Accidents & DM

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Accidents & Disaster

management

Provisions of accident manual


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ACCIDENT

Accident is an occurrence in the course ofworking of railway which does or mayaffect the safety of the Railway, its

engine, rolling stock, permanent wayand works, fixed installations,passengers or servants or which affectsthe safety of others or which does or

may cause delay to a train or loss to theRailways.


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Action to be taken in case of derailments

Protection of trackAssist driver &guard in protection, on double lineprotect both lines, tfc can be passedon unaffected line.

First aid & rescue--- Render first aidto injured and rescue of trapped

persons,assistance from travellingmedical practitioner


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Contd.

Examination of entire sitecomprehensive examination track &site, broken parts of vehicle/ track seencarefully

Advice to nearest station master---after rapid survey, commissioning of

field telephones Detailed examination---to locate pointof mount & drop, to identify wheel setderailed first


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Contd.

Dimensional sketch---completedetails (photograph if required)

Preservation of clues---all clues bepreserved which are helpful inanalysis of cause of derailment(caseof sabotage)

Recording of track geometry---inprescribed proforma in presence ofother representatives


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Contd.

Gang charts---to ascertain the dateon which track was attended last

Vehicle measurement---in presenceof other representatives, inspecified Performa, deficiencies invehicles & history of repairs

Operating features---speed, trainformation, loading condition etc


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Contd.

Preliminary report---nature ofaccident, cause if known, particulars ofloss of life/injuries to passengers,

extent of damage to way & works,steps taken to resume traffic, probabledate & time for restoration of traffic,whether transhipment is necessary &

if so how long, whether a diversion isnecessary & if so when it is likely to beopened, details of assistance

required.


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Contd.

Follow up action --- collect men &material, repair the track & restorethe traffic after taking allmeasurements


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RESTORATION AND ENQUIRY

Offices of AEN and SE (P.Way) to besuitably manned

Inspectors to be trained in takingreading

Duties of Sr.DEN,/ADEN/SE(P.Way)given in accident manual

Photographs of site.


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Clearance of line

(manual paras )

Every Rly employee---to render allassistance, to reveal identity evenwhen traveling on leave & offer

services. In-charge of clearing operations---

senior most official will be in-charge,he will decide general policy of clearing

line & restoration, all other officials tocoordinate him,continue clearingoperation until all injured & dead have

been extricated .


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Guide lines for sketch preparation

Train no., date & location North point

Direction of movement, names of

stations in advance & rear 300 M length be covered on both sides

of point of mount

Each track be denoted by pair of lines Positions ofLC, TP/EM, bridge,

tunnel, gradient post,curve(start/end,SE,degree)


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Contd.

Position of all derailed vehicles, markson rails, sleepers & ballast

Point of mount &position of joints Point of drop

Pair of wheels of first derailed vehicle

Displaced rail, part of rail & wagon Dimensions from nearest KM post &

center line of track


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Contd.

In station limitslayout details &signal aspects

Distance from a fixed structure

Distances to show disturbance both toP-way & train composition

Marks on sleepers & fittings in relation

to track or vehicle


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Contd.

Broken parts be shown precisely

Details of track structure

Damages to bridges span wise Full details of LC

Any other detail which may be

helpful to reconstruct the scene


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Accident InquiryObject of Inquiry To ascertain the Cause of accident. To fix responsibility for the accident,

(Primary, Secondary, blameworthy)

To formulate proposals for preventing arecurrence. To determine whether there was a

general laxity in working.

To suggest improvement in system.


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Investigation & Inquiries

Time Table for Inquiries:

Date of

accident

Telephonic advise to Headquarters.

Reporting of prima facie cause of accident.

D + 1 Ordering of Inquiry

D + 3 Holding of Inquiry

D + 10 Inquiry proceedings to be forwarded by DRMto CSO

D + 27 Finalization of report and submission to RB


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Classification of Inquiries

Commission of Inquiry

CRS Inquiry

Magisterial Inquiry Joint Inquiry

Departmental Inquiries

a) Officers Inquiryb) Sr. Supervisors Inquiry


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Level of Inquiry

Serious accidents CRS

Collision SA Grade Officers

All Other Consequentialtrain accident

JA Grade officers.

All other Train accidents Sr./Jr.Scale officers

All Yard Accidents Senior Supervisors


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Contd.

All cases of Indicativeaccidents

Committee of JuniorScale officers

All Cases of EquipmentFailure

Senior Supervisors ofthe respectivedepartment


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JOINT ENQUIRY

Can be dispensed with if

An enquiry is to be held by CRS

There is no reasonable doubt asto the cause of accident

One department accepts theresponsibility


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Dissent note

If a Member does not agree withthe findings, he must record hisnote of dissent and reasonsthereof,the note of the dissent mustbe drawn up on the spot.

This document must accompany

the proceedings.


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Disaster management plan

Reference: Railway Boards SafetyDirectorate No. 2003/safety-I/6/2dated 29th September 2003

All Divisions and Zonal RailwayHeadquarters must advise theirdisaster management plan.

Responsibility- G.M./DRM


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DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN(WESTERN RAILWAY)


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Contd.

Disaster is a major train accidentleading to serious casualties and longduration of interruption to traffic.

As a thumb rule, any accidentinvolving more than 50 injuries(Grievous + simple) should betermed as a Disaster

COM is the authorized offices todeclare an accident as a disaster


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Types of Disaster causing

Interruption to train services

Human/Equipment failure(collisions,derailments,LCaccident,fire in train)

Natural calamities

(Landslide,Earthquakes,floods,Cyclones)

Sabotage (Bomb blast.placingobstructions on track etc.)


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Role of Engineering department

during disaster

PCE along with HODs and other JA gradeofficers will proceed to accident site byspecial train organized for this purpose.

Sr.DEN/DEN concerned will proceed to theaccident site by ARME.

ADEN and SSE(P.Way) must be reached toaccident site before arrival of ARME.


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Mobilisation of work force

Labour special with 500 nos. labourwill run along with 10 PWIs &10 Blacksmiths.

Wagons already loaded with Kmtrack material and one set of 1in 12and 1in 8 will reach to site.

At least 2 nos of JCBs and bulldozershall be immediately moved.


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Cont.

500 additional workmen arerequired from adjoiningdivision/Zones

Each division will send 250 menwith 5 artisans and 5 PWIs.

One DEN and one ADEN each

should also move to the site ofaccident from each such division


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Communication facilities

Satellite telephones - 5

BSNL telephones 6

Mobiles as many as can bearranged.

Walkie Talkie sets Eachfunctionary

Railway telephones.

PA system


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Setting up Emergency Cell

Divisional Emergency Cell will be manned bySenior Scale/Junior scale officers of alldepartments in 12 hours shift duties.

Headquarters' Emergency Cell will be manned byJA grade/Senior Scale officers of all departments

in 12 hours shift duties. Same officers and supervisors should be repeated

each day without any change or rotation, for thenext 4-5 days


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Mock Drill

Objectives of full-scale mock drill

To Gauge the response of DM system

To measure overall performance of

exercise. To Measure performance with regard to

accident restoration

Frequency Once a year


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