RULES FOR INSPECTION OF SAFETY APPLIANCES WITH CLASSIFICATION OF DEFECTS TO BE REPORTED. RULE I. Previous to examining equipment, inspector shall make himself known to the foreman or other official of the mechanical department, or, in the absence of that officer, to the agent or other employê next in authority. In all cases have name and title of such officer or employé included in report of inspection. Whenever practicable, the official found in charge should be invited to accompany or send a representative with the inspector, and the person so accompanying the inspector should have his attention drawn to all defects likely to endanger life or limb. RULE 2. Report location of all curves in yards and sidings on which M. C. B. coupler will not couple or remain coupled, the practice generally followed where such curves exist, and whether any special device is employed. RULE 3. SECTION I. Secure information, when practicable, in reference to practice of handling brakes on descending grades. Ascertain whether hand brakes are used and to what extent. § 2. Ascertain what inspection is given to airbrake cars leaving terminals, and whether engineers are informed of exact number of airbrake cars with effective brakes. § 3. Observe closely whether air-brake defect cards are attached or not. These cards are of two kinds : One designates that the car must not be placed between air-brake cars at all, on account of certain defects; the other signifies that the car may be used between air-brake cars as a means of continuing the connection, but that the brake on that particular car is inoperative. These cards indicate defects which should be repaired promptly; report if this is done. --11 R W RULE 4. D. SECTION I. Special attention should be given to grab irons on roofs of cars and when reporting loose grab irons, state whether secured with lag screws or bolts and to a substantial part of car frame. § 2. As loose hand-holds and grab irons may originate in car shops, observe closely new cars and those lately out of shop. Report all defects found in running boards and ladders. § 3. Report as to the results of the use of pivotal couplers on locomotives assigned to switching. § 4. Note to what extent men have to go between cars to couple them during the making-up of trains. Also to what extent men step in to open or close knuckles by hand. This should be ascertained by careful observation. 5. State fully all particulars of any other than the M. C. B. type of coupler found on coaches or cars of all kinds. § 6. Note on report of defective cars whether your inspection was made prior to inspection by railway company's inspector and, if possible, show disposition of cars found defective. I.' 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.. DEFECTIVE COUPLERS AND PARTS. Coupler body broken. Knuckle broken. Knuckle pin broken. Lock block broken. Lockblock bent. (See footnote A.) Knuckle pin wrong. (See footnote A.) 8. Lock block worn. (See footnote B.) 9a. Coupler worn. (As per M. C. B. limit gauge.) (See footnote B.) 9b. Knuckle worn (As per M. C. B. limit gauge.) (See footnote IO. IIa. B.) Guard arm short. Knuckle missing. Iib. Lock block missing. IIC. Knuckle pin missing. IId. Lock block key missing. IIf. Lock set missing. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Lock block inoperative. Knuckle pin bent. Lock link broken. 20. FOOTNOTE. A. Nos. 5, 6 and 7 are defects only when interfering with safe operation. B. Nos. 8, 9a and 9b are defects only when worn sufficiently to destroy contour line by allowing lost motion to approach the danger point as shown by M. C. B. limit gauge. 21. 22. 23. DEFECTS TO UNCOUPLING MECHANISM. Uncoupling lever broken. Uncoupling chain broken. 23x. End lock, or casting, incorrectly applied. 24. 24x. Keeper incorrectly applied. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Uncoupling lever bent. (See footnote A.) Uncoupling chain too long. End lock, or casting, loose. (See footnote B.) End lock, or casting, wrong. (See footnote C.) 32a. Uncoupling lever incorrectly applied. (See footnote D.) 33a. Uncoupling lever missing. 33b. End lock, or casting, missing. 33c. Keeper missing. 33d. Uncoupling chain missing. 33e. A. No. 25 is a defect when interfering with proper operation of uncoupling lever, or when making it difficult to operate. B. Nos. 28 and 29 are defects when the proper operation of the coupling mechanism is interfered with. un |