Switching Facility Audit

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Personnel

SWITCHING COMPLIANCE

Locomotive

• Daily inspection complete on locomotives in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Headlights front and rear on?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper horn signals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Bell ringing in required areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Train Movement

• Shoving movements properly protected?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Does the engineer stop if additional instructions are not received?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Operating at a safe speed?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Safety Stop made before entering the ramp or locomotive servicing tracks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Good car counts?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Safety Stop before making a coupling?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Good coupling speed?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Stretched each coupling?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Switching Rules

• Proper radio procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper red-zone protection requested and applied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Getting on/off equipment properly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Riding equipment correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Handling switches/derails?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Leaving equipment in the clear while switching?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper feet placement while lacing air hoses?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Switch Crew Member

• Crew Member

Employee

• Team member name

• Position

PPE

• 5-point tear away safety vest?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety glasses?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gloves?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ear plugs (in accordance to rules)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Boots in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Identification

• Certification for position working on person and current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• E-railsafe badge on person and current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

UNATTENDED LOCOMOTIVES

• Locomotives

Locomotive

• Locomotive #

• Locomotive Picture

  Media

• Clear of adjacent tracks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clear of adjacent tracks

• Independent Brake cut-in and fully applied

• Automatic Brake cut-in and in Full Service position

• Throttle is in idle

• Reverser removed and stored in proper holder

• Generator Field switch in the off position

• Isolation switch in the Start/Stop position

• Hand brake applied

• Door and window shut

• Add media

  Media

• Comments:

RAIL CARS

• Rail Cars

Track

• Track #

• Hand brakes set?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Equipment in the clear?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Orange flag in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comments:

SWITCHES

• Switch Pins in Place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Switch not in compliance

Switch

• Switch #

• Add media

  Media

CROSSOVER SWITCHES

• Crossovers in corresponding position?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Crossover not in compliance?

Crossover

• Crossover #

• Add media

  Media

DERAILS

• Derails properly secured (used and not used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Derail not in compliance?

Derail

• Derail #

• Add media

  Media

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS & FIRST-AID KITS

Locomotive

• Locomotive #

Fire Extinguishers

• Annual inspection current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Monthly sign-off current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Secured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Labeled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First-aid Kit

• Present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate supplies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Labeled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A
Vehicle

• Vehicle #

Fire Extinguishers

• Annual inspection current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Monthly sign-off current?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Secured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Labeled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First-aid Kit

• Present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Adequate supplies?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Labeled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

CLEARANCE LINES AND CONES

• Clearance lines and cones in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Track not properly marked?

Track

• Track #

• Add media

  Media

HOURS OF SERVICE RECORDS

• Last 2 years on file?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Current months up to date and filled out correctly by employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

MONTHLY TRACK INSPECTIONS

• Are they inspections easily accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Every month accounted for the last year?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is heavy track maintenance (HTM) kept separate for auditing and reviewing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

SAFETY RULE OF THE DAY

• Last 1 year on file?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Current months up to date and filled out correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION REPORTS

• Locomotive inspected

Locomotive

• Locomotive #:

• Last 1 year on file?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Work orders on file?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

TRAINING RECORDS FOR CURRENT TRAINEES

Trainee

• Employee Name

• Are the Trainee Progress Reports current and properly recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• One-on-one weekly meeting notes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A