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ELEVATORS AND PLANT RAILWAYS road systems * When plant railway safety problems arise, help and suggestions can be sought from the safety men and operating officers of a plant's connecting railway line Safety meetings and other educational ac tivities should be used to inform plant per sonnel about railway hazards To include all the safe practices required for the safe operation of railway equipment would require a book in itself However, a few of the more important ones are includ ed here 1 Stop and look both ways before crossing any track 2 Expect trams or cars to move at any tune, on any track, in either direction 3 Step over rails when crossing tracks Never step, walk, or sit on any rail 4 Never go between moving cars or cars that may move for the purpose of adjust ing couplers or for any other purpose (The once common practice of lacking couplers to align them is particularly dangerous ) 5 Give a hand or lamp stop signal and re ceive an acknowledgment of the signal before gomg between standing engines or cars 0 To close a boxcar door, place one hand on the door handle and the other on the back end of the door 7 Step down from cars--do not jump 8 Never attempt to nde the leading foot board of an engine (This rule applies to aU employees, including switchmen ) Association of American Railroads, Safety Section, 59 East Van Buren St, Chicago, QL Safety Rules for various services References American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th St., New York City ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section Itl, "Boilers of Locomotives," and Section VUI, "Unfired Pressure Vessels " American Standards Association, 10 East 40th St., New York City Inspection of Elevators (Inspector's Manual) A17 2 Solely Code lor Elevators, Dumbwaiters, end Escalators A17 1 and Sup A17 la (Also pub lished by American Society of Mechanical Engineers ) Salety Code for Manhlts A90 1 ___ Safety Code Buies for Moving Walks A17 1 13 (Part XIII of Safety Code lor Elevators, Dumbwaiters, and Escalators A17 1 Also published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Association of American Railroads, 59 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, 01 Engineering Division (American Railway Engineering Association) Manual of Recommended Practice Safety Section Safety Rules Governing Maintenance of Equipment and Stores Employees Safety Rules Governing Maintenance of Way and Structures Employees Safety Rules Governing the Care, Maintenance and Operation of Mechanised Material Han dling Equipment Used in Railway Operations Safety Rules Governing Tram, Engine, and Other Transportation Employees Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D C Laws. Rules and Instructions lor Inspection and Testing in Steam Locomotives and Tenders and Their Appurtenances National Bureau of Standards, V S Department of Commerce, Washington, D C Notional Elec trical Safety Code NBS Handbook H30 Also adopted as American Standard C2 National Fire Protection Association, 60 Batterymarch St., Boston, Mass National Electrical Code Standard No 70-1962 (Also published by National Board of Fire Underwriters, 85 John St, New York City Also adopted as American Standard Cl ) National Fire Codes, vol 4, "Building Construction and Facilities " National Safety Council, 425 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, 111. Industrial Data Sheets. Escalators Data Sheet 516 Manhlts Data Sheet 401 19-30