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TOP RISKS - Recap
1. Lifting
– Avoid lifting – use ramps, lift tables etc.
– Plan the lift – start to finish – avoid obstacles, awkward turns, bending etc.
– Reduce component sizes/weight, remove batteries as a minimum.
– Use two people to share the lift weight
2. Impact
– Drive at appropriate speed
– Know your own and others driving ability
– Train brakes for larger loads 1 or 20 passengers can mean a 20m difference in stopping
distance.
– Always drive with an emergency stop option – “deadmans switch” (+ train brakes if available).
3. Electrical
– Make sure batteries can only be connected the right way round.
– Wash any wet liquid from batteries with plenty of water. Acid burns are painful but don’t appear
immediately. If in doubt wash.
– Keep metal tools away from battery terminals.
– Do not make electric connections to the control side of the controller unless you are competent
and fully aware of how this may affect the loco performance. This has resulted in runaway
locomotives in at least two locomotives.
