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NatioflalFederation of IndianRailwaymen 3 , C H E L MSFORD ROAD,NEWDELHI- 11O055 Affiliated to : Indian NationalTradeUnion Congress(tNTUC) InternationalTransport Workers' Federation(lTF) t0.04.2017

No.II/34lPt.16 The Secretary(E), RailwayBoard, New Delhi. DearSir, Sub:

.safety conferenceheld at Mumbai central - westernlLailway3'oMarch,2017.

(an affiliate of NFIR) NFIR informsthe Railway Boardthat the WesternRailwayMazdoorSangh 2017' The Hon'ble MR's hassuccessfullyhostedthe Safetyconferenceat Mumbai central on 3'dMarch' by GeneralManager,good Via"o fnl.rrug" *ut Airfiuy"O in ttre SafetyConference,which was attended numberof PHODs/Officersand over 600 delegates' participatedin the Safety NFIR General Secretaryalong with NFIR Working Presidenthas WRMS has initiated the conference.shd J.G. Mahurkar,NFI{ vice Presidentand GeneralSecretary, in brief' Jir".irtion. The importantconclusionsof conferenceareplacedbelow on board for AC Coach Attendant (escortingstaff) on 1. provision of seatingarrangement/Berth duty be ensured. Departmentwhile off 2. provision of properrestingfacilitiesto the train escortingstaffbf Electrical dutYat destinationstation. Boots, Jackets'High Tech' 3. Supply of SafetyEquipmentto the Electricalstaff i.e Helmet, Gum infrastructure' of repairs and Electronicsequipmentior maintenance 4. Shortageof Matirials andMan Power.Immediateactionbe taken' howeversuchperiodis not 5. Escortingstaff haveto remainin coachwhile off duty at destination; . treatedasdutY' of rakeon pit line, howeverstaff arecompelled 6. Minimum 6 hrs. requiredfor primarymaintenance hazard' to releasethe rake early safety 7. The conditionsof pit line arevery poor andunhygienic' g. Ineffectiveworking of bio-toilet,causingseriousunhygienicanddirty environmenton pit line and adjacentarea. g. The wards of safety staff consideredfor appointmentunder LARSGESS, cleared medical examination,not appointeddueto administrativedelay' NFIR still not resolved' 10. The issueregarding'rrigh".gradepay to the runningstaff raiseclby issued,leading]o safetyhazard' 11. At times,the greaf power certifrcatefor EMU raliesis noj bei:rg RunningRoomsis to be ensured' 12. Conditionsof RunningRoom arevery poor.Air-conditioningof becausethe exiting staff are 13. More than i\o/o accidentso..rr on Lcount of human failure andwork understressdueto largenumberofvacanciesin safetycategories' overburdened in Training Institutesand at 14. Meditation and Track Managementprogramri" *uy be introcluced divisionallevel for staff working in safetycategories' properworking condition"against 15. provision of Air condition facility in control Tower to ensurc the hot air releasedby panelandotherelectronicinstruments. workers at the placeof their 16. Ensureseparateladiis Rest Room and Toilet facilities for women dutY. Track Maintainerscategory' 17. Poor conditionof track on accountof largescalevacanciesof Ensure separatecadre for patrolling' weather 18.20% staff utilized for Hot, Cold and ilIonroon PatrollingPurPoses'

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19. The posts of Ministerial Staff lying vacant in most of SSE (P.Way) offices, causingserious OT, Night Duty and otherallowancesin problemsfor Track Maintainersto get ttreirPasses/PTOs, tlme. 20. SSEs(P.Way)areworking 365 daysin a yearwithout gettingrest' of track and ensuringsaferunningof Trains 21. SSEs(p.Way) -" r"rpons1blefor propermaintenance not given Group 'B' Gazettedstatus.This are they punctuality. Ho*"u"t, and recu.ity with safety, is causingdemoralization. 22. Sixth CPC had done injustice in allotting lower gradepay to safetycategoriesin comparisonto the staff i.e. AccountsandNursing staff. SSE(P.Wy) shouldbe given GP Rs.54001. 'B' Gasettedis very poor, consequentlysupervisors,inspection 23. promotionalopportunityto group staffetc. dejected. 'C' 3335 post to Group 'B' Gazettedstill not 24. The issueregardingup-gradationof apex Group resolvedevenafter severalYears. 25. Working conditionsof Track Maintainerson SuburbanSectionare very arduousand hazardous hencethey shouldbe paid arduousallowance. 26. Trainwaming systerrto be providedto avoidrun over of Track Maintainerswhile on duty. 27. Two Night Patrolmen are not provided on suburban sections inspite of Railway Boar's instructions. 28. Seriousproblemsto Track Maintainersfor Maintenanceof tracks due to dirtinessof tracks at slumsarea.Protectionwall shouldbe providedalongtracks. 29. TrackMaintainersareforcedto work without engineeringblock. 30. Sufficienttime for Welding of tracksis not beingpermittedon suburbansections. 31. Vehicle Units censusfor changeof classificationof level crossinggatesrequiredto be reviewed for countingtwo wheelersalso. 32. Working conditionsof LC gateswhosenormalconditionis closedto roadtraffic is very di.fficult. 33. Restingfacilitiesto the SSEs(P. Way) arenot available. 34. Poor qualrtyof materialsbeingsupplied.Thereis alsono provision of imprestcashwith SSE(P. Way) ior maintenanceof tools. Thereshouldbe a properdepotfor maintenanceof P. Way tools. 35. LED Lamp providedto the gatekeepersandpatrolmanin placeof fugieesignalare of old design and very poor in terms of quality. In emergencyduring the stormy and rainy season,it is not workingproperly. It is 36. eualitiof C"nr and Torches suppliedto the gate keeper and patrolmanis substandard. to grantadequateallowance. suggested 37. En!-ineeringSupervisorsshould be imparted proper training for mechanizedmaintenanceof tracksand operationof latestelectronicinstrumentq. 38. HOER classificationof supervisorshouldbe reviewedtaking.into the presentscenariobecause. their workloadhasbeenincreasedmanyfold comparedto the work of 20 yearsback. 39. Thereis no rosterfor ESM. 40. ESMshaveto work for unlimitedhoursandno weekly restis given to them. 41. ESMs are being called to attendfailure after 1800hrs., howeverover time is not being paid to them. 42. ESMs have to perform outstationduty with tools, however there is no provision of seat in suburbansections. transfer,so that the casescan be 43. Thereshouldbe a separateportal on websitefor mutual/request pursuedproperly. 44. The u"ry oid type tools being utilized by the Helpers and other engineeringstaff need to be replaced. 45. Unmannedlevel crossingsshouldbe eliminatedto preventaccidents. 46. Helpersarebeingutilized asartisansforcibly, without paymentof properremuneration. 47. The positive recommendationsof High Level Safety Review Committee are yet to be

