Evening journal., 1913-06-20
RULES FOR
The SAFETY OF
RAILROAD MEN
?. B. 6 W. Urges Employees
to be Cautious at All
Times
ISSUE BOOKS ON
AIR BRAKE CARE

Employees Of the p, B. and w r. r.
lave recently been supplied with
booklet entitled why Railroad EN-
ployes Should For Their own Safety
Demand the Maintenance of Disci-
pline," issued by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company This book deals
on such statements as The Impor-
tance of Discipline" Responsibility
of Engineers" The Duty of Labor
Leaders" view of the Block Signal
and Train Control Board" and other
important subjects
An air-brake book has recently been
given the employees which contains
questions which the men are required
to answer when called to the air
brake examiners office. The book is
published for the use of ali employees
who aro required to know .he use OF
air such as engineers, fremen, train
men, repairmen and dispatchers. The
questions are arranged under different
headings suitable to each class of en-
ployes. This will allow the men to
make a better rating in their examina-
tions.
The following are some of the hints
offered the railroad men in the safety
first movement for the protection Of
employees from injury and death, and
destruction to railroad property:
ANY emp,oye detailed to make re-
f~r, 10 CHI Il
use every precaution in the handling
of the necessary Jack and tools in
making such repairs to avoid per-
sonal injury and should also repeat
edly caution his helper to take every
precaution to avoid personal injury.
Boiler washers must assure them
selves of the fact that no employe i9
underneath the locomotive or around
same before belly plugs or blow-off
cocks are opened to blow the boiler
of or for washout
Don't allow your sleeves to bag
or your jacket TO. be open while oiling
shafts or loosening pulleys or work
ing around the machinery.
Don't move an engine without first
locking around both sides and under
meath. somebody may be working
around it.
Don't move a reverse lever. whether
engine is under steam or not. without
first seeing whether anybody is around
the parts that may be set in motor
BY the reverse lever.
Don't take up a steam chest or re
move a cylinder head when an engin'
Is under steam pressure. without hav
inE both cylinder and cocks and re
lief valve open.
Don't remove pop valves or any o
the valves in the cab without mr.
opening the whistle valve to let ou
any air or steam that may be indicated
by the gauge.
Don't go under the engine withou
first seeing that the wheels are block
ei for both directions.
Don't leave an engine standing with
out blocking the wheels.
Don't supply air brakes on an en-
zine in the roundhouse without frs
seeing that no one is working arounl
the engine, brake rigging or tank.
Don't jack up an engine with a jacl
that was not made for such a load.
Don't Jack heavy loads without
good block under the jack; see tha
the Jacks are on a good solid surface.
Don't put a strain on a spring pul
ley until you are sure that It Will nc
slip for II the puller should sill
when the glib is out somebody is liabl
to be injured.
Don't disconnect rods when stear
Is up unless relief valves or cylinde
cock valves are open. The throttl
may leak enough to move the pisto
and the crosshead, and the hands ma
be caught