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Fly Leaf 32015

This document outlines instructions for dealing with alcoholic railway staff on South Central Railway. It provides a 12-point plan that includes maintaining lists of staff prone to alcohol, increased monitoring and random breathalyzer checks on duty staff, counseling, mandatory de-addiction camps, and disciplinary actions for those found intoxicated including suspension and penalties. A zero tolerance policy is to be adopted regarding alcohol consumption by running staff while on duty.

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Fly Leaf 32015

This document outlines instructions for dealing with alcoholic railway staff on South Central Railway. It provides a 12-point plan that includes maintaining lists of staff prone to alcohol, increased monitoring and random breathalyzer checks on duty staff, counseling, mandatory de-addiction camps, and disciplinary actions for those found intoxicated including suspension and penalties. A zero tolerance policy is to be adopted regarding alcohol consumption by running staff while on duty.

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SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

Safety.387/Fly Leaf/3/2015

Fly Leaf No. 03/2015


Attention.....
Operating, Mechanical, Electrical & P. Way Staff
Instructions to deal with alcoholic running staff
During GM safety review meeting held on 27.1.2015,procedure to deal with
alcoholic Running Staff was discussed. Unified instructions to be adopted by all
Divisions dealing alcoholic prone Running Staff have been issued by CME & CEE
vide JPO letter No. E.195/TRS/SAFETY/Alchohol Policy Crew/Vol. XXV/6442
dated 27.02.2015. the said JPO is re-iterated as under;
1. All Loco Inspectors should be advised to take feedback from different sources
and maintain a list of Running Staff working under them who are habitual of
drinking occasionally/regularly.

2. List of such Running Staff prone to alcohol should be available in all crew
lobbies & with each LI irrespective of group.

3. A special watch should be kept on these alcoholic Running Staff.

4. All the staff should be counselled that it is their moral duty to report in case any
Running Staff is found under the influence of alcohol.

5. Running Staff identified as alcoholic should be counselled on short term / long


term ill effects of alcohol during trainings at ETTC / BZA, ZRTI / MLY etc,

6. Families of Running Staff should also be counselled on the ill effects of the
alcohol.

7. Alcoholic staff should be sent for de-addiction camps.

8. De-addiction camps may be organized by Divisions within their resources or


alternatively NGOs should be identified for the purpose. These camps should be
organized at regular intervals and this should be a continuous process.
9. All Loco Inspectors must be provided with portable breathalyzers for conducting
surprise checks and they should carry the same when they go on inspection on
line.

10. Random ambush checks must be conducted by Officers /LIs with portable
breathalyzer at stations en-route to check whether Running Staff are not under
the influence of alcohol.

11. In case crew are found positive during BA test while conducting ambush checks,
they should be taken up under D&AR /major penalty.
12. The crew reporting for on duty, if tested positive during BA test, shall be taken
up as per latest Railway Board guidelines and CSO letter No.Safety.157/safety in
operation /Vol-IV, dt 11.1.2012.
a. In case staff tested positive with less than 40mg/100ml-Minor penalty.
b. In case staff tested positive more than 40mg/100ml –Major penalty
c. In case staff tested positive more than 3times irrespective of level of alcohol in
the blood –Major penalty.

13. In case crew is detected positive during BA test while “Signing OFF”, the crew
to be suspended and to be issued Major penalty.

14. Zero tolerance to be taken as policy while reporting on duty, while on duty till
“Sign OFF” for Running Staff in case of consumption of alcohol.

15. The above instructions are in addition to the existing instructions already issued
by CSO letter No.Safety.157/safety in operation /Vol-IV dated 11.1.2012 and
Railway board policy guidelines vide Lr.2001/safety -1/23/4,dated 27.11.2001.

This is approved by CME & CEE

CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER


SAFETY ORGANISATION
SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY
Sub: Shunting operations performed with diesel locomotives.

Ref: Railway Board letter No. 2014/M (L)/466/7101.Misc


dated 13.3.2015.

Dual-cab locomotives are inducted into the system on Indian Railways. There are
cases reported to Board that while performing shunting, LPs are not following
instructions issued in this regard.

CRS/Northeast Frontier Circle in his report on the accident of dashing of rear


SLR No. 11707 of 15960 DN Kamrup Express by light engine No. 40129 WDP4D at
Dibrugarh station of Tinsukia Division of NF Railway on 25.8.2014 has recommended as
under.

All the crew to be strictly advised not to drive from ‘rear cab’ in the locomotives
having ‘dual cab’.

In this regard, all Zonal Railways are advised to ensure strict compliance of
following instructions by the LPs during train working as well as shunting on diesel
locomotives.
1. On single cab diesel locomotive, LPs should work from the respective control
stand towards the direction of train movement.
2. On dual-cab locomotives, LPs should work from the leading cab only.
All Zonal Railways are advised to instruct / counsel all the LPs by LIs and
through Training Centres / general instructions.

(Vivek Kumar)
ED/Mechanical Engineering (Tr)

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