SAFER ROADWORKS FOR WORKERS AND PUBLIC

New ‘Chapter 8′ updates advice to make road works safer

Updated guidelines for highways maintenance engineers and contractors to make temporary traffic management at road works safer and more effective have now been published.

Revisions to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual (Parts 1 and 2) have been taking place over the past two and a half years as the Highways Agency has sought to make road works safer and less stressful for both road users and road workers. 

Both revised parts are now available to download free of charge from the DfT website and the key changes have also been summarised. The guidance is for everyone associated with temporary traffic management for construction, maintenance or utility work. The guidelines update those published in June 2006 and the revisions include:

  • signage for road users experiencing emergencies in roadworks;
  • requirements regarding single lane contra-flow permissions and;
  • expansions to the scope of the guidance e.g. works near tramways.

Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual – “Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations” is also available from http://www.tsoshop.co.uk TSO PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN General enquiries: 0870 600 5522 Fax orders: 0870 600 5533 E-mail: customer.services@tso.co.uk

This article was posted on 2nd April 2009 in ALL LATEST NEWS, ROADWORKS.
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