ARGENTINE/KC SAFETY SITE TEAM MEETING -
Open Issues - # 301 - Locomotive cab
radios, no external speakers, harm-
ful to hearing. DQ 34 Project - 781
flagged to be repaired, 737 completed
and 44 yet to complete.
#
1877 - Initiate lightning policy for TYE at Argentine Yard. Is
at Division SACP.
#
2018 - Ron Westberg - Marceline Sub. Dispatcher walking on
crews when switching and taking Form A's and
B's. BLET Safety Coordinator
John Krueger of the Kansas Division and I
visited with the DSF Tower about
the issue. They can tell some of the
radio traffic from the AVTEC Screen,
but not all. Response from
Communication Supervisor Brian Erickson was
that a locomotive radio puts out 50 watts,
where a pak-set only puts out 2
watts of power. Key to the issue is
making sure the dispatchers are on the
right base-station radio, in order to hear
us on the road before they talk. I am
trying to contact Corridor Supt. Mike
Sickler to confirm this.
#2022
- Kevin Maloney - Trees obstruct view of signals, west-
bound at C.P. 5.5. Response - Foliage
off of trees until spring, will view then
with Asst. Supt. Bill Stuhldreher.
Container Business will share one-half of
the cost to remove.
#
2094 - Requested Rules Examiners versus CBT Training.
Issue raised to Senior BNSF Leadership at Safety
Summit Meeting. Re-
sponse - Committed to CBT through 2006, but
Dave Dealy committed to a
24/7 Rules Hotline by Easter 2006. It
is not established yet, but a pilot pro-
gram is underway on the Gulf Division.
#
2156 - Pigeon problem at Argentine Yard Tall Tower - Shen-
dell Co. brought in and is going to trap
pigeons, cannot shoot them due to
city ordinances. Still feeding them
grain salted with drug to make them
sick, pigeons are leaving the Tall Tower
area.
#
2335 - Signal Awareness Forms going to Murray Yard are
incomplete. R.F.E. Traff working on.
#
2349 - 4000 Yard full of holes with the installation of shove
lights. The Signal Dept. is
addressing.
#
2350 - When the Steel Plant lead is full, we have to set-out
bad orders in the old 3000 Yard.
Lighting is not adequate. Response - The
South end of that yard is to be re-configured,
the lighting will be addressed
at that time.
New Issues - 1. 12th Street lights at
night, Westbound, interfere with the
signals on Mains 1 and 2.
2.
Cleveland Avenue, Eastbound signals, all Mains are block-
ed by the I - 70 bridge.
3.
Independence Avenue, Eastbound signals, Mains 2 and 3
are blocked by a building.
Misc. Information - 1. When setting
out bad orders in the Steel Plant Lead,
if your head-end is East of 12th Street,
there is a gate at M.P. 3, that you
can get in. Or, East of there at C.P.
2.7, there is a gate you can get
through as well. Keys needed are
either the 105 or the old brass key.
FT. MADISON SAFETY SITE TEAM MEETING -
APRIL 19, 2006.
Open Issues - Chicago Division
#
1328 - Ballast on Sibley Bridge walkways. Response - End
of April, the curves are to be worked on, a
Vac Truck to be used then. Also,
after the Memorial Weekend Project with the
P811 Gang (concrete ties),
more clean-up and guardrails to be put back
in.
#
1374 - Westbound signal on Main 2 at M.P. 386.3 is blocked
by grain spouts and signal apparatus.
Response - Est. close date is 0517-
06, waiting on track windows and manpower.
#
1528 - At Bosworth, MO., M.P. 374, holes in bridge where
you stop, large enough to catch your foot
in. Should be done in May.
#1529
- Permanent Resume Speed boards at M.P. 438 are
gone and need to be replaced.
Response - Should be done by mid-May.
#
1530 - Signal, Eastbound at East Ft. Madison out of the
C.T.C. Siding, blocked by poles as you try
to make set-outs. Response -
Possibly remove some of the poles, they are
not wanting to move the signal
to the left side.
#
1533 - Brian Kelley - Sibley Coal Plant, asked for additional
walking surface West of the guard crossing
to help set retainers. Response -
Will be installed during the Memorial
Weekend Project.
#
1578 - Asked for doors at the Ft. Madison Depot crew room
to be left unlocked to exit the Northside
of the building in case of an emer-
gency on the Southside of the crew room.
Response - In an emergency,
kick the doors in, issue stalemated at
present time with Supt. Davis.
Misc. Information - 1. MOW - Work starting
April 23, 2006 - Ballast Cleaner
SB03, Congo to Eton, then to Ethyl, MO.
Also, P811 Concrete Tie Gang -
Sibley East to CA Jct. to Hardin through
Memorial Weekend. RP2 Rail
Gang will start Aug. 16, 2006, at Medill, MO.
2.
STRUCTURES - Shadowing the P811 Gang at Sibley.
Will be working Highway 36 Bridge East of
Marceline by Mid-June.
3.
Industry Playbooks are coming for Marceline Sub.,
will have close clearances, footage of
tracks, pictures, etc. Not sure when.
CHICAGO DIVISION ( FORMERLY SACP ) MEETING
- APRIL 20, 2006.
Because
I am the Co-Chairman of the Ft. Madison Safety Site Team, I
get invited to this meeting once a quarter.
All Co-Chairman, Safety Assist-
ants and Safety Reps. had to give a report
from their respective Safety
Teams. I gave a report on the Ft.
Madison Safety Site Team. I also gave a
Powerpoint Presentation, that the committee
developed on the Sibley Coal
Plant, just guidelines. This will
eventually be distributed to our fellow em-
ployees in the form of an Industry
Playbook.
Two of
my issues that are over 90 days old were discussed by the
Chicago Division Committee. # 1328 -
Sibley Bridge walkways and
guardrails. Will be done after the
Memorial Weekend Project. #1374 - The
signal blocked at M.P. 386.3, by grain
spouts and signal apparatus. The
hardware is here, but waiting on manpower
and track windows. There were
five other issues discussed from other
locations on the Chicago Division.
This meeting is generally attended by the
General Manager Bob Lease,
Director of Transportation Bob McConahey,
Manager of Safety Randy
McMahan and right on down the line to your
Safety Rep's like me.
Usually there are somewhere between 45 to
60 people attending this
meeting from all over the Chicago Division.
I always want to recognize and thank all of
you for your support, as
BLET Division 75 members for helping me, so
I can help you.
Fraternally,
Ted
W. Stauffer
BLET
Leg. Rep. Div. 75