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SAFETY
FOREWORD
Safety is the paramount responsibility of each and every Railway employee. Individual executive and technical departments look after and are accountable for safety within their own departments. The Safety department assists the management in monitoring the implementation of safety measures on the Railways and in developing strategies to improve the safety record. The department keeps a vigil over the safe transportation of men and material to detect lacunae in working, conducts inspections to determine if the rules and procedures governing the running of trains are being followed, and maintains liaison with all departments concerned with train operations. The safety department also gets inquiries conducted into accidents and monitors the follow up action that results from such inquiries.
Safety consciousness amongst Railway employee is promoted through man-to-man counseling, safety circulars, safety seminars and safety drives. The Public is made more aware of their role in improving Railway Safety through distribution of posters and pamphlets, plays, advertisements in the local media, cinema slides etc.
Regular reviews of the rules and systems of working are conducted with a view to improving safety and efficiency. Safety Inspection and for that matter all inspections are to be conducted meaningfully and diligently not only to detect the shortcomings and failures at the individual levels but more importantly at the system and procedure level. Continuous introduction of new technologies in all fields connected with train running viz. Track, Loco, Signaling, OHE etc. calls for up gradation of knowledge and procedures. Inspecting officials can play very important role in this regard.
At divisional level, Senior Divisional Safety officer heads the Safety wing, reports to DRM, assisted by 5 safety counselors and one TI/safety.
At Head Quarters level, safety organisation is headed by Principal Chief Safety officer, who directly reports to General Manager. PCSO is assisted by five Dy. Chief Safety officers, one each drawn from five major disciplines viz. Traffic, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Signal & Telecommunication Departments.
K. Vijaya kumar
Sr.DSO/HYB
9701372750
Safety Audits:
Apart from regular inspections at stations /Crew Booking Lobbies /Crew Rest Rooms by officers and supervisors of the division, Safety Audit inspections are also being conducted at major stations /Crew Booking Lobbies /Crew Rest Rooms by Joint inspection of JAG officers of the division, other divisions Safety organization of the zone and High-level safety team from Headquarters consisting committee of SAG Officers.
The irregularities noticed by Officers/safety teams during the safety audit inspection conducted at stations will be forwarded to concerned departments and necessary compliance action is being initiated.
Safety Audit Inspections conducted by other Divisions & Hqrs.
1.Bi-monthly High level Safety audit inspection conducted at KRNT Station & DHNE-KRNT section ofHqrs. Safety audit team on 18.03.25.
2.Joint inspection of ART/SPARMT/NZB by ADRM/O/HYB and JAG officers on 07.11.2025.
Cross Safety Audit conducted by Other Divisions in HYB Division
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S.No. |
Division |
At Station |
Date |
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1. |
GNT |
NZB |
31.03.26 & 01.04.26 |
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2. |
NED |
MBNR |
29/30.10.25 |
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3. |
SC |
NZB & BSX |
17/18.10.25 |
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4. |
BZA |
NZB |
10/11.07.25 |
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5. |
GNT |
KCG |
29 & 30.05.25 |
Cross Safety Audit conducted by Sr.DSO/HYB in Other Divisions
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S.No. |
Division |
At Station |
Date |
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1. |
NED |
AK & PAU |
25 & 26.04.25 |
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2. |
SC |
KZJ |
26 & 27.06.25 |
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3. |
BZA |
BZA |
21 & 22.08.25 |
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4. |
GNT |
GNT |
12 & 13.09.25 |
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5. |
NED |
ADB |
26 & 27.02.2026 |
SAFETY PERFOMANCE OF HYD/DIVISION
FOR THE YEAR 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, & 2025-26.
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No |
Particulars |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2025-26 |
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1. |
Safety Drives |
25 |
29 |
24 |
37 |
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2. |
Safety Circulars |
11 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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3. |
General Circulars |
06 |
03 |
06 |
11 |
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4. |
Safety Seminars/Safety Meetings |
17/78 |
24/55 |
20/48 |
15/63 |
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5. |
Sr. DSO Inspections |
263 |
315 |
241 |
469 |
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6. |
Joint Inspections by Officers ART/MRV |
01 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
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7. |
Staff counseled by Safety counselors |
5669 |
6157 |
3524 |
4656 |
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8. |
Intensive Surprise Night Inspections conducted by Officers and Inspectors |
3228 |
3678 |
8490 |
9870 |
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9. |
Accidents |
00 |
01 |
03 |
01 |
Safety Drives:
The following 38 safety drives have been conducted on the division up to Mar-2026, involving officers and supervisors. Irregularities brought out were rectified and concerned staff were counseled suitably.
