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reset safety control [2 records]

Record 1 2019-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Safety
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
CONT

New locomotives manufactured since 1986 must be equipped with a reset safety control (RSC). The RSC is a vigilance system that activates alarms and then applies a penalty brake application if it is not reset by the LE [locomotive engineer], or the controls are not being manipulated within a predetermined time interval.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
CONT

Les nouvelles locomotives construites depuis 1986 doivent être munies d’un dispositif de veille automatique, qui est un système de contrôle de la vigilance qui déclenche des alarmes puis un freinage de service si le ML [mécanicien de locomotive] ne réarme pas le dispositif, ou si les commandes ne sont pas actionnées à intervalles prédéterminés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Safety
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

safety control: a device on a locomotive whereas light flashes and a whistle blows unless the engineer presses a control or pushes a button on a control panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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