RAIL CARRIER SAFETY PERSPECTIVES

Dan Watson Northern Plains Railroad

Northern Plains Railroad System Map

“No one gets in a position of peril “Ever

NPR 3 Key Objectives Carrier Vs Shipper

Private Siding Agreements

Expectations on Training

Rules Compliance

Private Siding Agreement Joint Operations

Would you allow this?

Maintenance and Inspection

SHIPPER OR CARRIER’S TRACK?

Who is responsible?

Snow Removal

Training Expectations

Northern Plains Railroad and CHTRS Partnership

CP Customer Safety Manual CN Customer Safety Handbook SOFA Quarterly Report

Safety and People

You need a work environment where: The expectations and consequences are clear,

immediate and certain. Barriers and Hazards are removed Rewards and recognition for the right

outcomes and correct Behaviors.

Compliance

FRA Efficiency Testing Work Performance Testing Customer / Shipper Audits Safety Committee Audit Teams

Protection from Carrier

BLUE FLAG PROTECTION DERAILS

Customer Audits

VEGETATION CONTROL

Safety Committee Audit

BEFORE AFTER

Equipment Audits

Work Performance Testing

STATS WORK PERFORMANCE TESTING

WPT Testing Tests Performed 123 Failed Tests 19 Failure Rate 16%

Failures Include 50 Foot Separation Red Zone Compliance Securing Equipment

PPE Switch Point Inspection

123

19

WPT

Pass

Fail

Safety – Your Role - Our Goal

Ensure 100% compliance – 100% of the time. Ignoring someone’s Behavior is not a favor – it

can be a death sentence. (maybe even yours)

Take immediate action. Say something - question Behavior. If you don’t know; ask, ask, ask,

Special Thanks

Boundary Trail Railway

Alberta Prairie Railway

Great Western Railway

Canadian Heartland Training Railway

Not everyone all at once, you will all have time to ask questions!