On-track Plant Attachment Handbook - Network Rail

1 On-track Plant Attachment Handbook Issued by the Professional Head [ Plant and T&RS] - Issue 1 For advice contact the Plant & T&RS team - tel: 07515628443 About this Handbook This Handbook has been issued as a general guide for the range of attachments which are available for On-track Plant (OTP) used on the Network Rail Managed Infrastructure. The Handbook gives brief details of attachments, their scope of use, and any limitations in use, technical details, approval reference numbers where these are available and the competency requirements required to operate the equipment.

2 Examples of widely available attachments have been included; however there may be other types of OTP attachments which have not been included. Anyone can propose the inclusion of new Attachment or an amendment to existing attachments' details. Please contact the Technical Services Plant team for advice. The contact details are given below. This Handbook will be regularly reviewed by the Professional Head [ Plant & T&RS] and updated to include new information relating to OTP attachments. Disclaimer This document is issued for information purposes only. Network Rail makes no warranties that the attachments included in this document are the most suitable for a particular type of work activity, or the only types which are available.

3 Inclusion of an Attachment in this document should not be construed as an endorsement of that product by Network Rail, nor does gives it any preferred status. It is the responsibility of the owner/user of an Attachment to ensure that it has the attained any required product or engineering acceptance certification. In addition, the equipment must be suitable for the work to be carried out and has been maintained to the manufacturers' recommendations. Users are also reminded of their own duties under UK Health and Safety legislation. Supply Copies of documents are available electronically, within Network Rail s organisation.

4 Hard copies of this document will be made available to Network Rail staff and other external organisations on request to the Professional Head [ Plant & T&RS]. Version Control Each section of the Handbook has its own issue status and only new or amended sections will be issued along with an updated contents list. Issued by the Professional Head [ Plant and T&RS] - Issue 1 For advice contact the Plant & T&RS team - tel: 07515628443 Section Description Number of Attachments About this Handbook - Summary of Approval and Competency Requirements - 1 Access Platform 7 2 Augers 3 3 Ballast Profile Blade 1 4 Ballast Brush 4 5 Ballast Distributor 2

5 6 Ballast Excavator 2 7 Ballast Plough 2 8 Bowser 1 9 Bucket 5 10 Cable Drum Carrier 2 11 Chains and Slings 1 12 Compactor Plate 3 13 Cone Penetration Test Unit 1 14 Fast Clipper 3 15 Flail / Brush Cutter 5 16 Flash Butt Welder 2 17 Grab 5 18 Hydraulic Hammer / Breaker 2 19 Knuckle Boom Crane 2 20 Lifting Beam 13 21 Mixer 2 22 Piling Rig 4 23 Quick Hitch 4 24 Rail Cropper 2 25 Ripper Blade 3 26 Scarifier 1 27 Sleeper Spacer / Layer 7 28 Sleeper Changer 4 29 Tamper 6

6 30 Thimble 5 31 Tilt Rotator 6 32 Trailer 6 33 Tree Cutter 4 34 Vacuum Lifter 2 35 Vacuum Excavator 3 36 Wood Chipper 2 37 Miscellaneous 4 Issued by the Professional Head [ Plant and T&RS] - Issue 1 For advice contact the Plant & T&RS team - tel: 07515628443 Summary of Approval and Competency Requirements Competencies Key: Machine Controller Crane Operator Licence Other Competency Module No.

7 Description Product Approval Engineering Acceptance RIS-1530-PLTO ther Approvals CompetenciesOTPA-1 ACCESS PLATFORM LOLER OTPA-2 AUGER OTPA-3 BALLAST BLADE OTPA-4 BALLAST BRUSH OTPA-5 BALLAST DISTRIBUTOR OTPA-6 BALLAST PLOUGH OTPA-7 BALLAST REGULATOR OTPA-8 BOWSERS OTPA-9 BUCKETS OTPA-10 CABLE DRUM CARRIER OTPA-11 CHAINS / SLINGS LOLER OTPA-12 COMPACTOR PLATE OTPA-13 FAST CLIPPER OTPA-14 FLAIL BRUSH CUTTER OTPA-15 FLASH BUTT WELDER OTPA-16 GRAB OTPA-17 HYDRAULIC BREAKER OTPA-x18 KNUKLE BOOM CRANE LOLER OTPA-19 LIFTING BEAM LOLER OTPA-20 PILING HAMMER OTPA-21 PILING HEAD LOLER OTPA-22 QUICK HITCH LOLER OTPA-23 RAIL CROPPER Issued by the Professional Head [ Plant and T&RS] - Issue 1 For advice contact the Plant & T&RS team - tel: 07515628443 Competencies Key.

8 Machine Controller Crane Operator Licence Other Competency Module No. Description Product Approval Engineering Acceptance RIS-1530-PLTO ther Approvals CompetenciesOTPA-24 RIPPER TOOTH OTPA-25 ROTATOR OTPA-26 SCARIFIER OTPA-27 SLEEPER CHANGER LOLER OTPA-28 SLEEPER SPACER LOLER OTPA-29 TAMPER OTPA-30 THIMBLE LOLER OTPA-31 TILT ROTATOR OTPA-32 TRAILER OTPA-33 TREE CUTTING HEAD OTPA-34 VACUUM LIFTER LOLER OTPA-35 VACUUM EXCAVATOR OTPA-36 WOOD CHIPPER OTPA-37 MISCELLANEOUS Issued by the Professional Head [ Plant and T&RS]

9 For advice contact the Plant and T&RS team tel: 07515628443 Access Platforms 1 # Description Issue Date OTPA-1-1 Chieftain - Merlo - Access Platform 1 2014 OTPA-1-2 LH Technology - LH 400 - Access Platform 1 2014 OTPA-1-3 Rexquote - 14 MBX - Access Platform 1 2014 OTPA-1-4 Rail-Ability - Rail-Reach III - Platform 1 2014 OTPA-1-5 Rail-Ability - Rail Boss Railreach Platform 1 2014 OTPA-1-6 SRS - Scissor & Boom Module Platform 1 2014 OTPA-1-7 SRS - Bridge Inspection Platform 1 2014 Issued by the Professional Head [ Plant and T&RS]

10 - Issue 1 For advice contact the Plant & T&RS team - tel: 07515628443 OTPA-1-1 Access Platform Manufacturer Chieftain Model Merlo Description The Chieftain Access Platform has a metre platform and has a load carrying capacity of 225 kg. Typically, it can lift two people and their tools safely to a maximum platform working height of metres with a maximum outreach of metres. Full control of the machine from the platform is possible from the console in the basket.