4. here are a few key points to remember…
To help keep you safe,
here are a few key points
to remember…
Here are a few points to remember to help keep you safe…

5. When on site, always keep well away from the machines
Stay alert and on your guard
Remember the driver has blind spots
Be aware of the directions OTP
are travelling in
Always obey the instructions of the
Machine Controller/Banksman
Make sure housekeeping is in place
When on site, always keep well away from the machines.
Always stay alert and on your guard. Just a single lapse in concentration could prove fatal.
3. Remember the driver has blind spots.
Just because you can see the machine operator, doesn’t mean he can see you. There are blind spots for drivers and they change all the time.
4. Be aware of the directions OTP are travelling in.
Don’t forget OTP machines can move forwards, move backwards and rotate 360 degrees. Always be aware of the direction the machines around you are travelling in. And remember, red lights don’t always mean they are travelling away from you.
5. Always obey the instructions of the Machine Controller/Banksman. It could save you from a nasty accident.
6. Make sure on site housekeeping is in place to reduce the chances of accidents with OTP machinery

7. It’s your responsibility to spot any hazards or risks for OTP
in a worksite. These checks
should include the following
track conditions…
Are you a WPP or Task briefer?
If you are, it’s your responsibility to spot any hazards or risks for OTP in a worksite. These checks should include the following track conditions:

8. Plain track, both jointed and continuous welded rail Cant Radius curve
Gradients
Switches and crossings
Raised check rails and guard rails
• Plain track, both jointed and continuous welded rail
• Cant
• Radius curve
• Gradients
• Switches and crossings
• Raised check rails and guard rails

9. Points in a possession (trailing/facing) Level crossings Bridges OLE
Track twist
Points in a possession (trailing/facing)
Level crossings
Bridges
OLE
Buried services
• Track twist
• Points in a possession (trailing/facing)
• Level crossings
• Bridges
• OLE
• Buried services

10. Here are a few things that could help you and your workmates
avoid a nasty accident:
Are you an OTP Operator?
Here are a few things that could help you and your workmates avoid a nasty accident...

11. Know the OTP capabilities Do your checks
Take care when loading and unloading
Only use plant and equipment that you are trained to use
Always keep the speed limit
Know the OTP capabilities and never override safety devices
Do your checks Always check general condition, calibration and/or maintenance dates of a machine before you use it
Take care when loading and unloading Make sure you know exactly what you’re loading and unloading and do it in a place that’s safe to do so
Only use plant and equipment that you are training to use
Always keep to the speed limit

12. The most important thing for everyone to remember is BE AWARE!
Be aware of any potential dangers: derailment, runaways, collisions, overturning, speeding…
Be aware of your ever-changing environment: the weather, the noise, the number people and the OTP machines onsite…