Monitor safety for site staff, the public and vehicles

Overview

This Standard is about monitoring site safety for site staff, site vehicles and members of the public – either as pedestrians or in vehicles.

This includes checking provision of signing, lighting and guarding developed from site surveys, monitoring site conditions, monitoring the positioning, installation and dismantling of signing, lighting and guarding equipment, making sure equipment is working and its positioning meets requirements and  adjusting equipment to deal with prevailing traffic conditons.

This Standard is for anyone who monitors safety for site staff, the public and vehicles for utility network operations.

Performance Criteria

You need to be able to:

  1. check that site surveys plan provision of footways, traffic lanes and safety zones in line with requirements of site location and approved safety procedures and practices
  2. check that planned and actual provision of footways, traffic lanes and safety zones minimise disruption, delay and inconvenience to traffic and pedestrians, including those with special needs
  3. check that planned and actual provision for vehicles and plant provide coverage and safety for people and vehicles in line with legal requirements
  4. make sure that safe working practices are identified and followed in accordance with current approved procedures and practices
  5. carry out on-site risk assessments to ensure that safe systems of
  6. working are in place in respect of signing, lighting and guarding and that provision is made to control any hazards identified
  7. check that site conditions are monitored in accordance with approved procedures and practices
  8. ensure that checks have been carried out to ensure that appropriate equipment, materials and products are available, meet the requirements of the location and any special needs
  9. monitor the inspection of equipment, materials and products prior to use in accordance with approved procedures and practices
  10. ensure that the appropriate personal protective equipment is selected, used and checked for suitability in line with legal requirements
  11. make sure equipment, materials and products are positioned and removed in the sequence specified in line with the requirements of site location
  12. make sure signals are inspected and tested for their procedures and the functioning of their equipment, materials and products at appropriate times
  13. make sure signal controls are adjusted to support prevailing traffic conditions
  14. identify problems with planned or actual provision and take appropriate remedial action in line with organisational procedures

Knowledge & Understanding

You need to know and understand:
  1. code of practice requirements for surveying work sites
  2. health and safety requirements for work site surveys and different site conditions
  3. issues to consider when positioning footways, traffic lanes and safety zones including:
    3.1  proximity to schools and hospitals
    3.2  users of the route (including those with special needs)
    3.3  weather conditions (including icy roads, heavy rain, snow, fog, etc)
    3.4  volume of traffic
    3.5  speed of traffic
    3.6  lighting on highways
    3.7  highway situations (including lack of footways; pedestrianised areas; emergency service access; widths of traffic lanes, footways and safety zones; inadequate lane widths; evidence of serious congestion; private access; bus stops, parking places, etc.; obstruction of driver's view at bends and summits; roundabouts and junctions; footways, ramps, boards and road plates; railway level crossings; tramways; cycle lanes and cycle tracks)
    3.8  different requirements for working during the day and at night
    3.9  mobile works and minor works
    3.10 the safety zone (length of lead-in taper of cones (T); sideways clearance (S); longways clearance (L); length of exit taper of cones)
  4. the factors governing the provision of footways, traffic lanes and safety zones and the circumstances under which it is necessary to liaise with highway authorities
  5. how to minimise disruption to traffic and pedestrians
  6. methods of making adequate safety provision for pedestrians, vehicles and plant within the confines of the working area including traffic management measures
  7. requirements of those with special needs and how to provide for them
  8. safe working practices for signing, lighting and guarding activities
  9. the purpose of an on-site risk assessment
  10. the appropriate safety and personal protective equipment to use during site operations, and how to make sure it is fit for purpose
  11. the safety equipment to use to meet requirements, any special needs and how to ensure it is fit for purpose
  12. the specified sequence for the positioning, dismantling and removal of equipment
  13. how to adjust signal controls
  14. procedures for inspecting and testing signals for correct operation
  15. problems which occur with protecting pedestrians, traffic and site staff, and the appropriate remedial action to take