Behaviour in the track area
- Wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) high visibility clothing. Limit your stay in the track area to the time required for doing your job.
- Don't go on the track. Use the path at the side of the track or intermediate paths.
- Always be vigilant.
- Follow the gang warning signals immediately and go to a safe place away from the hazardous area.
- Note the specified safety measures.
- If you are working alone in the track area, make sure you look after yourself.
- Organise your work so that it can be done facing the direction of the expected trains.
- In spite of everything, always be attentive.
- Always go to a safe place away from the danger area before trains pass by.
- Always remember: danger can be caused when trains and shunting movements pass by, for example, due to shifting of the payload. The train must always be watched.
- Use your bicycle, motor assisted bicycle or moped only in railway stations, where it is approved (see the Railway Station Book). Other power driven two and three-wheel vehicles, can only be used on paths that are suitable for motor vehicles.
- Cross the tracks only at the designated points. Only if your job requires it, crossings at other locations are permitted.
- Before crossing the tracks look in both directions. Only start to cross if there is no vehicle approaching.
- Always look out for obstacles such as wire lines.
- Never walk between the buffers of nearby vehicles.
- When crossing tracks with stationary vehicles make sure that the vehicles are several metres away from you.
- Pay attention to trains passing on the adjacent track. Never crawl under vehicles or climb over buffers and couplings.
- Drivers of industrial vehicles must be extremely careful when driving over internal crossings.
- If you recognize that a colleague is in danger warn him or her. Make sure that you are not exposed to any danger.
- Stepping on rails, rail heads, turnout tongues, turnout rods turnout heaters and standing between moving parts of turnouts or turnout drives is prohibited.