Safety & Health Site Inspection

Detail Report

Date:      April 29/30,  2002                                                                         Location:  SHUSWAP SUB

Inspection Made By: Field Ops Site Inspection Sub-Committee

Class “A”                 - A condition or practice likely to cause permanent disability, loss of life or body part and

                                  Extensive loss of structure, equipment of material.

Class “B”                - A condition or practice likely to cause serious injury/illness, resulting temporary

                                  Disability or property damage that is disruptive but less severe than Class “A”.

Class “C”                - A condition or practice likely to cause minor no disabling injury/illness and/or non

                                  Disruptive damage.

Item

Location

Remarks, Comments, Recommendations

Action

By

Class

Done

1

Chase

Jumper cables on ground-trip hazard – put in cable holder

RM

C

 

2

Chase

East back track - TP&E material – trip hazard

RM

C

 

3

Chase

East Y switch rail adjacent to track – trip hazard

RM

C

 

4

M99-103

Track material near right of way – trip hazard

RM

C

 

5

Notch Hill

Uneven footing by back track, TP&E junk next to Y track- trip hazard

RM

C

 

6

Notch Hill

Knuckles all over the place for 2 miles

RM

C

 

7

Notch Hill

Black muck on right of way

RM

B

 

8

Tappen

Middle of back track – salt pit – trip hazard

RM

C

 

9

Tappen

EE backtrack sign bent

RM

B

 

10

63.12

Overhead HV wires need signage

RM

A/B

 

11

57.?

SS – TP&E scrap adjacent to back track

RM

C

 

12

48.9

SS – TP&E scrap adjacent to ROW

RM

C

 

13

45.7

Scrap rail N&S side at switch

EAP

C

 

14

44.8

Scrap rail SS at #2 switch

EAP

C

 

15

Cambie

Back track – tie condition

EAP

B

 

16

37.2

NS next to shed – pile of scrap

EAP

C

 

17

24.3

Need new ladder on signal mast

EAP

B/C

 

18

24

Wye – close clearance sign – bent

EAP

A/B

 

19

Various

Note following locations missing overhead HV danger signs:  Mile 33 W &E

            Mile Siding Cambie – E

            Mile 22.8 – 2 W&E siding and main Taft

           East switch Taft, E&W

EAP

A

 

20

 

Mile 32.2 Double wire notice #2 sign

EAP

   

21

 

Mile 14.4 no sign westerly direction

EAP

   

22

 

Mile 12.4 EE & W sign

EAP