Operate signing, lighting and guarding  for highways works

Overview

This Standard is about setting up, monitoring and operating signing, lighting and guarding for highway works.

It includes setting out, erecting and dismantling protection equipment, positioning, maintaining, adjusting and dismantling traffic control equipment and controlling traffic equipment.

This Standard could apply to anyone who is monitoring signing, lighting and guarding for highway works.

 

Performance Critieria

You must be able to:

  1. identify safety and security requirements for highway works from relevant work instructions and specifications
  2. set out and erect protection equipment in accordance with relevant codes of practice
  3. check the position and condition of protection equipment meets work requirements and is in accordance with relevant codes of practice
  4. position, maintain and control traffic control equipment in accordance with work requirements, relevant codes of practice
  5. adjust traffic control equipment in line with the progress and changes of the work activity
  6. report defective and damaged equipment to appropriate people
  7. remove protection equipment and traffic control equipment in accordance with relevant codes of practice
  8. refer problems and conditions outside your responsibility in accordance with approved procedures and practices
  9. carry out work in line with approved procedures and practices and statutory requirements

 

Knowledge & Understanding

You need to know and understand:
  1. the purpose of equipment used for protecting highways works, including signs, lights, guards and portable traffic signals
  2. the different types of traffic control equipment including warning signs, priority signals, stop/go boards, portable traffic lights
  3. the types of guards and traffic control equipment used to protect highways works and their positioning requirements relative to the work
  4. how to position and operate traffic controls including warning signs/priority signals, stop and go boards, portable traffic lights
  5. how to follow instructions to ensure the correct sequences for erection and dismantling of traffic control arrangements
  6. the importance of cleaning signs and lights in the immediate work area during the course of highways works
  7. the importance of checking and reporting defects in signs, guards, lighting, and traffic control systems to the team leader
  8. the importance of complying with safety and procedural instructions
  9. the range and purpose of personal protective equipment used during highways works
  10. the importance of checking and reporting defects in personal protective equipment to the team leader
  11. legislation, codes of practice, procedures and practices for health, safety and the environment that is relevant to your work in signing, lighting and guarding
  12. the actions to take in the event of an accident or emergency on the highway
  13. procedures for summoning the emergency services
  14. accident recording and reporting procedures