Maintenance-of-Way Functional Group

Technical Committee 40 – Engineering Safety & Training

Chair

Jim Rose

Director of Track Maintenance

Union Pacific

Email: [email protected]

Vice Chair

Jamie Hamilton

Mgr Technical Training - Engineering

Union Pacific

Email: [email protected]

Secretary

Dickey L. McCarty, Jr.

BNSF District Manager

National Railroad Safety Service

Email: [email protected]

Committee 40 Mission Statement

Compile, promote, and communicate the value of recommended practices in support of an enhanced safety culture for the railroad community which is free of injury and fatality.

Current Focus 

  • Moving away from "Rules Compliance" and into a role of RWP Application focus
  • Primary Focus: Hazard recognition and mitigation with Maintenance of Way applications and construction activities.

Current Activities

  • Develop Recommended Practices for "Effective Job Briefings"
  • Develop understanding of hazard recognition & mitigation
    • Job Hazard Analysis
    • Root Cause Analysis
  • OSHA impact on railroad operations
  • System safety approach & Risk reduction

Subcommittees and Current Assignments

Subcommittee 1: Bridge Worker Safety

Subcommittee 2: Track Safety Standards

Subcommittee 3: Safety Briefings