Guidelines for the specification of blue safety flags in railroad operations

Details

• Creators:
  Hannon, Daniel J.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad safety
  • Specifications
  • Guidelines
  • Railroad facility operations
  • Standards
  • Blue Flag
  • Railroad Safety
  • Color Code
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FRA-10-09 ; DOT/FRA/ORD-10/15
• Resource Type:
  Manual
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  Blue flag protection in the railroad industry provides safety to workers from the inadvertent movement of equipment on which they ; are working. Current Federal regulations provide minimum specifications for the devices that can be used as blue flags, allowing ; many devices to be used as long as they are blue. Safety standards developed by national and international committees that have ; been adopted throughout a wide variety of high hazard industries, however, require greater specificity in the design of safety signs ; and signals. An analysis of 11 commercially available blue safety flag products revealed that 5 did not meet any safety standards ; beyond the minimum government regulations, and only 1 met the requirements of the most stringent safety code. ; Recommendations are provided for blue safety flags that are consistent with the current meaning and use in the railroad industry ; and that meet current safety code guidelines.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RR04/FB102
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9033/dot_9033_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 905.68 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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