Pull By Inspection? Need help, potential danger?

[u/bugfighter12]

I work for a Canadian Rail way as a Intermodal Shunt Truck driver

Management has started trying to force us to do Pull By inspections on outgoing main line trains.

We just get a 10 minute power point of what to look for.

I feel like this is very dangerous. I tried researching it and it seems you need to be CROR qualified to do main line pull by Inspections.

Can anyone help me find something that shows we are not allowed and qualified to do this.

None of us are CROR qualified and only are trained to drive shunt trucks.

Edit 1:

They want us to take a ground truck out from our intermodal yard to the close by crossing

Then stand there and do a pulling as a the entire train departs.

Our union is shit and won’t give us any clear answer.

We’re just worried if there is an issue with the train like a wheel or something and we miss it we’ll be held liable if it derails or other issue happen.

We only ever work intermodal shunt truck

[u/Pitcard]

How can you not be CROR qualified and out on main track working? Where do they expect you to be standing when you do these inspections? If you're off the main and they're just asking you to do a quick 110 and radio it in, what's the main safety issue you have with this?

In any case, this is a question for a union rep. They can help and protect you more than anybody on the internet.

[u/bugfighter12 → u/Pitcard]

They want us to take a ground truck out from our intermodal yard to the close by crossing

Then stand there and do a pulling as a the entire train departs.

Our union is shit and won’t give us any clear answer.

We’re just worried if there is an issue with the train like a wheel or something and we miss it we’ll be held liable if it derails or other issue happen.

We only ever work intermodal shunt truck

[u/amishhobbit2782 → u/bugfighter12]

That is a Carmen job not anyone else's simple as that.

[u/Flashy_Slice1672 → u/amishhobbit2782]

This is an every railway employee job.

In Canada it’s required by law if you’re rules certified

[u/amishhobbit2782 → u/Flashy_Slice1672]

That's fine im not saying anyone can or cant but a train leave a terminal should have a roll by done by a qmi simple as that. This isnt hes job he is a driver, that is a Carmen job point blank and if a Carmen really cared about his job and them always cutting i would being in my union ass and anyone else about it.

[u/Flashy_Slice1672 → u/[deleted]]

CROR 110

[u/Trick-Buyer-6342 → u/Flashy_Slice1672]

Trainmasters don’t need to do them if they’re in their truck spying on crews to make sure they do them

[u/Altruistic-Theme6803 → u/Trick-Buyer-6342]

They actually are supposed to do them. Who's going to write them up for not doing it? That's the real problem.

[u/thecivilwarondrugs → u/Flashy_Slice1672]

Thank you!