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Gauging Our EHS Sustainability Performance
Amtrak EHS Annual Report 2010 | 13
Seattle (Combined Amtrak/Talgo Team)
A CFT of third-shift employees identified 16 specific safety concerns related to
climbing onto and working on top of Talgo train equipment, which is used
exclusively on Amtrak’s Cascades service. The team found serious safety issues
including the placement of ladders against trains; procedures for climbing ladders
onto equipment; and the pulling of pins from panels on the sides of trains while in
elevated positions.
The team introduced engineering solutions that established processes for tying the
base of ladders to the adjacent rail and design of a new “man basket” that
facilitates walking onto car roofs. Training/capability solutions included publishing
safety alerts regarding ladder selection, inspection, and use. Material was also
distributed that addressed inspection and use of harnesses, including attachment
to designated tie-off points. The team was able to lower the risk index from 330 to
95, a 70 percent reduction.