AJ Kleipass
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Post by AJ Kleipass on Oct 27, 2014 8:06:49 GMT -5
The cover photo on the latest RMC (July-Oct. 2014) of a PC U25B got me thinking about warning labels. They seem to litter the sides of modern locomotives, but appear absent in the early years of diesels and their paint schemes. Is there a specific / approximate year when warning labels were mandated or otherwise became commonplace?
For what it's worth, I'm modeling 1972.
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Oct 27, 2014 12:50:58 GMT -5
I've noticed the same thing too. There were warning labels in the 60's and 70's on loco's but they were much less in number than today. I think the last Milwaukee SD40-2 I did (early 70's era) had maybe 2 warning labels per side.
I don't know why, maybe the dumbing down of society where we need to be told to be careful all the time (too many lawyers in the world)? Seems common sense is in short supply today.
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Post by AJ Kleipass on Oct 27, 2014 13:45:31 GMT -5
I don't know why, maybe the dumbing down of society where we need to be told to be careful all the time (too many lawyers in the world)? Seems common sense is in short supply today. Yep. Next thing you know you'll see huge "WARNING: Contents extremely hot and under high pressure." signs painted across the sides of UP 4014 and N&W 611. |
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Post by icghogger on Oct 27, 2014 15:46:10 GMT -5
March 31, 1980, is the earliest reference to marking hazards on locomotives that I could find in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 229 - Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards. Initially, the railroads were proactive in marking the electrical cabinets with "Danger - High Voltage", but it was federally mandated after 3/31/1980, and had to be specific as to the hazard present (e.g. - 600 volts). All other markings came after that date.
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AJ Kleipass
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Post by AJ Kleipass on Oct 27, 2014 23:23:25 GMT -5
Thanks, Robert!
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spike
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Post by spike on Oct 28, 2014 12:55:13 GMT -5
Besides the required high voltage warnings, the only other I can think of is if the unit has Smart Start. It is to remind shop staff to manually shut down the unit, so it does not automatically restart while someone is performing repairs.
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Post by ssgburme on Oct 29, 2014 19:50:54 GMT -5
On most, if not all autostart(ZTR,GE,etc...) systems, if the motor is shut down manually it MUST be manually started. The parameters for shut down are different than startup. GE autostart can also be turned off by putting isolation switch in "jog". FRA says all "high voltage" stickers must be readable.
Karl
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