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Trafficmanagementonsite
Whatyouneedtodo
Importantstatistic
Onaverage,eachyear,about7workersdieasaresultofaccidentsinvolvingvehiclesormobile
plantonconstructionsites.Afurther93areseriouslyinjured.
Thelawsaysthatyoumustorganiseaconstructionsitesothatvehiclesandpedestriansusing
siteroutescanmovearoundsafely.
Theroutesneedtobesuitableforthepersonsorvehiclesusingthem,insuitablepositionsand
sufficientinnumberandsize.
Thetermvehiclesincludes:cars,vans,lorries,lowloadersandmobileplantsuchasexcavators,
lifttrucksandsitedumpersetc.
Thekeymessageis:constructionsitevehicleincidentscanandshouldbepreventedbythe
effectivemanagementoftransportoperationsthroughouttheconstructionprocess.
Keyissuesindealingwithtrafficmanagementonsiteare:
Keepingpedestriansandvehiclesapart
Minimisingvehiclemovements
Peopleonsite
Turningvehicles
Visibility
Signsandinstructions

Whatyouneedtoknow
Eachyearwithintheconstructionindustry,approximatelytenpeopledieasaresultofbeing
struckbyvehiclesonsite.Inaddition,therearehundredsofpreventableaccidentsandinjuries.
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Accidentsoccurfromgroundworkstofinishingworksandmanagers,workers,visitorstositesand
membersofthepubliccanallbeatrisk.
Inadequateplanningandcontrolistherootcauseofmanyconstructionvehicleaccidents.

Keepingpedestriansandvehiclesapart
Themajorityofconstructiontransportaccidentsresultfromtheinadequateseparationof
pedestriansandvehicles.
Thiscanusuallybeavoidedbycarefulplanning,particularlyatthedesignstage,andby
controllingvehicleoperationsduringconstructionwork.
Thefollowingactionswillhelpkeeppedestriansandvehiclesapart:
Entrancesandexitsprovideseparateentryandexitgatewaysforpedestriansand
vehicles
Walkwaysprovidefirm,level,welldrainedpedestrianwalkwaysthattakeadirectroute
wherepossible
Crossingswherewalkwayscrossroadways,provideaclearlysignedandlitcrossing
pointwheredriversandpedestrianscanseeeachotherclearly
Visibilitymakesuredriversdrivingoutontopublicroadscanseebothwaysalongthe
footwaybeforetheymoveontoit
Obstructionsdonotblockwalkwayssothatpedestrianshavetostepontothevehicle
routeand
Barriersthinkaboutinstallingabarrierbetweentheroadwayandwalkway.
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Minimisingvehiclemovements
Goodplanningcanhelptominimisevehiclemovementaroundasite.Forexample,landscaping
toreducethequantitiesoffillorspoilmovement.
Tolimitthenumberofvehiclesonsite:
providecarandvanparkingfortheworkforceandvisitorsawayfromtheworkarea
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controlentrytotheworkareaand
planstorageareassothatdeliveryvehiclesdonothavetocrossthesite.
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Peopleonsite
Employersshouldtakestepstomakesurethatallworkersarefitandcompetenttooperatethe
vehicles,machinesandattachmentstheyuseonsiteby,forexample:
checkswhenrecruitingdrivers/operatorsorhiringcontractors
trainingdriversandoperators
managingtheactivitiesofvisitingdrivers.
Peoplewhodirectvehiclemovements(signallers)mustbetrainedandauthorisedtodoso.
Accidentscanalsooccurwhenuntrainedorinexperiencedworkersdriveconstructionvehicles
withoutauthority.Accesstovehiclesshouldbemanagedandpeoplealertedtotherisk.
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Turningvehicles
Theneedforvehiclestoreverseshouldbeavoidedwherepossibleasreversingisamajorcause
offatalaccidents.
Onewaysystemscanreducetherisk,especiallyinstorageareas.
Aturningcirclecouldbeinstalledsothatvehiclescanturnwithoutreversing.

Visibility
Ifvehiclesreverseinareaswherepedestrianscannotbeexcludedtheriskiselevatedand
visibilitybecomesavitalconsideration.
Youshouldconsider:
Aidsfordriversmirrors,CCTVcamerasorreversingalarmsthatcanhelpdriverscan
seemovementallroundthevehicle
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Signallerswhocanbeappointedtocontrolmanoeuvresandwhoaretrainedinthe
task
Lightingsothatdriversandpedestriansonsharedroutescanseeeachothereasily.
Lightingmaybeneededaftersunsetorinbadweather
Clothingpedestriansonsiteshouldwearhighvisibilityclothing.

Signsandinstructions
Makesurethatalldriversandpedestriansknowandunderstandtheroutesandtrafficruleson
site.Usestandardroadsignswhereappropriate
Provideinductiontrainingfordrivers,workersandvisitorsandsendinstructionsouttovisitors
beforetheirvisit.
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