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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHUR130-013 Traffic Control for Employees' SafetyCITY PROCEDURE Procedure Title: Traffic Control for Employees' Safety Procedure. Number: HUR 130-013 Reference: Occupational Health & Safety Act Date Originated: January 30, 2009 Date Revised: Approval: Chief Administrati 'cer Point of Contact: Coordinator, Health & Safety va b I I I h h \( Procedure Objective To establish a procedure to protect and safeguard employees from hazards associated with work that is done on or within the roadways of the City of Pickering, to establish a procedure for the creation of a written Traffic Control Protection Plan, and to comply with the requirements of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and sections 67 to 79 and 104 to 106 of the Construction Safety Regulation. Index 01 Definitions 02 Procedures 01 Definitions 01.01 Operator — A person who operators a vehicle, machine or equipment on a worksite. 01.02 Signaller — A competent person assigned to direct an operator while the operator is operating a vehicle, machine or equipment in reverse, and who is assigned to ensure the safety of the operator, other workers and property while the vehicle, machine or equipment is operating in reverse. 01.03 Traffic Control Person — A competent person assigned under a Traffic Protection Plan to control and direct the flow of traffic for the purpose of ensuring the safety of workers on the site and also drivers and passengers in vehicles approaching or passing the worksite. 01.04 Traffic Control Sign — STOP/SLOW paddle. 01.05 Traffic Protection Plan — A plan that identifies all of the vehicular traffic hazards for workers on a project, and describes the steps that are to be taken to protect workers. 02 Procedures 02.01 Traffic Protection Plan A Traffic Protection Plan must be prepared before work on or to the side of a roadway begins. A copy of the plan must be kept on site and be available for production to any inspector of the Ministry of Labour. The Traffic Control Person must be aware of the location of the Traffic Protection Plan that is kept on site. Upon completion of the project, the plan should be maintained for a period of at least one year and kept in the City's central filing system. A Traffic Protection Plan should include a description of whether any of the following measures are required to protect workers from vehicular danger: a) barriers; b) barricades; c) delineators; d) lane control devices; e) warning signs; f) flashing lights; g) flares; h) traffic control devices i) blocker trucks; j) crash trucks; k) sign trucks Procedure Title: Traffic Control for Employees' Safety Page 2 of 5 Procedure Number: HUR 130-013 I) speed control devices, and m) longitudinal buffer areas. 02.02 Personal Protective Equipment All employees on the worksite will wear the Personal Protective Equipment appropriate for the worksite. At minimum, steel -toed safety boots, hard hats and fluorescent safety vests must be worn. In the case of a traffic control person or a signaller, the person must wear a garment that covers at least his or her upper body and is either a fluorescent blaze or orange in colour. If the signaller is working during night hours, he or she must also be wearing retro - reflective silver strips around each arm and leg. 02.03 Traffic Control Persons The role and responsibility of the Traffic Control Person is to direct traffic at a work zone through the use of a Traffic Control Sign. 02.04 When Traffic Control Person is Required If work is being done on or around the roadway that causes vehicular traffic to stray from its normal lanes Traffic Control Persons must be used to assist the traffic and to minimize the chance for a vehicular accident. 02.05 Assignment of Person as Traffic Control Person Traffic Control Persons must be trained and carry a wallet card to verify that training has been completed. These employees must not do other work other than flagging traffic. The supervisor of the worksite should select employees to act as Traffic Control Persons at the beginning of each shift. No person should be assigned to direct more than one lane of traffic. No person should be assigned to direct traffic flowing in more than one direction. 02.06 Communication Between Traffic Control Persons Communication between Traffic Control Persons can be verbal or hand gestures. If the line of site between Traffic Control Persons is obstructed then communication devices such as walkie-talkies or two-way radios must be used. Procedure Title: Traffic Control for Employees' Safety Page 3 of 5 Procedure Number: HUR 130-013 02.07 Freedom from Distraction Traffic Control Persons must remain alert at all times and free from distraction. Traffic Control Persons should anticipate unpredictable behaviours from pedestrians and motorists. 02.08 Operating a Vehicle in Reverse Every project shall be planned and organized so that vehicles, machines and equipment are not operated in reverse or are operated in reverse as little as possible. 02.09 Posting Signs Vehicles, machines and equipment at a project should not be operated in reverse unless there is no practical alternative to doing so. If it is not possible to carry out the project without some operation of vehicles and equipment in reverse, signs should be posted at the project in conspicuous places warning other workers of the danger. 02.10 Use of Signallers Operators of vehicles, machines and equipment must be assisted by signallers if either of the following applies: a) the operator's view of the area behind the vehicle is obstructed; or b) a person could be endangered by the vehicle, machine or equipment or by its load. 02.11 The Signaller A signaller shall be a competent worker and shall not perform other work while acting as a signaller. The signaller must keep written instructions of his or her training at the worksite. 02.12 Position and Sightlines of Signaller The signaller should; a) be clear of and have a clear view of the intended path of travel of the vehicle, machine or equipment; Procedure Title: Traffic Control for Employees' Safety Page 4 of 5 Procedure Number: HUR 130-013 b) be in full view of the operator; and c) watch the part of the vehicle, machine or equipment that the operator cannot see. 02.13 Communication between Operator and Signaller The operator and the signaller must establish a series of signs and procedures by which the signaller will assist the operator, and those procedures must be followed. If visual signals are not possible, then the signaller and operator must communicate by way of a two- way radio or telecommunication system. 02.14 Audible Alarms All dump trucks must be equipped with an automatic audible alarm that signals whenever the truck is being operated in reverse. 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