TTSA Flashcards
What legislation applies to rail work?
- OHS Act 2004
- Transport Act (Section 29)
- 1994 Book of rules and procedures
When must you speak up for safety?
Always
What management + identification is required for a rail safety worker?
- must hold appropriate certificate of competency
- must carry ID that identifies you as being competent
- must have passed rail safety worker medical to required level
Is fatigue a hazard?
Yes and managing it is a collective responsibility
What are the 3 types of drug and alcohol testing?
- randomly
- show cause (having reasonable suspicion)
- after an incident/accident (within 3 hours)
What should your drug and alcohol levels be?
0 for both
What should you do if you need to take over the counter prescription drugs?
Declare it via the appropriate form and inform supervisor/manager before starting work
Can you refuse to do a drug and alcohol test?
Yes but you will be treated as ‘confirmed positive’ and you will be stood down immediately
What are the 6 mandatory PPE requirements?
- hard hat
- eye protection
- high-vis vest
- long sleeved shirt
- long sleeved pants
- safety boots
What are a drivers mandatory PPE?
- high vis vest
- safety boots
What colour clothing is not allowed to be worn in the rail corridor?
- red
- yellow
- green
What is the danger zone?
- All space within 3m from the nearest rail horizontally
- infinite distance above and below the rail
What is a position of safety?
A place where workers and equipment can’t be struck by rail traffic
What is the rail corridor?
- fence line to fence line; or
- 15m from the nearest rail
What is safe working?
Controlled movement of trains to protect passengers, infrastructure and workers
What is a Track Force Protection Coordinator?
Person appointed to assess and implement worksite protection arrangements
What is the platform danger zone?
- between the yellow line and platform edge; or
- 1.5m from platform edge
What do you need before you can enter the danger zone?
Reactive Track Access Request Form
What is a Position of Safety and what is a driver’s responsibility with them?
- a place where people and equipment can’t be struck by rail traffic
- drivers are responsible to identify and allocated a POS
- Ensure a POS is available at all time
- maintain continuous visual assessment and walk towards approaching rail traffic where possible
When must you stay in a POS until?
- rail traffic has passed
- certain you won’t be in any danger
- confirmed there is no danger from traffic on another line if safe to do so
What is an underbridge?
Where road traffic/waterway goes UNDER the track
What is an overbridge?
When road traffic/water goes OVER the track
What is a culvert?
- drain or acces path for livestock
- typically smaller than a bridge
What is a tunnel?
Allows passage of rail traffic through hills or under roads/structures etc.
What is the track system composed of?
- rails
- sleepers
- ballast
What do sleepers do?
Maintain correct spacing/gauge between the rails
What does ballast do?
Provides support and drainage
What do rails do?
Guide the train
What are kilometre posts?
Indicate how many km you are from SOUTHERN CROSS STATION
What are overhead structure numbers?
Indicate how many feet you are from FLINDERS STREET STATION. Add 00 to the end of the number for the distance
What are points/turnouts?
Provide the means of altering the route of trains
What are crossovers?
Two sets of points linked together to allow trains to cross from one line to another
What do signals do?
Control rail traffic movements
What is an Automatic Train Stop?
Device used to stop rail traffic if passing a signal at stop (trip arm will raise)
What is the maximum track speed in the Inner Suburban?
65km/h
What is the minimum sighting distance in the Inner Suburban?
455m
What are the 2 types of pedestrian crossing?
- Actively protected
- Passively protected
What is safety critical communications?
Those that occur when:
- sending/receiving emergency messages
- sending/receiving safeworking directions
- driving/operating rail traffic movements
- controlling and/or signalling rail traffic movements
- reporting state of equipment, infrastructure or people that might impact safety
What are some main communication errors?
- wrong information communicated
- incomplete information communicated
- no information communicated
- unclear/ambiguous information communicated
- safety critical communication fundamentals
What are the ABCs of safety critical comms?
A - accurate
B - brief
C - clear
What is active listening?
Where you make a conscious effort to HEAR and UNDERSTAND what the other person is trying to say
When must you challenge, correct or clarify a message?
When it is incorrect, incomplete, unclear, ambiguous or not understood
What are some common barriers to communication?
- loud environment
- poor connection
- ambiguous wording
- making assumptions
- speaking to someone with a stron accent
What information should be providing during communication procedure?
- TDN (train describer number)
- origin/destination
- location
What is special about the phonetic alphabet?
