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What format is the Rule Book and why

"Modular" and employees are only issued with the relevant modules required for their job

What are the Rule Book key features

1. Critical information is contained in a box outlined in red


2. Green "responsibility" indicators are printed at the start of each section and in the margin, making it clear which person/s are responsible


3. Blue "awareness" indicators in the margin, indicate where certain people should be aware of an instruction, that are actually directed at someone else


4. Blue "I" information indicators refer you to a footnote explaining a term specific to that rule


5. Distances are shown in metric first (imperial in brackets)

When is the rule book updated

Updated modules will normally be issued in either June or December (26 weeks)

What is the drivers rule book

A Railway Group Standard compiled by the Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) on behalf of the industry

If a rule is amended between a scheduled re-issue, where is it published

In the Periodical Operating Notice (PON) until the re-issue of the relevant module

When is the Weekly Operating Notice (WON) published

Pubished weekly and available every Friday (Ends 2359 hrs Friday & Starts 0001 hrs Sat)

What does the Week Number correspond to on the WON

The week in the financial year (April - April)

If you are absent from work for a period of time, what must you do upon returning to work in relation to the WON

Previous weeks notices (back notices) must be collected and signed for upon your return to work

How many sections are there in the WON and what are they

5 sections


A. Temporary Speed Restrictions


B. Engineering Arrangements


C. Signalling and Permanent Way Alterations


D. General Instructions and Notices


Safety

How many sections are there in the Periodical Operating Notice (PON) and what are they

2 sections


1. Front Section - relevant contents of sections C and D from last 13 weeks WON


2. Rear Section - information from previous WON yet to be published

When is the PON published

Quarterly (4 times a year)

What is the PON used for and what must you do


Update your rule book, sectional appendix and other publications


You must sign for and read this notice

What is contained within the front section of the PON

The relevant contents of sections C and D from the last 13 weeks WON on single sided pages

What is contained within the rear section of the PON

Information from previous WON that has yet to be published in the relevant publication on double sided pages

What does this sign mean in the Weekly Operating Notice

New item

What does this sign mean in the Weekly Operating Notice

The last appearance of this item

What does this sign mean in the Periodical Operating Notice

This sectional appendix item has not previously been published in the WON

What does this sign mean in the Weekly Operating Notice

That temporary speed restriction boards will be moved as the work progresses

If you are unsure about the meaning of anything mentioned in the text of each module, what can you do

You can look up a description of that phrase or item in a module headed Gossary of Railway Terminology

Who must you tell if you see or become aware of anyone else not carrying out rules, regulations or instructions correctly

Your supervisor, manager, or Operations Control immediately

What must always be your first concern and in what order

SAFETY


1. Yourself


2. Others


3. Contractors


4. Passengers


5. The Public


6. Trains


7. Equipment


8. Infrastructure

What does this symbol mean in the PON

This item will not appear in future issues and a note must be taken

What does this symbol mean in the PON

This item has not previously been published in the WON