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- 3. An individual, person, or entity engaged under contract by Metrolinx or a third party to provide Construction or Maintenance services within Metrolinx Property. A Contractor can include a General Contractor or a Project Company.
- 4. A road vehicle or construction machinery designed and capable of operation both on and off track. When operated on a track they will be referred to as “Track Units”. All rules, procedures, and instructions governing their operation are applicable.
- 5. A form of protection where an employee is working alone, where no form of positive protection is in place and adequate sightlines and procedures must be followed.
- 7. Employees/Contractors working on the list under the direct protection and within visual range of the Foreman named in authority (Protecting Foreman) or the assigned Sub-Foreman. The Visual Work Group must be cleared by either radio, voice, or a reliable sounding device.
- 9. The area through which Workers and Construction/Maintenance Equipment access the Railway Corridor
- 11. Track(s) are not open to any Movement, and the track(s) are under a form of Positive Protection by a competent Protecting Foreman.
- 13. A person involved in the planning and who is on-site where the work is being undertaken and has the overall accountability of supervising and overseeing construction works and workers. They must hold a valid supervisory competence and ensure planned controls are put in place to keep persons safe from Movements of Construction Equipment, activities, and site risks.
- 16. The track(s) is protected in accordance with CROR Protection of Track Work (Rules 41, 42, 841, and 842) or Track Occupancy Permit (TOP Rules 849 to 864 inclusive).
- 17. A form of protection where an employee is in charge of a group of employees/workers, where no form of positive protection is in place and required sightline distances and procedures must be followed.
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- 1. Tracks shall be considered adjacent when the measured distance between track centers is less than 25 feet (7.6 meters) and/or is accessible to any traffic next to a Work Site location in or on the Right of Way.
- 2. An identified and clearly delineated work zone that permits the continuous operation of construction/maintenance activities while a Movement is passing on an adjacent live track.
- 6. The term "Employee in Charge or EIC (name)" will be used by the employee in charge of the Rule 842, and the term "Sub-Foreman (Name)" will be used for those being protected by the EIC and when communicating with each other.
- 8. An Employee named in the track authority and in possession of Positive Protection and the Employee In Charge (EIC) of a work project protecting Employees/Workers, Visual Work Groups, Separated Work Groups, and Track Units.
- 10. Any incursions by Construction/Maintenance Equipment, attachments, or load into the Dynamic Envelope of all Movements and Track Units that may operate on a live track (infringing the Fouling Point).
- 12. A term used to advise Employees/Workers that there are no Movements within the defined limits of the protection identified in the GBO or authority.
- 14. All Employees and Workers are in the predetermined Position of Safety as determined and discussed in the job briefing and/or supplemental job briefings. When clearing for a Movement or storing Track Units, all booms, wings, etc., must be retracted, secured with all locking devices put in place, and clear of the live (main) track. Tools and other materials must also be removed and secured to avoid being struck by a passing Movement.
- 15. Refers to the Metrolinx-owned and operated subdivisions of the railway infrastructure, rail/maintenance/layover yards, and all property between property fences, or if no fences, everywhere within 30 feet of the outermost rails.