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manyfoldfor whichtheyshouldbepaid,pe"iut of SSE(c&w) increased

allowance. 49. Staff requirementfor maintenanceas per the norms/yardsticks is not ensured.Due to shortage, the existingstaff haveto compromisewith quality of work andsafety. 50. Underframeexaminationout of pit line shouldbe avoided. 51. LDCE of all departmentsshouldbe madeopento all.

52. Railway Board's instructions for signing the attendanceby literate Track Maintainersnot implemented. 5 3 .Track Maintainersshouldbe given shoeallowanceat the rateof Rs.2000/-per year. 5 4 .Weeklyrestnot given to ESM. 5 5 .More than 12 ESM/Helpershavebeenrun over duringthe year 2016 in suburbansectionbecause they work undertensiondueto the heavywork load andareover burdened. 56. Thereis no propersystemto assessthe failures.Sometimes failuresoccuron accountof reasons not attributableto ESM, JE/SSE(Signal). 57. More than2}o/ostaff beingutilized for patrolling. 58. The quartersavailablefor Track Maintainersare mostly situatedin mid-sectionand are 50-60 or Type-I havingonly yearsold without living facilities.Many of the quartersare of substandard one room without kitchen, latrine & bathroom.Despite Board's instructions,quartersare not madeavailablenearbystationor whereessentialfacilities areavailable. 59. The Track Men CommitteeReportis still not implementedin toto by Railway Board. 60. The work on partially lifting the coach is in violation of Railway Board's instructionson the subject and are totally prohibited by Railway Board, however the staff are compelledto do by partially lifting the coaches. maintenhnce is 61. There shortageof materialsin C&W depotsand staff havebeenforcedto cannibalizematerials, violating safetynorms. 'B' & 'C' classgateswhere normal condition of gate is "Open to Road 62. Gatemenworking on Traffic" are facing seriousproblemsandbeingtargetedby Roadusersdueto prolongedclosureof gates. 63. The work of Track Maintainersis of highly skilled natureassuchthey shouldbe consideredat par includingprovisionof GradePayRs.4200/-' with Techniciansfor the purposeof higherpercentage 64. TrackMaintainersshouldbe allowedfor LDCE in all departments. 65. Breakbinding is ignoredand allowedto avoid Train detention,sometimesthis may causeserious accident. in Pit linesbe ensured. 66. Properlighting arrangement 67. The issueraisedby NFIR regardingmergerof TechnicianGrade- II with Grade-Iwith 28001GP hasnot yet beenresolved. 68. Thereis no properyardstickfor engineeringstaff. and servicemattersof staff of store,establishment 69. SSEs(P. Way) areresponsiblefor maintenance in addition to monthly inspection,foot plating, trolley inspectionsetc., this shouldbe analyzed afreshand properyardstickevolved. 70. Thereis shortageof tools in everySSE(P. Way) office' 71. Accordingto LWR Manual, Patrollingbeatis defined2 kms. in single line and I km. in double line, howeverstaff arebeingforcedto work for morethan 5 kms. 72. Blockis not beingpermittedin time by traffic department;resultingengineeringstaff beingput to hardshipsat the siteof work. 73. The Senior P. Way Supervisorsinductedin GP 2800, now merged into the cadre of JE, GP MACP denied. Rs.4200/-,their mergeris reckonedaspromotion,consequently actionfor addressingthe above NFIR requeststhe Railway Boardto takenecessary issuessoon. Yoursfaithfully,

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(Dr. M. Raghlvaiah) GeneralSecretary' actionplease. Coy to the Adviser (Safety),Railway Board,New Delhi for necessary actionplease. Copy to the ED(IR), Railway Board,New Delhi for necessary of Affiliated Unionsof NFIR. y--OoW to the GeneralSecretaries Convto theNFIR MediaCentre.