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TOLERANCE
THE
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TOLERANCE
POLICY
            The policy addresses
THE
            ROADWAY WORKER
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TOLERANCE
                    and
POLICY
            PERSONAL
            PROTECTIVE
            EQUIPMENT
            The most serious
THE         and simplest rules
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            weight
TOLERANCE
POLICY
            The message is clear
            WORKERS CANNOT
            PICK AND CHOOSE
            WHICH RULES TO
            FOLLOW
CITATIONS
Violations of the policy result
in citations to the:
EMPLOYEE
and copies to:
THE EMPLOYER
and
CALTRAIN SAFETY OFFICE
Policy violations are enforced through
progressive RIGHT OF ENTRY REFUSAL


1st violation = re-trained and warned
2nd violation = 24 hours off right of way
3rd violation = 72 hours off right of way
4th violation = 1 year off right of way


Each violation disappears 2 years after date of occurrence
Persons found on the right of way who have
lost RIGHT OF ENTRY are cited for trespassing

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The policy is part
of every
CONTRACT
and
RIGHT OF ENTRY
PERMIT
With the exception
of transportation
and mechanical
personnel,
everyone who works
on the Caltrain right
of way is trained as    •Contactors
a                       •Third parties
ROADWAY WORKER          •Utility workers
                        •City and county workers
Utility and municipal workers are trained but
given exemption to FRA jurisdiction unless
involved in preplanned construction projects
Utility and municipal workers are still required to
wear personal protective equipment and have
proof of Caltrain safety training under the
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ABOUT THE
CONSTRUCTION
SAFETEY OFFICER(CSO)

  The CSO monitors and audits job sites
  at all times of day and night
Trained persons are identified by a numbered
hard hat sticker with expiration date
The hardhat sticker
numbers are connected
                           ABOUT THE
to a database that can      HARDHAT
be accessed in the field     STICKER
with a Blackberry or
wireless connected
                            NUMBERS
laptop
The sticker number in the
database will indicate;
the employee,
employer,
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qualifications,               Fred
training date,              Workman
and prior

ZERO TOLERANCE
VIOLATIONS
Each worker is issued a
JOB BRIEFING BOOK
Each worker must
produce their
completed job briefing
form when audited as
part of the


ZERO TOLERANCE
POLICY
NO WORKER HAS EVER BEEN HIT
 BY A TRAIN ON THE CALTRAIN
        RIGHT OF WAY

  WE INTEND TO KEEP IT THAT WAY