TTC Flashcards
What is TTC priority one and how will it be dispatched?
TN 303.1
Priority one is person in contact with train. Will be dispatched as Rescue Response - Person possibly under train
TFS is first to arrive on scene of person in contact with train call
TN 303.1
proceed immediately to the closest Emergency Alarm Station (indicated by a Blue light) and call Transit Control 3555 to request the power be shut off to 3rd rail
Safety considerations train contact with person - track level.
TN 303.1
> The prime area of concern is the 3rd rail power - the rail should always be consider ‘live’ while working at track level.
Collector shoes, located on both sides of the subway car, are supplied power through the 3rd rail. These are to be treat as ‘live’ and contact avoided if at all possible
Running rails, crossover, drainage ditches, and paper catchers are trip hazards to be aware of while working at track level.
Switches are activated electrically and may be activated remotely while personnel are at track level. Care must be taken while maneuvering around them, Switches cannot be pried apart once activated and must be changed by a manual control or through Transit Control.
Bio-hazards - all care and attention for personal protection must be taken when contact with body fluids is imminent. There is little space to work within when operating at track level and underneath a subway train. Be sure to wear all TFS provided personal protective equipment when responding to all TTC related incidents.
Where are “Police Use Only” located?
TN 303.1
All outgoing end of each platform there is a large grey wooden box labeled “police use only” - Body Recovery Box
Two types of TTC Emergency Trip (power Cuts)
TN 303.2
A) To operate the first type, pull down the cover plate, then push down the exposed switch to the stop and release.
B) The second type requires that a large red button be pressed and held for one (1) second.
In both cases, the power is immediately cut on both tracks and in both directions. Power to any adjacent storage tracks is also cut. The alarm is both seen and heard in Power Control.
Before you go to track level, confirm with Transit Control that all trains have stopped.
Confirm “Power Off” by calling the Transit Control Centre at 3555, by using the PAX phone located at every EAS
Before going to track level, note the PAX number of the EAS that you have used so that you can call back to that phone, to speak with other crews
TTC Station Collector Booth contains:
TN 303.3
>The station Fire Safety Plan >Elevator annuciator panel >Elevator keys >Door release controls for the automatic entrance >Limited voice communications >Shut-off indications >Closed circuit television >PAX telephone
Note: If emergency entry to a Collector’s booth is necessary, break either the door lock or the door glass, if absolutely necessary the centre glass panel may be broken.
TTC Keys and what they open
TN 303.3
BM Key - opens front door of all subway stations, the Fire safety Plan Box and approximately 70% of all doors in the subway stations.
PAX key - opens the doors on the subway, washrooms within the stations and other miscellaneous door
Square Cabinet Key - opens the front circuit panel on CLRV streetcars, which must be accessed during a streetcar lift operation.
TTC Platform hose cabinets
TN 303.3
Fire hose cabinets, identified by red doors, are usually located at both ends of a centre-loading platform or int the centre of all side-loading platforms
Contain:
>two x 65mm outlets
>two x 65 mm nozzles
>five x 15m lengths of 65mm hose in sealed plastic bags
>a heating system, typically screw in heater cores
>one x 9 litre water pump tank extinguisher
> one x 5kg multi-purpose dry chemical extinguisher
TTC location Identification Numbers located
TN 303.4
Every 30m example # 44+400
TTC Dry drop locations
TN 303.3
Located approximately 30m from the end of each platform.
They are 100mm dry standpipe connection between track level and the surface. A pumper at the surface can hook-up to the siamese connection and provide water to firefighters at track level. At ground level the Siamese connection is housed in a concrete pylon
Adjacent to the dry drops are yellow boxes that contain 38mm and 65mm hose, a 65 x 2 @ 38mm gate wye and two 38mm adjustable nozzles.
TTC two types of Subway trains
TN 303.5 Subway Trains
TR - trains operate on YUS subway line and consist of 6 open gangway cars and can carry up to 1400 passengers. These cars are bolted together and cannot be broken into small sections Operator/Guards cab at both ends extinguishers located here. Access the cab when locked, an emergency release can be activated
T1 - trains can be broken into three, two car sections during an emergency and can carry up to 1200 passengers. Operator/guard cab in each car - operator rides front, guard rides middle. A subway key is requried to enter these cabs.
