Handy Don 15,101 #26 Posted 5 hours ago 4 hours ago, JoeM said: I have a orange tag that ties to the key saying "no oil". Our village is home to a major railroad equipment maintenance facility that occasionally invites the public for tours. One year I learned that when mechanics begin work on a train that must be completed and inspected before the train can be moved, the mechanic hangs his name tagged blue-flashing lantern on the controls. Only the mechanic should ever remove it. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,633 #27 Posted 5 hours ago 1 minute ago, Handy Don said: Our village is home to a major railroad equipment maintenance facility that occasionally invites the public for tours. One year I learned that when mechanics begin work on a train that must be completed and inspected before the train can be moved, the mechanic hangs his name tagged blue-flashing lantern on the controls. Only the mechanic should ever remove it. Their version of LOTO. Lock Out Tag Out 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,101 #28 Posted 5 hours ago 11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Their version of LOTO. Lock Out Tag Out As a regular commuter in those days, I was very reassured at the standards for maintaining both worker and rider safety and for high-quality repairs. That particular part of the operation had gone hundreds of days without a lost time injury to a worker or a delay-causing repair failure. It put a new light on the inconvenience/crowding for riders like me when a normally 8-car consist was shortened to 6-cars because of maintenance backlogs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,633 #29 Posted 4 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Handy Don said: As a regular commuter in those days, I was very reassured at the standards for maintaining both worker and rider safety and for high-quality repairs. That particular part of the operation had gone hundreds of days without a lost time injury to a worker or a delay-causing repair failure. It put a new light on the inconvenience/crowding for riders like me when a normally 8-car consist was shortened to 6-cars because of maintenance backlogs. I now enjoy working for a company that has a predominantly scheduled maintenance mentality. Many places were (still are) drive it til it breaks or won't pass inspection on or off road. The machine is GOING to need repairs. Period. Fixing when we WANT to as opposed to the NEED is so much better. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
