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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | ticket-checking |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
ordinate concerned, and arrange for transport of the Medical Equipment and staff to the site of the accident including necessary labour 3.02 Train Accident:- Train accidents is an accident that involves a train.
1 CHAPTER - I GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1.01 SCOPE OF THE RULES: (a) These rules are based on the General and Subsidiary Rules and other instructions issued by the Railway Board. Whenever any conflict is perceived between these rules and the General and Subsidiary Rules, the rules contained in the General and Subsidiary Rules shall be followed. Nothing in these rules shall cancel, amend or modify any of the General and Subsidiary Rules or the instructions contained in any of the Railway Board’s circulars on the subject of accidents. (b) These rules shall apply throughout the South Western Railway and includes all open lines, lines under construction and sidings – railway, private or assisted – worked by the railway. 1.02 SUPPLY OF ACCIDENT MANUAL: Copy of the Accident Manual shall be supplied to each branch of the Zonal Office, Divisional Office, Station, Control Office, Loco Shed, Office/Depot of the Assistant Engineer, SE/JE Permanent Way, SE/JE Signal and Telecommunication, SE/JE Carriage and Wagon, Inspectors of Commercial and Transportation Departments, Carriage and Wagons, Way and Works, each of the Construction units and offices, Railway Protection Force Headquarters and Government Railway Police Headquarters. Copy of the Accident Manual shall also be supplied to each Officer, Inspector, Supervisor, Senior Subordinate, Station Master, Driver, Guard and other Railway Servants as prescribed. 1.03 ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE RULES: Every Railway Servant is bound by these rules and whether supplied or not with a copy of the Accident Manual, must make himself acquainted with the Rules in the Accident Manual relating to his duties as also all changes made from time to time. To ensure that a Railway Servant performs the duties assigned to him effectively, it is necessary that he also acquaint himself with the rules relating to duties of other Railway Servants as prescribed in these rules. Note: Duties of railway staff in this chapter and elsewhere in the Accident Manual are not exhaustive. Additional duties prescribed in various other circulars, rules books, manuals, codes etc., from time to time shall be applicable to the Railway Servants concerned. The change of designation or up gradation/down gradation of any post shall not generally change the duties and responsibilities unless specially changed. 2 CHAPTER - II DEFINITIONS 2.01 Accident: For the purpose of Railway working, accident is an occurrence in the course of working of Railway which does or may affect the safety of the Railway, its engine, rolling stock, permanent way and works, fixed installations, passengers or servant or which affect the safety of others or which does or may cause delay to train or loss to the Railway. For statistical purposes accident has been classified in to categories from “A’ to “R” excluding “I” and “O”. Note: Except where specially mentioned, nothing in these rules applies to workshop accidents, which are covered by the factories act 1948 and the rules made there under. 2.02. Serious Accident: Accident to a train carrying passengers which is attended with loss of life or with grievous hurt to a passenger or passengers in the train, or with serious damage to railway property of the value exceeding Rs.25,00,000 and any other accident which in the opinion of the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety or Commissioner of Railway Safety requires the holding of an inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety shall also be deemed to be a serious accident. However the following shall be excluded:- (a) Cases of trespassers run over and injured or killed through their own carelessness or of passengers injured or killed through their own carelessness, and (b) Cases involving persons being Railway Servant or holding valid passes / tickets or otherwise who are killed or grievously injured while traveling outside the rolling
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