Transload Safety: Crossing Through Rail Equipment

This form app specifically covers crossing through rail equipment rules to minimize transloading railcar and tank truck job hazards and equipment related accidents. Use this template in order to always use good judgment when you load and unload from a rail car, tank car or truck, following the safest course available. No action should ever be taken until you are fully aware of the hazards involved and have a plan to proceed safely. Identify potentially dangerous goods and adhere to the safety guidelines on behalf of best railroad safety management practices according to the federal railroad administration.

This form app contains crossing through rail equipment information related to rail work activities, including high-speed rail, and also provides recommended loading guidelines that have been found to promote transloading safety. Crossing through rail equipment rules must be complied with at all times. Crossing through rail equipment guidelines from railway companies are recommendations and must be followed unless another method is known to be as safe or safer after discussing and agreeing to the new procedure with a supervisor. Use this app as a fundamental tool for risk assessments, such as in the case of a railway transportation accident involving a freight train. Evaluate conditions of your freight in advance as a risk assessment measure for transport safety of potentially dangerous goods, since an incident could occur.

This app allows you to document that employees perform their rail car load and unload duties in a safe manner that is compliant with Federal, State, and local requirements as well as transloading facility policies and procedures. A PDF report is generated for transloading facility safety records. Use this app's reporting feature to run convenient PDFs exportable and shareable in real time.