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What does it mean to be "on or near the line"?

Outside the rail-bound border fence

In between the cess and the railroad boundary fence

In line or no more than three meters (10 feet) from a line

On a line or two meters, or six feet, six inches, from a line

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What does it mean to be "on the line side"?

six feet from the closest running rail and from the boundary fence

From the boundary barrier to the location designated as being on or close to the line

From the closest running line to the border fence

fifteen feet away from the closest running rail and from the boundary fence

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When is it okay for you to cross the running line or get close to it?

in the daytime when visibility is good

To expedite the process of signing on point

whenever they are on duty

If you hold PTS and your job need it, only when it is absolutely necessary

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A safe place to stand when a train is passing is called a position of safety.

False

True

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What is the lowest point at which a line with a top speed of 100 mph is safe?

1.5 m

1.25 m

2 m

1 m

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When on or near the line, the safest location to stroll is an authorized pedestrian route. Where could you locate published details? Mark all that apply.

Please select 3 correct answers

Directory of Hazards

Route maps for SWT

Signing on points as a train crew

Publication of walking routes authorised by SWT

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When you are "Lineside or On or Near the Line," what personal safety measures do you need to take? Mark all that apply.

Please select 5 correct answers

Step over rails, cross tracks at a ninety-degree angle, and tread ballast to ballast

Keep an ear out for any trains.

Recognize the locations of safe spaces and entryways.

Utilize your smartphone as needed.

Keep a lamp handy at night.

Wear a high-vis vest and appropriate footwear.

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When a train is approaching while you are on or close to the line, what should you do?

Remain at your current location.

Move to a safe location right away.

Hold off until instructed to go to a safe position.

Immediately take a seat in the four-footed

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How would you respond to an incoming train's warning horn after you were in a secure spot?

Elevate and descend one arm.

It is not necessary to accept the driver's alert.

Stretch one arm out in front of you.

Stretch both arms out in front of you.

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If a train is approaching and you are unable to get to a safe distance, what would you do?

Lift a single arm above your head.

All of your clothes should be gathered in a four-footed stance.

Remain at your current location.

Place yourself on the six-foot mat with all of your clothes piled inside.

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What is meant by the term refuge?

a location designated for the disposal of garbage

a safe spot carved out of a bridge, tunnel, or cutting's wall or built into an embankment

an intersection of trains with more than three routes

a location where standing is unsafe

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FREE PTS Basic Questions and Answers

What does it mean to be "on or near the line"?

What does it mean to be "on the line side"?

When is it okay for you to cross the running line or get close to it?

A safe place to stand when a train is passing is called a position of safety.

What is the lowest point at which a line with a top speed of 100 mph is safe?

When on or near the line, the safest location to stroll is an authorized pedestrian route. Where could you locate published details? Mark all that apply.

When you are "Lineside or On or Near the Line," what personal safety measures do you need to take? Mark all that apply.

When a train is approaching while you are on or close to the line, what should you do?

How would you respond to an incoming train's warning horn after you were in a secure spot?

If a train is approaching and you are unable to get to a safe distance, what would you do?

What is meant by the term refuge?

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