{"id":6199,"date":"2009-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/2009\/07\/03\/utu-rail-safety-alert-no-2-6\/"},"modified":"2009-07-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T04:00:00","slug":"utu-rail-safety-alert-no-2-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/utu-rail-safety-alert-no-2-6\/","title":{"rendered":"UTU Rail Safety Alert No. 2","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second in a series of safety alerts issued by the UTU Rail Safety Task Force.<\/p>\n<p>The task force was appointed by International President Mike Futhey in response to a spike in railroad on-duty employee fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>This safety alert focuses on the job of protecting the point while riding rail cars.<\/p>\n<p>In such situations, here are facts to consider and questions to ask yourself as part of assuring you return home to your family in one piece:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you controlling the movement to really allow stopping within half the range of vision? Are you really protecting yourself?<\/li>\n<li>Have you considered walking as a safer alternative in some cases?<\/li>\n<li>From how far away can you see a one-inch gap in switch points? In daylight, it&#8217;s about 130 feet, at most. And the average railroad issued lantern casts light for approximately 70 feet<\/li>\n<li>Do you know how many feet per second are you moving at 10 mph? The answer is 15-feet per SECOND; and at 8 mph, it is about 12-feet per second.<\/li>\n<li>Now contemplate that you are protecting the point during daylight, with a single engine shoving 10 loaded lumber cars on flat grade at 15 mph. Now, you see a gapped switch. It will take you 8.6 seconds to stop.<\/li>\n<li>If you are shoving too fast,, are you rolling the dice?<\/li>\n<li>Now contemplate what would happen if the shoving movement at 15 mph were a crossover lined into a cut of cars, or a car left out to foul.<\/li>\n<li>In such a situation should you consider stopping the movement and walking ahead to inspect and protect?<\/li>\n<li>There have, recently, been a great number of shoving-related fatalities and career ending injuries in our industry. Please be careful. Always maintain situational awareness. It&#8217;s very dangerous out there, and your family wants you back home in one piece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In solidarity,<\/p>\n<p>UTU Rail Safety Task Force<\/p>\n<p>Greg Hynes, UTU assistant Arizona state legislative director<br \/>Steve Evans, UTU Arkansas state legislative director<br \/>Jerry Gibson, UTU Michigan state legislative director<br \/>Scott Olson, UTU Arizona state legislative director<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the UTU Rail Safety Task Force, visit the task force&#8217;s interactive Web page by clicking:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.smart-union.org\/td\/utu-rail-safety-task-force\/\">http:\/\/utu.org\/utu-rail-safety-task-force\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 3, 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second in a series of safety alerts issued by the UTU Rail Safety Task Force. 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