CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STANDARD HEIGHT LOADING OF RAILWAY WAGONS AT SIDING

CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STANDARD HEIGHT LOADING OF RAILWAY WAGONS AT SIDING NO-I AND II.

The above code of practice for standard height loading has been framed to avoid the discrepancies crept due to under loading overloading in the rakes and to promote the safety aspect of the persons involved in the operation IT IS A MANAGEMENT APPROACH UNDER ISO 9001

1.0  RESPONSIBILITY OF WEIGH BRIDGE CLERK:-

Each rake shall be weighed during incoming route in every shift so that the difference between printed tare weight and observed tare weight if any shall be taken as token of verification sanctity of weigh-bridges. In addition to this they are responsible to submit the rebate- bills to company Authority.

2.0  RESPONSIBILITY OF RECEIVER:-

The weighment of six loaded tippers shall be made at LOCP Road Weigh Bridge and the weighment of the same empty tippers shall also be made weigh-bridge. So that the met weighment of coal can be measured to determine the standard height of the rake. At the end of the shift, they shall make their signature in the receiving register showing net weight, tipper no end challan number and submit to Nodal Office for further verification.

3.0  RESPONBSIBILITY OF SHIFT INCHARGES :-

The measured coal as per the procedure given in Para no-2 shall be dumped to form a heap at the pre selected clean site without any mixing of means. This coal shall be loaded into a selected box by shift in charge. The coal in this box shall be well rammed and levelled and the height shall be determined with accuracy and shall be taken as “Standard Height” for loading into another rest boxes.

In case of any delay in loading dispatching they shall serve “memo” in concerned authority. 

4.0  COLLECTION  RESPONSIBILITY SHIFT INCHARGE, SUPERVISORS, RECEIVERS AND WEIGH-BRIDGE CLERKS:-

All the above siding personnel shall collectively checked the whole rakes loaded up to standard height. If found any under /over loading height, they shall make proper management to standardize the height. More over, they all shall sign   before the boxes No. they checked in a bound page book with a remark” 

      CERTIFIED BY ME AND FOUND OK”.

5.0  RESPONSIBILITY OF LOADING CONTRACTORS :-

All the loading contractors are responsible to track cleaning, empty wagons checking, door closing  of boxes and standard height loading as well as proper levelling and rectification work , if found, any under / over loading they shall be give direction to their pay loaders/authorised munshis regarding obey the standing orders siding personnel and maintain discipline.

6.0  RESPONSIBILITY OF SECURITY PERSONNEL :-

The security personnel shall be held responsible to prevent entry of the un-authorised persons / tipper helpers within siding premises, checking the pilferage of coal /mining machineries from siding , patrolling weighbridges frequently and checking the gate pass including stamping. They are also responsible to maintain the “low and order” situation and maintain the discipline within the siding premises.

7.0  RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFICE CLERKS:-

       The Official personnel are held responsible to proper maintaining of Red register(over /under loading) siding position register, D/note and RR register receiving progressive, billing register, Remarks register and Attendance register and DC Bill.They are responsible to, whatever, works related to run the siding smoothly. They shall also prepare “Sales Register” and “Coal Despatch and Customer Payment Register” viz. are an essential requirement under ISO: 9001:2000 Cl.8.204 and 8.3. They shall prepare Data Analysis Plan by different analytical tools every month in terms of plotting line graphs to       separately so the trend of penalty payment and grade slippage as well as trend    of sales realization against value of coal despatch by the Project over the year.

8.0  RESPONSIBILITY OF QUALITY PERSONNEL:-

These personnel shall be held responsible to maintain the quality of rakes loaded as well stock stored in siding, and maintain the analysis reports. They shall identify and report non confirming coal under format 9.16 under ISO: 9001:2000 cl 8.3when grade slippage is noted in more then 40% samples tested in the month and quality deviation due total penalty payment during the month of Indian Railway amounting to 5% or more of the total freight charges due to under loading and /or overloading of wagons. 

9.0  VIOLATION :-

Any violation of Code Practice without any genuine causes shall be considered to take prompt necessary action.

10.0                 EFFECTIVE :-

            The Code of practice shall be implemented w.e.f ___________.

                                                                                      Project Officer,

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