SECTION – 16 – Passenger Handling Safety Plans

Each heritage railway operator that operates or hosts a passenger or mixed train service must have a written passenger handling safety plan that, as a minimum, encompasses all of the following measures applicable to the type of equipment and operation:

Compliance Requirement / Describe observation found:
1 / Onboard medical incident and platform medical incident procedures
2 / Onboard fire – locomotive and passenger car procedures
3 / Derailment or collision with an object or person(s) procedures
4 / Passenger evacuation procedures – en-route or on platform procedures
5 / Incident recording and reporting procedures
6 / Passenger safety awareness procedures
7 / Communications – normal and emergency procedures
Training – See Appendix A
Safety Inspections – See Appendix B
8 / Bomb threats, terrorist threat and other related security measures – See Appendix C
9 / Periodic emergency response exercise

Regulatory reference for this section is found in the Heritage Railway Regulations Schedule 10, Heritage Railway Passenger Handling Safety Rules.

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Appendix - A – Training

Each heritage railway operator that operates or hosts a passenger or mixed train service must have a written passenger handling safety plan that includes a training component that encompasses all of the following measures applicable to the type of equipment and operation:

Compliance Requirement / Describe observation found:
Training Component / Conductor – In Charge / On-board Personnel
1A / Passenger handling safety plan – section 1 to 8
2A / Operators emergency response procedures
3A / Safety features of passenger equipment
4A / Safety equipment inspections
5A / The use of on-board emergency tools
6A / To provide service to passengers with disabilities under normal and emergency situations
7A / To supervise or assist in emergency evacuations procedures
8A / On board first aid qualified person(s) or designated location as an alternative

Regulatory reference for this section is found in the Heritage Railway Regulations Schedule 10, Heritage Railway Passenger Handling Safety Rules.

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Appendix - B – Safety Inspections

Each heritage railway operator that operates or hosts a passenger or mixed train service must have a written passenger handling safety plan that includes a safety inspection component that encompasses all of the following measures applicable to the type of equipment and operation:

Compliance Requirement / Describe observation found:
On Site Verification / Conductor – In Charge
1B / Passenger awareness information is available
2B / On-board emergency tools are intact and accessible
3B / First aid and trauma kits are intact and sealed
4B / Emergency signage is visible and legible
5B / Emergency lighting functions as intended
6B / Emergency communications equipment functions as intended
7B / Carts, parcels, luggage and oversized articles are properly stowed and secured
8B / Any known or recorded defects are reviewed by on-train personnel

Regulatory reference for this section is found in the Heritage Railway Regulations Schedule 10, Heritage Railway Passenger Handling Safety Rules.

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Version 1 – Revised January 08, 2016