Because traincrew should only ordinarily be walking on authorised walking routes, only steel toecap protection is deemed necessary, although midsole protection may be specified in Company standards.
Safety helmets are only required for train crew who are walking through engineering sites, although the agreed protocol between the Infrastructure Contractors and the FOCs is that all train crew make themselves known at the site access point BEFORE entering the worksite so that proper arrangements can be made for their safety if necessary.
Traincrew working trains in, are obviously met by the ES and given appropriate instructions
Traincrews should not under any circumstances leave their locos and walk onto the site until they have obtained permission from the ES or Site Manager, who if necessary will make arrangements for them to be accompanied by the authorised safe site route.
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Not correct.
These issues are covered in the Rule book so drivers need to have a working knowledge of them.
Freight drivers working trains on T3 possessions also have to work/walk on lines operating red/green zones.
Trained in understanding the various fencing arrangements, e.g. heights, support arrangements, that create the various Zones ? TOWS, ATWS, PeeWee, ? Working with plant and OTMs ? safe use of tools, excavating, use of CAT scanners, etc, etc. These are all pass/fail questions for Sentinel PTS.
The FOCs do not use the Sentinel scheme, which is specific to Infrastructure staff and in any case the recent modifications to the Rule Books have removed infrastructure items into Handbook No.1, which is not issued to train crew.
Whilst a FOC trainer may give some advice on these matters, unless you are going ontot he Sentinel database, you will not be using the Sentinel training course and examination papers. This why Infrastructure OTM Operators/Drivers are trained through the Sentinel scheme.