PCML - Health & Safety Program
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Traffic Control

All traffic control operations must comply with Part 18 of the OH & S Regulation and the latest edition of the Traffic Control Manual for work on roadways established by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways.

Employer’s Responsibilities

The employer must ensure that effective traffic control is provided and used whenever the uncontrolled movement of vehicular traffic could be hazardous to workers.

Traffic Control Supervisor

During a traffic control operation, a supervisor must be designated to be responsible for ensuring that:

  • The required traffic control devices are in place;

  • Each member of the traffic control crew wears the required personal protective clothing and equipment;

  • Traffic control persons are positioned in a safe location clear of environmental hazards such as slide or avalanche;

  • Traffic control persons perform traffic control duties competently and safely;

  • If two or more traffic control persons are required to work as a team at the worksite, responsibility for coordination of changes in traffic control is assigned.

Traffic Control Devices

Traffic control devices must be put in place before commencing operations and must be removed when they are no longer required.

Traffic control devices must be spaced at intervals specified in the Traffic Control Manual and signs must be located as to allow motorists to come to a controlled stop, with due regard for the weather and road conditions.

Traffic Control Persons

Workers assigned to direct or control traffic, regardless of duration, must be “certified” to do so by having participated in training from an agency approved by WorkSafeBC.

Traffic Control Plans

Regardless of the complexity of the temporary traffic control, planning is essential to ensure the safety of workers, motorists and pedestrians. Traffic control plans may range in complexity from a few notes written on a “Trade Tool Box Talk” form to a comprehensive ‘engineered’ plan. However, the fundamental principles of traffic control planning must be consistent for all levels of traffic control planning and follow Part 18 of the OH & S Regulation.

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Last modified on May 17, 2019.