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S. No |
Month & Year |
Subject |
Period |
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From |
To |
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1 |
Mar-26 |
RB Safety Calendar Drive for the month of March-26 for one week |
09.03.2026 |
15.03.2026 |
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2 |
Mar-26 |
7 Days special safety drive on proper knowledge of sliding booms working procedure of Gate Men at interlocked LC gates. |
05.03.2026 |
11.03.2026 |
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3 |
Feb-26 |
RB Week long safety drive for the month of Feb-26 |
09.02.2026 |
15.02.2026. |
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4 |
Feb-26 |
Rly. Board's Drive No.24 (FY.2025-26) 15 Days Safety Drive for Fire Safety in Passenger Carrying Trains. |
21.02.2026 |
07.03.2026. |
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5 |
Jan-26 |
RB Week long safety drive for the month of Jan-26 from to |
12.01.2026 |
18.01.2026. |
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6 |
Jan-26 |
Special Safety drive on Fire in trains |
09.01.2026 |
08.02.2026 |
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7 |
Jan-26 |
Safety Drive no. 22 (FY 2025-26): 30 days safety drive from to onIntra Railway Audit Inspection of Lobby & Running Rooms. |
15.01.2026 |
13.02.2026 |
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8 |
Jan-26 |
Safety Drive No. 23 (FY2025-26): 30 days safety drive onInspection of points and crossings, covering all points & crossing of HYB division. |
19.01.2026 |
19.03.2026 |
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9 |
Jan-26 |
Special safety drive for 15days on Discrepancies in SWRs & GWRs-Updating. |
30.01.2026 |
13.02.2026. |
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10 |
Dec-25 |
RB Week long safety drivefor the month of Dec’25. |
08.12.2025 |
14.12.2025. |
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11 |
Dec-25 |
Safety Drive no. 20 (FY 2025-26): 15 days safety drive on Signal Visibility. |
13.12.2025 |
27.12.2025 |
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12 |
Dec-25 |
Safety Drive No. 21 (FY2025-26): Special Drive to counsel SM/ASM & ESM regarding Train Working |
30.12.2025 |
13.01.2026. |
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13 |
Nov-25 |
RB Week Long Safety Drive for the month of November-2025 from to |
10.11.2025 |
16.11.2025. |
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14 |
Nov-25 |
RB Safety drive no-17 winter precautions drive. |
03.11.2025 |
15.12.2025 |
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15 |
Nov-25 |
RB Safety drive no-18 precautions to be made during foggy weather. |
26-11-2025 |
10-12-2025 |
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16 |
Oct-25 |
RB Week Long Safety Drive for the month of October 2025. |
13.10.2025 |
19.10.2025. |
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17 |
Sep-25 |
Railway Board's Drive No.12 (FY 2025 – 26): Availability and Upkeep of Completion Interlocking Plans at Relay Rooms.Safety Drive starting |
01.09.25. |
30.09.2025. |
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18 |
Sep-25 |
Railway Board’s Drive No.13(FY 2025-26): Special drive on shunting precautions covering all Shunting locations of Indian Railways. |
17.09.25 |
01.10.2025. |
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19 |
Sep-25 |
Railway Board’s Drive No.14(FY 2025-26): One month drive for safety Inspection of Points and Crossings. |
22.09.25 |
21.10.2025. |
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20 |
Sep-25 |
Railway Board’s Drive No. 15 (FY-2025-26): Special drive on SPAD Covering all LPs, ALPs, Track Machine Operators and Tower Wagon Operators at all locations of Indian Railways. Safety Drive Starting from (One month). |
25.09.25 |
24.10.2025. |
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21 |
Sep-25 |
Railway Board’s Drive No.16 (FY-2025-26): Week long safety drive on signal visibility. |
27.09.25 |
03.10.2025 |
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22 |
Sep-25 |
RB Week Long Safety Drive for the month of August 2025. |
08.09.2025 |
14.09.2025. |
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23 |
Aug-25 |
Safety Drive no.11 (FY 2025-26): 15-Days Safety Inspection of Brake Van of Passenger carrying trains to check about safety items from to |
01.08.2025 |
15.08.2025. |
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24 |
Aug-25 |
RB Week Long Safety Drive for the month of August 2025. |
11.08.2025 |
17.08.2025. |
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25 |
July-25 |
Safety Drive No 8 on SPAD covering all LPs, ALPs, Track Mahine operators and Towerwagon operators at all locations of Indian Railways. |
03.07.2025 |
01.08.2025 |
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26 |
July-25 |
Safety Drive No. 09-Safety in securing of stabled rolling stock. |
05.07.2025 |
19.07.2025. |
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27 |
July-25 |
Safety Drive no. 10 (FY 2025-26): 15-Days Safety Inspection of block section Level Crossing gates. |
09.07.2025 |
23.07.2025. |
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28 |
July-25 |
RB Week Long Safety Drive for the month of July 2025. |
07.07.2025 |
13.07.2025. |
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29 |
Jun-25 |
RB Week long safety drive for the month of June. |
09-06-2025 |
