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(e) In Token Block Working Territory, a suitable light is displayed at the token
delivery and pickup area for the Loco Pilot to clearly drop the incoming
token and pick up the outgoing token.

(f) All Warning Boards and other boards maintained by Signal department are
in good condition.

3.1.4 Attending to Failures/Incidences

(a) The Sectional SSE/JE(Signal) shall monitor daily all failures on his section.
During his periodical inspection he shall check up the cause indicated as
well as repairs carried out to ensure that similar faults do not recur. In case
of failures of a serious nature, the investigation shall be carried out
immediately, and the SSE(Signal)/Incharge advised.

(b) Each Sectional SSE/JE(Signal), shall at the end of every month,
summarise the failure reports received from each Technician(Signal) and
submit monthly ‘Cause wise Analysis Of Signal Incidences’ as per
Annexure: 3-A6 with his remarks to the Sr. Divisional Signal and
Telecommunication Engineer in duplicate. Failures pertaining to other
departments shall be promptly brought to the notice of the concerned
departments.

(c) SSE(Signal)/Incharge, Sectional SSE/JE(Signal) shall monitor Datalogger
exception reports on daily basis and take corrective actions. Where
required, he shall take assistance from Data Logger Management Centre
(DLMC) in Divisional headquarters.

3.1.5 Competency in Rules and Technical Work: Sectional SSE/JE (Signal) shall be:

(a) Fully conversant with the rules and regulations, instructions, procedures
and practices of installation, operation and maintenance of all installations
under his charge.

(b) Competent to carry out under open line working conditions
(i) Additions and alterations to existing installations and circuits

(ii) New installations
(iii) Installation, adjustment, maintenance and testing of Relay/Electronic
Interlocking equipments, Point Machines, Train Detection devices, LC
gates & carrying out alterations whenever required.

(c) The Sectional SSE/JE(Signal) shall ensure that only competent staff are
permitted to work on or make adjustments to any of the signalling gears
which are connected with the safety of trains. The supervisors shall further
ensure that these instructions are clearly understood by all the staff
concerned. Wherever contractual staff are deployed their technical
competency and awareness on safety matters, shall be checked before
they are allowed to work. Contractual staff shall not be allowed to work in
Relay Room, Point Mechanisms, Cables or any vital circuits independently,
unless accompanied by Railway Staff in a working Installation.

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