Mark-off Handling

These are the standard processes to be used to ensure proper handling when an employee marks off Operation RedBlock.

Mark-off Handling for Signal Employees

Mark-off Handling for Train Dispatchers

Mark-off Handling for Yardmasters

Mark-off Handling for Firemen/Oilers

Mark-off Handling for Signal Employees

The employee will notify the Foreman/ESS of the Operation RedBlock mark off.

  1. Mark the employee off "SNP - Sick No Pay"
    (Note: This handling should be given either for a call received from an employee or when calling the employee.)

Foreman/ESS will notify the Supervisor/Manager of Signals of the Operation RedBlock mark off.

  1. Mark the employee off "SNP - Sick No Pay"
    (Note: Do not place comments in the employee's history. This is confidential information and should be treated so.)

Supervisor/Manager of Signals contacts the System RedBlock Coordinator.

- Michael Jackson: 904-304-6001
- Phillip Young: 904-742-5866
(Leave a message if you get voice mail.)

Provide the following information to the System Coordinator.

  1. Name of employee
  2. ID number
  3. Time of mark-off
  4. Location of mark-off
  5. Employee phone numbers.

The coordinator will contact the local team captain who will personally contact the employee and local chairman when required.

Employees marking off Operation RedBlock will be permitted to stay in company-provided lodging until next tour of duty.

Employees are not permitted to leave the premises of company-provided lodging using his/her personal vehicle.

Mark-off Handling for Train Dispatchers

Caller receives the call:
Employee marks off Operation RedBlock.

  1. Mark the employee off "Sick"
    (Note: This handling should be given either for a call received from an employee or when calling the employee.)
  2. Notify Supervisor in the Operations Center of the employee Operation RedBlock mark-off.
    (Note: Do not place comments in the employee's history. This is confidential information and should be treated so.)

Supervisor is notified of an employee mark-off:
Caller notifies you of a RedBlock mark-off.
Supervisor contacts the System RedBlock Coordinator:
- Phillip Young: 904-742-5866
- Mike Jackson: 904-304-6001
(Leave a message if you get voice mail.)

Provide the following information to the System Coordinator:

  1. Name of employee
  2. ID number
  3. Time of mark-off
  4. Location of mark-off
  5. Employee phone numbers.

The coordinator will contact the local team captain who will personally contact the employee.

 

Mark-off Handling for Yardmasters

Caller receives the call:
Employee marks off Operation RedBlock.
Mark the employee off "SIC"
(Note: This handling should be given either for a call received from an employee or when calling the employee.)
(Note: Do not place comments in the employee's history. This is confidential information and should be treated as such.)

Supervisor contacts the System RedBlock Coordinator:
- Mike Jackson: 904-304-6001
- Phillip Young: 904-742-5866
(Leave a message if you get voice mail.)

Provide the following information to the System Coordinator.

  1. Name of employee
  2. ID number
  3. Time of mark-off
  4. Location of mark-off
  5. Employee phone numbers.

The coordinator will contact the local team captain who will personally contact the employee.

 

Mark-off Handling for Firemen/Oilers

The following procedures are approved by your organization and will be supported by the carrier.

  1. If you are scheduled to work and have been using alcohol or drugs, contact your local supervisor and tell them that you need to mark-off "Operation RedBlock". The employee marking off will be expected to report for his/her next scheduled tour of duty.
  2. If you are on duty or going on duty and discover that your co-worker has been using alcohol or drugs, (whether impaired or not) immediately stop what you are doing and tell your co-worker that you cannot work with him/her, and that you must mark him/her off "OPERATION REDBLOCK". In this incident you must contact your local supervisor. When you tell the supervisor that you have a REDBLOCK situation, he/she will assist when necessary in getting your co-worker off duty and safely transported home. NO DISCIPLINE WILL BE ADMINISTERED, AND NO RECORDS WILL BE KEPT. Once the incident is over and the employee is off duty, notify a RedBlock team member of the incident so that help can be offered confidentially to the employee.
  3. Should the impaired employee be uncooperative, the co-worker can use the Co-Worker Bypass Agreement, and request the help of a supervisor. In these cases, the supervisor will come out to assist the co-worker in removing the employee and getting him/her home. NO RULE G charges will be made if the EAP counselor is contacted within 5 days.