Organisation Setup Safety Branch,
Mysuru Division
Safety Branch, Mysuru Division
Safety Purpose
The Safety organization shares a common purpose in its drive towards increased reliability and availability of the rail system whilst seeking to continuously improve socially acceptable and reasonably practicable levels of safety. These are the very basic principles of sustainable development which seek to retain a holistic view and maintain risk in balance.
There can never be zero risk and Safety organization's work is about helping the railway to consistently achieve a tolerable level of risk.
Levels of Safety Organisation
The Safety Organization functions at all the three levels of organizational structure of the Indian Railways i.e. Railway Board at apex level, Zonal Railways at middle level and Divisions at bottom level.
At the Railway Board level the Safety directorate is headed by an Adviser assisted by Directors, other officers and Inspectors drawn from various disciplines.
At the Zonal Railway level the Chief Safety Officer (CSO) heads the Safety department assisted by officers and supervisory staff from other departments connected with Safety.
At the Divisional level, Safety department is headed by Senior Divisional Safety Officers. An assistant officer is also available in some divisions. Supervisory level staff from all concerned departments is available for providing assistance at Divisional level.
Achievements/Highlights for 2017-18 (upto 30.11.17)
1.DIVISION CONDUCTED FOLLOWING SAFETY DRIVES AS ADVISED BY HQRS & RAILWAY BOARD:
2017-18
HqrsSafety Drives:-
Sl. No. | SD No. | Subject | Period |
1 | 01 | Monsoon Precautions | 24.04.17 to 23.06.17 |
2 | 02 | Prevention of accidents at all the weak areas | 25.04.17 to 24.05.17 |
3 | 03 | Observing Level Crossing Awareness Week ILCA | 29.05.17 to 02.06.17 |
4 | 04 | Prevention of Derailment/ Signal Passing at Danger(SPAD) during Shunting Operations in Yards. | 04.07.17 to 13.07.17 |
5 | 05 | Zero Missing Fittings on Track. | 19.07.17 to 28.07.17 |
6 | 06 | Brake van equipment in coaching trains & fire extinguishers in stations and other locations | 09.08.17 to 13.08.17 |
7 | 07 | Prevention of accidents over zonal railway | 21.08.17 to 20.11.17 |
8 | 08 | Precaution during Line Block and proper knowledge of staff. | 24.08.17 to 02.09.17 |
9 | 09 | Working on Running Lines and safety at work sites. | 30.08.17 to 13.09.17 |
10 | 10 | Coupling of CBCs/Screw coupling between coach to coach or locomotive to coach | 29.09.17 to 13.10.17 |
11 | 11 | Prevention of Fire in coaches | 10.10.17 to 24.10.17 |
12 | 12 | Securing ofvehicles at stations/siding. | 19.10.17 to 18.10.17 |
Division Safety Drives:-
Sl. No. | SD No. | Subject | Period |
1 | Dvn 1 | Monsoon Precautions | 10.04.17 to 24.04.17 |
2 | Dvn 2 | Securing of Vehicles/loads/ trains/ locomotives at Station/block section | 05.04.17 to 19.04.17 |
3 | Dvn 3 | Protection of Track/Running line near work/Construction site | 24.05.17 to 30.05.17 |
4 | Dvn 4 | Prevention of Yard Derailments. | 04.07.17 to 13.07.17 |
5 | Dvn 5 | Precautions during blocking line for Engineering work purposes | 25.08.17 to 08.09.17 |
6 | Dvn 6 | Fire prevention in Trains | 11.10.17 to 20.10.17 |
7 | Dvn 7 | Safe operation of MaterialTrains/Track Machines in block station/section | 27.10.17 to 05.11.17 |
8 | Dvn 8 | Prevention of Signal passing at Danger ( SPAD) | 01.12.17 to 15.12.17 |
2) DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN-2017:
A Divisional Disaster Management Plan 2017 for Mysuru Division reviewed and updated version with Data Bank & District Maps was unveiled by DRM on 16.01.2017.
3)CONDUCTED MOCK DRILL EXERCISE B/W SKLR-DOGL ON 26.04.2017
Mock Drill exercise conducted as Derailment of 16515 Express b/w SKLR-DOGL section and Practical Demonstration at SKLR yard using 140Tcrane/ART/ASK in Mysuru Division on 26.04.2017.
4)OBSERVED “INTERNATIONAL LEVEL CROSSING AWARENESS WEEK” FROM 29TH MAY TO 2ND JUNE 2017:Conducted Awareness Campaigns and Bulk SMS and Voice mail campaign to 6 lakh Road users.
ACTIVITIES:
vSafety Seminars
Safety Seminars are conducted on a regular basis at different stations in the Division wherever there is concentration of staff, identifying the subjects in which frequent failures on the part of the staff are noted. Field staff are allowed to express their views and difficulties so that corrective steps are taken at appropriate level.
Sl. No. | period | No. of seminars | No. of staff attended/Counseled |
1 | April2017 – November 2017 | 87 | 1601- Staff counseled |
vAmbush checks
Ambush checks are conducted mainly to check the whistling habits and observance of speed restrictions of Loco Pilots at the approaches of unmanned LCs. Any deficiencies noticed are reported then and there for taking up with the erring staff.
Sl No | Period | Total no. conducted |
1 | April2017 – November 2017 | 119 |
vMobile Safety Propaganda
Safety Propagandas are conducted regularly by road at villages in the vicinities of unmanned LCs for the purpose of educating road users on the safe usage of unmanned LCs. During these propagandas, Safety Team of the Division is visiting Village/ Town/ Taluk Panchayat Offices, Schools, RTO Offices etc. to disseminate the awareness in safe usage of unmanned LCs through counseling, distribution of posters, pamphlets, calendars, stickers etc. containing messages on the issue and also relevant penal provisions of Indian Motor Vehicles Act and Railways Act.
Sl. No. | Period | Total section conducted | Public andNo. of Road users |
01 | April2017 – November 2017 | 166 | 2687 Road Users. |