- each letter name picked specifically so they sound distinct from the others
- no two words sound alike
- only 2 words have one syllable
What must be done when completing safe working documents?
- Completed all required items on form
- write legibly
- write number in numerals and not words
- write clearly in blue or black pen
- draw a single line through errors + initial, or start a new form if no longer legible
When can mobile phones be used?
- in the danger zone = Never
- in the rail corridor = when in a POS
What 6 things must you have before entering the rail corridor?
- metro ID
- PPE
- Cat 1 medical
- be fit for work
- rostered to work
- TTSA - level 1
What is used to access the danger zone when there is no POS and one needs to be created?
Reactive Track Access Request Form
Who must you obtain permission from to access the danger zone?
- train controller
- controlling signaller (depending on location)
What are the four sections of a Reactive Track Access Request Form?
A) access request
B) stationary train or absolute signal/blocking facilities
C) cancellation
D) additional site attendees
What must you give the fleet maintainer before they start working on the train?
- Train Driver’s Controller Key
- reactive track access request form
What must you do when in the danger zone?
- advise others when approaching rail traffic is detected
- obey warning devices
- constantly look and listen for approaching rail traffic
How must you ensure your safety when in the danger zone?
- have a POS available at all times
- continuous visual assessment, walking facing towards the direction of approaching rail traffic
- walk on designated pathways
- walk carefully on unstable surfaces
- never wear/use anything that hinders your ability to see/hear approaching rail traffic
- never allow yourself to be distracted
- never used a mobile phone in danger zone
What are the hazards when walking/working in the rail corridor?
- uneven surfaces
- points
- electrical infrastructure
- oncoming trains
What are Audible Track Warning signals (ATWs)?
Devices that explode when train wheels run over them (used to attract attention of train crew)
What is a drivers responsibility to an electric shock victim?
- personal safety
- safety of passenger
- isolate power (contact TC and/or Electrol)
- attend to victim
What must you do when working around electrical equipment/infrastructure?
- maintain a safe distance
- do NOT touch/sit/walk on anything
- report and damage to supervisor as soon as possible
What are the distances for the Electrical infrastructure exclusion zone
2m = for personnel
6.4m = plant
What is a rail shorting device?
Used as a safety measure to short circuit overhead if power is accidentally restored
What is cable trunking?
It’s what carries the signalling equipment to signal boxes along the network
How much electricity runs through the overhead?
1500V D.C.
How much power runs through the transmission wires?
22 000V A.C.
When are Stand Off Stanchions used?
- where there are curves
- used to keep the overhead taut and in position
What do droppers do?
They suspend the contact wire from the catenary wire
What do dropper feeders do?
Places between contact and catenary wires to conduct electricity
What are the 3 types of stanchions?
- portal
- cantilever
- stand off
What are steady arms?
- Used to hold the contact wire in position from the stanchion towards the centre of the track
- are at different distance to provide the stagger in the overhead
What are spark gaps?
Used to short circuit the overhead if the stanchion becomes live by connecting to the rail head
What are section insulators?
Used to isolate sections of overhead when needed
What are the 3 types of section insulator?
- fibreglass
- porcelain
- wood
What are guy wires?
Used as an anchor point to the ground to provide stability to stanchions
What are tension structures?
Used to provide continual automatic tensioning of contact wire
What are the 2 types of tension structures?
- spring
- weighted
What is a terminal stop sign?
- Used to warn the overhead will finish (in 15m where possible).
- Must stop 3m before the sign
What must be done if pantograph is leaving the contact wire?
- emergency brakes
- lower the pantographs
Can you dispose of asbestos in general rubbish?
No
What are the 5 steps of incident reporting/reporting unsafe conditions?
- Identify yourself, TDN, desination-origin
- Location
- Describe the situation
- Indicate urgency of response required
- Identify the immediate hazards
Who must you report rolling stock faults to?
Train controller
What is the act used to protect the environment?
Environmental protection amendment act 2018
What are the 4 train types?
- comeng (oldest)
- Siemens (white on front with flat sides)
- x’trapolis (slanted front with slight curved sides)
- HCMT (newest?
Which train is the v-set?
- velocity train
- purple
Which rolling stock type is the Tamper?
Yellow track work vehicle
Which rolling stock is the hi-rail
Truck that can drive on train tracks
Which rolling stock is the EV120?
Yellow trailer that gets pulled to check condition of the tracks
Which rolling stock is the EV120?
Yellow trailer that gets pulled to check condition of the tracks
What does track class refer to?
Maximum speed allowed for that track
