarily to prevent this type of incident.
What is a struck-by or run-over accident?
Maintaining proper distance gives you time to react if this happens.
What is sudden movement, roll, or coupling?
Entering the Red Zone without protection can result in this outcome.
What is serious injury or fatality?
Blue Flag Protection prevents equipment from being this.
What is coupled to or moved?
Securing equipment protects both employees and this.
What is property and infrastructure?
The ultimate purpose of job briefings is to ensure this.
What is everyone goes home safely?