when i worked you only needed 2 years or less to be engineer. our switching operation the crew was named after their start time. i forget the other railways. so the engineer only had to get confused which crew he was and he could move it.
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MisplacedRailWorker
an absolute *ing disgrace of a human being.
In that situation you would anticipate that in the job briefing before work, and identify the engineer by the locomotive number
MisplacedRailWorker
an absolute *ing disgrace of a human being.
Who, why, how in the
… Never mind it’s Canada
MisplacedRailWorker
an absolute *ing disgrace of a human being.
That, ladies and gentlemen, requires wayway way more than three steps of protection. We’re talking triple condoms here. Unless this is way back in the day and you’re really old @rickyb ...
But then again Canada
Blue flag- men fowling equipment working in/on/around
tanker must be grounded pre-and post offload
need service brakes to tie anything to a train
I.e. the ground cable
hazmat regulations
Poisonous inhalation equipment parked for switching operations is not an exception
But Canada.
There would only be handbrakes after blue flag is gone
We didn't do that. Even if it was by loco number the engineer could still mix it up and the conductor is at the mercy of the small space between heavy equipment
I doubt either of our countries are leading the world in train safety. Don't know about u but they make a big deal how dangerous it is to get between equipment even w 3 point protection
MisplacedRailWorker
an absolute *ing disgrace of a human being.
Blue flag protection:
1) Handbrake is applied on every single rail car protected
2) wheels are chocked in both directions
3) “MEN AT WORK” Blue sign post in the upright position
MisplacedRailWorker
an absolute *ing disgrace of a human being.
Is he dyslexic? In that case he falsified records on his medical for the pre-employment physical. Should’ve never been hired, fire. Give me another reason why he should be excused for mixing up numbers? He’s making six figures damn near seven
To do a job that requires a high school diploma or GED at most.
Tell me about a time when or how or who, a marked up engineer, violated someone’s three-step. In general. And if you’d like, you can throw in an example of mixing up numbers because it’s never happened.
MisplacedRailWorker
an absolute *ing disgrace of a human being.
I doubt any other country besides both of ours, actually just the United States, can hold its weight in salt to justify needing a freight railroad network.
after blue flag is gone.
im sure lots of other countries use freight trains and they need it. its way more efficient than trucks.
youre expected to be on your toes ready to jump out when you are in between cars regardless of 3 point protection because obviously theres not much distance between cars and that makes it very dangerous. workers arent like OoOoOoooo YOUR SAFE JALLA BC OF 3 POINT
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and from what i recall thats where the guy got his foot run over and lost some toes.
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German politicians in power remain able & willing to be "persuaded" by drug-manufacturers to honor the patents they use to boost profits at the expense of lives. Holding the world hostage to private profiteers needs a unified, global, "peoples" response.
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this is the country of thatcher and dont they usually join america in some imperialist wars?
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UK's poor are poorer & rich richer than Germany, France, most Europe. Conservatives tried to distract people from UK's extreme capitalist inequality by demonizing Europe (Brexit). Self-destructive for UK, but may let UK capitalism survive a bit longer.
In Britain, the rich are richer but the poor far poorer than in Europe | Torsten Bell
When calamity strikes, people on low incomes face the toughest time and in the UK their margin of comfort is thin
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Richard D. Wolff
@profwolff
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May 3
UK's poor are poorer & rich richer than Germany, France, most Europe. Conservatives tried to distract people from UK's extreme capitalist inequality by demonizing Europe (Brexit). Self-destructive for UK, but may let UK capitalism survive a bit longer.
In Britain, the rich are richer but the poor far poorer than in Europe | Torsten Bell
When calamity strikes, people on low incomes face the toughest time and in the UK their margin of comfort is thin
theguardian.com
cops perform a similar function
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Fellas, is it the “free market” when the government points a gun at you and says get back to work?
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Wow. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is calling in the National Guard to break strikes among 5,000 group home and nursing home workers. Unbelievable.
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Wow. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is calling in the National Guard to break strikes among 5,000 group home and nursing home workers. Unbelievable.
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when ppl think train equipment is safe, riding your brakes down mountain hills is a good idea, or voting for joe biden or trump is a good idea, they will volunteer for delta airlines:
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one idea i've had is to pay people for work
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