15-06-2025. |
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30 |
Jun-25 |
Safety Drive for counselling of staff in Automatic signaling territory. |
04-06-2025 |
18-06-2025. |
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31 |
Jun-25 |
Safety drive on Inspection of safety in Trolley operation. |
25.06.2025 |
09.07.2025 |
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32 |
May-25 |
RB Week long safety drive for the month of MAY. |
12-05-2025 |
18-05-2025. |
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33 |
May-25 |
Safety Drive for the inspection of Relay rooms. |
20-05-2025 |
03-06-2025. |
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34 |
May-25 |
Safety drive on Inspection of Points & Crossings. |
29-05-2025 |
07-06-2025. |
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35 |
Apr-25 |
RB Special Safety Drive on prevention during loading & unloading. |
01-04-2025 |
15-04-2025. |
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36 |
Apr-25 |
RB Week long safety drive for the month of April. |
07-04-2025 |
13-04-2025. |
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37 |
Apr-25 |
Special Safety Drive on Fire safety in Trains. |
17-04-2025 |
16-05-2025 |
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38 |
Apr-25 |
Safety drive on Inspection of points & Crossings. |
21-04-2025 |
05-05-2025. |
Safety circulars:
Safety circulars are issued regularly to educate the staff to inculcate safety consciousness and to appraise the staff with latest information. The following 12 Safety Circulars and 12 Rule of the month were issued up to March-2026.
SAFETY CIRCULARS:
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S.No |
C.No |
Subject |
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1. |
04/25 |
6.08. Train Parting: |
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2. |
05/25 |
G&SR 4.19. Guard’s and Loco Pilot’s equipment |
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3. |
06/25 |
Disconnection and Reconnection (SR 3.51.6 & APP.XIII). |
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4. |
07/25 |
G&SR. 6.01. Accident or obstruction |
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5. |
08/25 |
Non-Interlocked Working (APPENDIX III). |
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6. |
09/25 |
SR 15.06 BLOCKS |
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7. |
10/25 |
Regarding Winter Precautions |
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8. |
11/25 |
“S.R. 4. 25.4. Running of trains without Guard.” |
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9. |
12/25 |
“G & SR 6.06. Train in a block section without authority to proceed” |
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10. |
01/26 |
Joint Procedure Order on “Flat Tyre” |
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11. |
02/26 |
Standardization of Brake Van Equipment for Coaching Trains. |
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12. |
03/26 |
Responsibility for shunting (G&SR 5.14) |
RULE OF THE MONTH FOR THE YEAR 2025-2026
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S.NO |
MONTH |
RULE OF THE MONTH |
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1 |
APRIL |
DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES TO BE GIVEN FOR SHUNTING ON CLASS ‘B’ STATION (APPENDIX XII) |
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2 |
MAY |
G&SR 5.14 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHUNTING |
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3 |
JUNE |
G&SR 4.16 TAIL BOARD OR TAIL LAMP |
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4 |
JULY |
G&SR 5.09 RECEPTION OF A TRAIN ON AN OBSTRUCTED LINE |
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5 |
AUG |
G&SR 4.62 WORKING OF A MATERIAL TRAIN IN A BLOCK SECTION |
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6 |
SEPT |
G&SR 5.11 DEPARTURE OF A TRAIN FROM NON-SIGNALLED LINE.GR 5.12 DEPARTURE OF TRAIN FROM A LINE PROVIDED WITH A COMMON DEPARTURE SIGNAL |
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7 |
OCT |
G&SR 5.23 SECURING OF VEHICLES AT STATION |
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8 |
NOV |
G&SR APPENDIX - XV |
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9 |
DEC |
SR 3.61.9 PROCEDURE FOR PLACING DETONATORS DURING FOG |
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10 |
JAN |
G&SR 4.64 PROTECTION OF MATERIAL TRAIN WHEN STABLED |
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11 |
FEB |
SHUNTING WORKING RULE (G&SR 5.06 AND APPENDIX - XIV) |
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12 |
MAR |
G&SR 8.03 CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING LINE AT A CLASS ‘B’ STATION |
Other activities of Safety Branch:
Counseling of the staff by safety counselors: -
Safety Counsellors are regularly visiting the stations and other activity centers and also counseling the staff. A total of 1220 staff have been counseled in the year 2025-26 respectively by Safety Counselors of the Division viz. SFC/Tfc, SFC/C&W, SFC/LOCO, SFC/Engg. and SFC/S&T by visiting stations, manned LC gates of Traffic & Engineering and other activity centers.
Schedule of Surprise Night Inspections: - The Schedule of Monthly Surprise Night Inspections on this division is being circulated every month to all BOs / Supervisors. During the year 2025-26 total of 940 surprise Night Inspections were conducted by Officers and Inspectors.
