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Civil Safety

Working inside a coned worksite on a rural road

Traffic management around live roads

Read the traffic plan. Stay where you should be. Keep people away from vehicles.

20 min

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The Traffic Management Plan

The traffic plan (TMP) shows the signs, the cones, the speed limit and the safe walkways. If the site changes, the plan is changed first. Never after.

Staying separated

Stay inside the cones and barriers. Face the traffic coming towards you when you can. Before you walk behind a machine, look the operator in the eye and wait for them to see you.

  • Positive communication before entering an operating zone
  • Never assume the operator has seen you
  • Report knocked cones or missing signs immediately

Knowledge check

Two quick questions to show you have it.

  1. 1. You notice three cones knocked over on the taper. What is your action?

  2. 2. Before walking behind a reversing truck you should:

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