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(e) Ensuring  that  the  safety  appliances  like  safety  belts,  lifting  tackles  and
                            staging etc. are in good condition in order to ensure his safety and that of
                            staff working with him.

                        (f)  Deploying men for look out duties as and when necessary.

                        (g) Before starting maintenance at station, exception report from last visit to
                            present  visit  shall  be  taken  from  Datalogger  (where  PC  or  printer  is
                            available) to focus on preventive maintenance.

                3.8.2  Attending to Signal Incidences

                        (a) The  Technician  (Signal)  shall  not  disconnect  or  alter  any  connection  in  the
                            interlocking  circuits  except  with  the  approval  of,  and  in  the  presence  of  his
                            SSE/JE (Signal). Any action, which will vitiate safety, shall be done only after
                            disconnection notice has been issued and accepted by operating staff.

                        (b) A Technician (Signal) shall, however, attend to the signalling failures promptly
                            to permit safe passage of trains till the arrival of the SSE/JE (Signal). If any
                            unsafe failure/gear is noticed, he shall suspend signals/signaling gear/signaling
                            as required and informed to SM concerned.

                        (c) A  Technician(Signal)  shall  also  ensure  that,  once  the  signals  have  been
                            suspended as per para 3.8.2(b), normal working shall not be restored until the
                            failure/faulty gear  has been attended to, tested and certified by the SSE/JE
                            (Signal) and the  Relay Room, Block Instrument have been closed, pad locked
                            and sealed.

                3.8.3  Maintenance Programs

                        (a) Each Technician(Signal), as far as possible, adhere to the programme laid
                            down  for  him  by  his  SSE/JE  (Signal)  and  shall  maintain  a  record  of  his
                            visits as per Annexure: 3-A9.

                        (b) Technician(Signal)  shall  not  normally  leave  any  gear  in  disconnected
                            condition  and  in  unavoidable  eventuality;  a  specific  advice  to  ASM,  duly
                            acknowledged by him shall be obtained.


                        (c) Each Technician(Signal) shall maintain and test all the equipments under
                            his charge,as per maintenance schedule specified for various gears.

                        (d) Each  Technician(Signal)  shall  submit  a  fortnightly  report  of  his  maintenance
                            activities to his Sectional SSE/JE (Signal) as per Annexure: 3-A9.

                        (e) Technician  (Signal)  before  leaving  his  Headquartered  Station,  shall  take
                            permission from his sectional SSE/JE (Signal).

                3.8.4  Disconnection  of  Equipment:  Each  Technician(Signal)  shall  have  in  his
                        possession a book of Disconnection Notices as per Annexure: 3-A10.

                        (a) A  Technician  (Signal)  who  is  in  possession  of  a  Competency  Certificate
                            cum  Training  History  book  (Annexure:  3-A12)  only  shall  independently
                            undertake works necessitating issue of Disconnection Notices.




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