Disaster Management: Disaster Management boards having phone numbers of district authorities was displayed at all stations.
Action plan to curb accidents
The following steps are taken in order to reduce accidents on the division.
1.Intensive counseling of staff.
2.Conducting Safety Seminars.
3.Launching Safety Drives.
4.Issuing Safety Circulars and General Circulars.
5.Issuing Safety Literature (Safety Posters, Fly Leaf, Bulletins etc.)
6.Framing Rule of the month for the benefit of the staff.
7.Conducting Night Surprise Inspections.
8.Public awareness campaign.
9.Monitoring of Refresher Course & Periodical Medical Examination.
10.Conducting weekly Safety meeting with DRM, ADRM & Branch Officers, discussing all the safety
related issues. The deficiencies pointed out during the meeting / action required to implement the
safety measures are monitored and compliance is ensured.
11.Conducting CLIs & TIs meeting with DRMs to know about the problems facing by LP/ALPs.
12. Conducting safety audit inspections by Div JAG officers at major stations and activity centers.
13. Conducting ambush checks throughout the division.
14. Issuing of Pamphlet on Prevention of Fire Accidents.
ØMOCK DRILL CONDUCTED BY Sr. DSO/HYB AND SAFETY TEAM
BETWEEN NZB- DHP TR.NO BCNHL/CVD(UP) GOODS ON 17-06-2025.
ØJOINT TECHNICAL MOCK EXERCISE CONDUCTED BY HYB DIVISION ALONG WITH
NDRF-10THBN/GUNTUR AT BMO STATION ON 18.03.2026.
As per the instructions of Railway Board a full scale Technical Mock exercise has been conducted with the NDRF team at BMO station on 18.03.2026 in order to improve the efficiency and alertness of the staff and meeting the challenges during the Accidents.
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Safety Seminars: To inculcate Safety consciousness among Railway Staff:
Safety Seminars were conducted in the division at various stations on various safety subjects during the year 2025-26 are as follows:
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S.No. |
Description |
At Station |
Date |
Regarding |
No. of Staff Attended |
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1. |
Safety Seminar conducted by Sr.DSO/HYB along with Safety team |
UPW |
05.03.26 |
Safe working of trains & working of work spot |
31 |
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2. |
DKC |
18.02.26 |
25 |
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3. |
MDAK |
22.01.26 |
16 |
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4. |
TMX |
14.11.25 |
44 |
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5. |
BMO |
17.10.25 |
31 |
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6. |
VDI |
18.09.25 |
34 |
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7. |
BDHN |
26.08.25 |
39 |
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8. |
ATC/KCG |
26.07.25 |
16 |
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9. |
MBNR |
19.06.25 |
41 |
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10. |
UMRI |
14.05.25 |
39 |
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11. |
NZB |
23.05.25 |
42 |
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12. |
DAB |
05.04.25 |
29 |
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13. |
JCL |
29.04.25 |
30 |
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14. |
IDCSA |
AK/NED |
25.04.25 |
Cross Safety Audit |
NA |
Some photographs of Safety Seminars
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S.No. |
Description |
At Station |
Date |
Regarding |
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1. |
Safety Meeting conducted by Safety team. |
CDO/KCG |
28.03.26 |
Safe working of trains & safe working at work spot. |
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2. |
31.12.25 |
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3. |
19.11.25 |
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4. |
12.10.25 |
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5. |
23/24.08.25 |
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6. |
26.08.25 |
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7. |
26.07.25 |
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8. |
28.06.25 |
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9. |
30.06.25 |
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10. |
14.05.25 |
Safety propaganda: -
To promote safety consciousness among the Public/Passengers is done through,
a) Display of posters & banners, Hoardings at Stations and LCs and
b) distribution of pamphlets at LCs, villages nearby, and at Toll gates on the highway.
Safety Propaganda to promote safety consciousness among the Public:
To prevent: -
·Accidents/unusual at Level Crossing Gates,
·Fire Accidents
·Public Awareness campaigns were organized through Audio/Video programs, distribution of pamphlets, exhibition of posters, banners at various locations like LCs, Bus stands, Villages near LCs, Market yards and Stations.
·To create awareness among the Road users/Public, 2,100 Pamphlets have been distributed at level crossings, Bus stands, Auto stands, villages etc. and 2,100 road users were counseled not to pressurize the gatemen to open the gate before passing the train.
·Observed International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) on 05.06.2025 to spread awareness among road users to avoid serious accidents at level crossings.
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL CROSSING AWARENESS DAY” (ILCAD)
PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY
Sr. DSO/HYB & SAFETY TEAM AT LC-13/T @ UMDANAGAR ON 05-06-2025.
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