Rule 151. Railways in Factories

a. This rule shall apply to railways in the precincts of a factory which are not subject to Indian Railways Act 1890. b. Gateways: A gateway through which a railway track passes shall not be used for the general passage of workers into or out of a factory. c. Barriers and Turn gates:-i. Where buildings or walls contain doors or gates which open to a railway tract, a barrier about 1 metre high shall be fixed parallel to and about 60 cm. away from the building or wall outside the opening and extending several feet beyond it at other end, so that any person passing out may become aware of an approaching train when his pace is checked at the baffler. If the traffic on the nearest track is all in one direction, the barrier shall be in the form of an " L" with end of the short leg abutting on to the wall and the other end opening towards the approaching train ; ii. If the distance between wall and track cannot be made to accommodate such a barrier, the barrier of a turn gate shall be placed at the inside of the opening ; and iii. Where a footway passes close to a building or other obstructions as it approaches a railway track, a barrier or a turn gate shall be fixed in such a manner that a person approaching the track is compelled to move away from the building or obstruction and thus obtain timely sight of an approaching locomotive or wagon. iv. Crowds: Worker's pay-windows, first-aid stations and other points where a crowd may collect shall not be placed near a railway track ; and v. At any time of the day when workers are starting or ending work all railway traffic shall cease for not less than five minutes. d. Loco motive:-i. No locomotive shall be used in shunting operations unless it is in good working order; ii. Every locomotive and tender shall be provided with efficient breaks, all of which shall be maintained in good working order. Brake shoes shall be examined at suitably fixed intervals and those that are worn out replaced at once iii. Water-gauge glasses or every locomotive whatever its boiler pressure, shall be protected with substantial glass or metal screens iv. Suitable steps and hand-holds shall be provided at the corners of the locomotive for the use of shunters v. Every loco motive crane shall be provided with lifting and jacking pads at the four corners of the locomotive for assisting in re-railing operations ;and vi. It shall be clearly indicated on every locomotive crane in English and in language understood by the majority of the workers in the factory, for what weight of load and at what reading the crane safety. e. Wagons:-i. Every wagon (and passenger coach, if any) shall be provided either with self-acting brakes capable of being applied continuously or with efficient hand brakes which shall be maintained in good working order. The hand brakes shall be capable of being applied by co-person on the ground and fitted with a device for retaining them in the applied position ii. No wagon shall be kept standing within three metres of any authorized crossing ; and iii. No wagon shall be removed with the help of crow bars or pinch bars. f. Riding on locomotive, wagon or other rolling stock: No person shall be permitted to be upon (whether inside or outside) any locomotive wagon or after rolling stock except where secure foot- hold and handhold are provided. g. Attention to brakes and doors:-i. No locomotive, wagon or other rolling stock shall be kept standing unless its brakes are firmly applied and, where it is on a gradient, without sufficient number of properly constructed scotches placed firmly in position; and ii. No train shall be set in motion until the shunting jamadar has satisfied himself that all wagon doors are securely fastened. h. Projecting loads and cranes:-i. If the load on a wagon projects beyond its length, a guard or dummy-truck shall be used beneath the projection ; ii. No loco-crane shall travel without lead unless the jib is completely lowered and positioned in line with the track and iii. When it is necessary for a loco-crane to travel with a load, the jib shall not be swung until the loco-crane has come to rest. i. Loose shunting: Loose-shunting shall be permitted only when it cannot be avoided. It shall never be performed on a wagon not accompanied by a man capable of applying and pinning down the brakes. A wagon not provided with brakes in good working order and capable of being easily pinned down shall not be loose-shunted unless attached to it at least another wagon with such brakes. Loose-shunting shall not be performed with, or against a wagon containing passengers, live-stock or explosives. j. Fly-shunting: Fly-shunting shall not be permitted on any factory railway. k. The shunting Jamadar:-i. Every locomotive or wagon in motion in a factory shall be kept under the control of a well trained jamadar ; and ii. Before authorizing a locomotive or wagon to be moved, the shunting jamadar shall satisfy himself that no person is under or in between or in front of the locomotive or wagon. l. Hand Signals:- The hand signals used by the shunting jamadar in day and night shall be those prescribed by the shunting rules of railways, working under the Indian Railway Act 1890 (IX of 1890). m. Night work and fog:-i. In factories, where persons work at night, no movement of locomotive, wagon or other rolling stock otherwise than by hand shall be permitted between sunset and sunrise unless the tracks and their vicinity are lighted on a scale of not less than 10 lux as measured at the horizontal plane at the ground level ; and ii. In no circumstances any locomotive or train shall be moved between sunset and sunrise or at any time when there is fog, unless it carries a white head light and a red rear light. n. Speed control:-i. A locomotive or train shall not be permitted to move at a speed greater than seven kilometers per hour ; and ii. A train, locomotive, wagon or other rolling stock shall not be moved by mechanical or electrical power unless it is preceded at a distance of not less than 10 metres during the whole of its journey by shunting jamadar. He shall be provided with a signalling flags or lamp and whistle necessary for calling the attention of the driver. o. Tracks:-i. The distance (i) between tracks and (ii) between tracks and buildings, blind walls or other structures and (iii) tracks and materials deposited on the ground shall be respectively not less than-

(aa) from centre to centre of parallel tracks, the overall width of the widest wagon of that gauge plus twice the width of the door of such a wagon when opened directly outward plus 1 metre ;

(bb) from a building or structure other than a loading platform to the centre of the nearest track, half the overall width of the widest wagon of that gauge, plus the width of its door when opened outward, plus1.5metres;and

(cc) from material stacked or deposited alongside the track, on the ground or on a loading platform, to the centre of the nearest track, half the, overall width of the widest wagon of that gauge, plus half the width of its door when opened directly outward, plus 1 metre. ii. Sleepers of a track shall be in level with of the ground and a tall crossing of the track with a road or walkway, the surface of the road or walkway shall be in level with the top of the rails ; iii. All track ends shall be equipped with buffer stops of adequate strength; iv. Barriers of substantial construction shall be securely and permanently fixed across any doorway or gateway in a building or in a wall which conceals an approaching trade from view, between the building and the track as prescribed in clause (a) of sub-rule (3). v. Where track are carded on a gantry or other elevation, a safe footway or footways with hand rails and toe-boards shall be provided at all positions where persons work or pass on foot, and where there is an opening in the stage of an elevated track for the dropping of materials to a lower level, the position shall be adequately fenced or the opening itself provided with a grill through which a person cannot fall vi. All point levers shall have their movements parallel, to, not across, the direction of the track ; vii. All loading platforms which are more than 60 cms above the level of the ground on which the track is laid and more than 15 metres in length, shall be provided with stops at intervals not greater than 15 metres apart from to enable the platform to be easily mounted from the track viii. Turn tables on plant railways shall be provided with locking devices which will prevent the tables from turning while locomotives or wagon are being run on or off the tables ; and ix. Workers shall be prohibited from passing under, between or above railway wagons. p. Crossings:-i. At all crossings of a track with a road or walk way, danger or crossing signs and wherever reasonably practicable, blinking lights or alarm lights shall be provided, at all important crossings, gates or barriers manned by watchman shall be provided. Swinging gate and barriers shall be secured against inadvertent opening or closing.