SPAD representation to GM

           

To

            Sri. RAKESH MISHRA
            General Manager
            Southern Railway

Respected Sir,

SUB     :     SAFETY IN TRAIN OPERATIONS – PREVENTION OF SPAD – DIRECTIVES OF RAILWAY BOARD TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITH TOP PRIORITY – REGD

REF     :     RB LETTER NO. 200/M (L) /466/7101 DATED 14/6/12

            The meeting of on SPAD held in railway board on 12.06.2012 and the directives from the meeting for  implementation for all zonal railways was issued. In this connection, we earnestly submit as follows. Though some of the directives are being ensued for implementation, many of the core directives are not implemented nor any action seems to be taken for  implementation.  Following are some of the SPAD directives with top priority by AILRSA for implementation and some of the main violations of SPAD directives in a tabular form.

A2.       There is a need to improve the condition of driving cabs by making them sound proof and ergonomic and to relocate the horn so that the sound level is within limits.  Cab should also be made air-conditioned.

B4.       Calendar day rest should be provided to running staff instead of 22/30 hrs rest so that they may fulfill their family and social objections.

C6.       Links should be made in such a way that there are not more than 2/3 continuous night duties.  Also efforts should be made that the running staff is not made to perform more than 6 hours duty during 22 to 6.00 hours.

C16.     The rest at HQ and outstation should be liberalized.  A crew on 6 hr outstation rest should be served call book after completing rest ie 6 + 2 = 8 hours.

E3.       The maximum duty hours of mail/ express drivers should be reduced to 6 hours as they encounter one signal every minute on an average during their run.

E10      Crew which reports after leave/ sickness/training should be booked after 6 hours instead of odd hours.  Changes should also be made in CMS.

DIVISION DEPOT	CREW LINK	TRAINS EXCEEDING 6 HRS DUTY	NO. OF MORE THAN 3 NIGHT DUTIES AT A STRETCH	TRAINS WITH LESS THAN 8 HRS REST AT OUT STATION	LINKS WITHOUT CALENDAR DAY REST
MAS	10 M (M) Link	41	1	NK	ALL
MAS	16 M (M) Link	59	4	-	ALL
	16 M (M) Link	59	-	-	ALL
	19 M (M) Link	57	-	36	ALL
AJJ	4 M (M) Link	17	-	-	ALL
JIJ	13 M (M) Link	25	9	3	ALL
SA	16 M (M) Link	10	5	-	ALL
ED	23 M (M) Link	11	4	1	ALL
	18 M (M) Link	11	5		ALL
	8 M(M) Link	26	-	-	ALL
CBE	7 M (M) Link	3	-	-	ALL
ED	9 M (P) Link	3	-	-	ALL
	11 M (P) Link	3			ALL
	15M (P)Link	2	6	3	ALL
	10 M (P)Link				ALL
PGT	15 M (M) Link	5	3	3	ALL
PGT	26 M (M) Link	37	3		ALL
SRR	11 M (P) Link	5	3	1	ALL
	17M (M) Link	10	3	5	ALL
CLT	15 M (P) Link	2	6	3	ALL
	2 M (M) Weekly	2	-	-	ALL
TVC	34 M(M) Link	19	-	3	ALL
ERS	13 M(M) Link	41	-	-	ALL
	10 M (P) Link	-	-	4	ALL
	7 M (P) Link	1	-	1	ALL
QLN	23 M (M) Link	4	-	2	ALL
	14 M (P) Link	-	-	2	ALL
TVC	10  M (M) Link	24	-	2	ALL
NCJ	11 M (M) Link	21	-	1	ALL
MDU	10 M (M) Link	3	10	1	ALL
MDU	19 M (M) Link	7	2	3	ALL
	18 M (P) Link	2	5	-	ALL
TEN	10  M (M) Link	6	-	1	ALL
	11 M (M) Link	1	3	3	ALL
TPJ	8 M (M) Link	7	-	7	ALL
TPJ	12 M (M) Link	7	-	14	ALL
VN	11 M (M) Link	7	-	2	ALL
TPJ	10 M (P) Link	7	-	2	ALL
VM	6  M (P) Link	3	-	8	ALL
MV	2  M (P) Link	6	2	6	ALL

            To highlight the above issues and settle it, AILRSA is conducting a demonstration in all depots of Southern railway on 06.02.2013, as a “DEMANDS DAY”, a “LETTER CAMPAIGN” to GM from February 20 to 27^th and a “DHARNA” before GM Office in 14^th March.

            In spite of the railway boards letter with 58 directives, the COM/SR is playing gimmicks with 22 hrs PR, insisting weekly trains to be worked by leave reserve crew when there is no earmarked leave reserve and a depressed sanctioned strength.  The sanctioned strength has to be revised considering the above parameters of 6 hours duty, 3 night duties at stretch, 8 hrs out station rest as minimum, 4 calendar day rest in a month and reporting from leave and sick at 6 hours in the morning with 2 hours calling time.  

            Presently  the loco running staff involved in SPAD cases are deliberately removed from service without considering any contributory factor or merits of case, which is very cruel and unfair.  The capital punishment should be avoided in case of SPAD which does not involve with an accident according to Khanna Committee report.  Presently after the directives of SPAD by railway board released for implementation, but not implemented, the GM’s also become responsible for SPAD cases.  Hence AILRSA requests your good office to intervene and implement the directives of SPAD to prevent SPAD in southern railway.

      

Thanking you,

                                                                                                                Yours Sincerely

SRR                                                                                                                (GEOMY GEORGE)

28.01.2013                                                                                                      General Secretary/AILRSA

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