Traffic Management Plan

Traffic and Site Management Plan.

Papworth Trust
Papworth
Cambridge
CB23 3QN

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Mick George Ltd Directors and employed staff work to effectively manage and control
workplace transport within their areas of responsibility and to promote the safety, health and
welfare at work of the employees, contractors, sub contractors, visitors and members of the
public.

Workplace transport is one of the highest risk areas causing serious injury throughout the
demolition and construction industry. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)
Regulations 1992 place various duties on employers and those in control of workplaces; in
particular Regulation 17 requires that: -

a) Every workplace shall be organised in such a way that pedestrians and vehicles can
circulate in a safe manner.
b) Traffic routes in a workplace shall be suitable for persons or vehicles using them,
sufficient in number, in suitable positions and of sufficient size. Traffic routes shall not
satisfy the requirements of the above paragraph unless suitable measures are taken
to ensure that:
i. Pedestrians or, as the case may be, vehicles may use a traffic route without
causing danger to the health or safety of persons at work near it:
ii. There is sufficient separation of any traffic route for vehicles from doors or
gates or from traffic routes for pedestrians which lead onto it; and
iii. Where vehicles and pedestrians use the same traffic route there is sufficient
separation between them; and
c) All traffic routes shall be suitably indicated where necessary for reasons of health or
safety.

Workplace transport will include: -

• Mobile plant
• Customer vehicles
• Delivery vehicles
• Collection vehicles
• Contractors plant and vehicles
• Company cars and vans on site
• Pedestrians

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Risk Assessment

A risk assessment must be carried out as part of the site general risk assessment process.
As in all risk assessments this must be carried out by: -

a) Identifying the hazards;

b) Identifying who might be harmed, and how:
c) Evaluating the risks and assess whether existing precautions are adequate or
whether more precautions are needed;
d) Recording the significant findings: and
e) Periodically reviewing the risk assessment and procedure as necessary

For workplace transport this must take into account the type of facility and work being carried
out. As a rough guide this will include: -

• Density of traffic
• Types of vehicles and plant - are they safe and suitable?
• Reversing, including reversing operations
• Loading and unloading areas – including exclusion zones
• Traffic routes – are they safe and suitable?
• Protection barriers and cones
• Pedestrian routes
• Speed controls
• Blind spots
• Maintenance areas
• Signage – warning and directional
• Training and competence

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Plant Breakdown

Plant maintenance personnel are also instructed by the Site Manager on arrival at site as to
where they are to service and repair plant away from the main traffic routes. If plant has
broken down on a traffic route the Site Manager will position a traffic controller to manage
the traffic whilst waiting for assistance. Barriers, cones etc may also be required to form a
safe route for all site users.

Design and layout of Road Systems

The Site Manager & Employed Staff Must: -
a) Plan traffic routes to give the safest route between places where vehicles have to
call, a plan can be marked up and displayed to show the main traffic routes.
b) Make traffic routes wide enough for safe movement of the largest vehicle using them.
They should be wide enough to allow vehicles to pass without leaving the route; the
welfare regs indicate about 7.5m for normal traffic.
c) Ensure all drops and falls are adequately protected.
d) Avoid traffic routes passing close to vulnerable areas such as fuel or chemical tanks.
e) Ensure there are designated safe areas for loading, unloading and plant
maintenance.
f) Avoid sharp corners or blind bends, if these cannot be avoided install mirrors.
g) Road crossings and junctions, should be clearly signed and marked.
h) Make entrances and gates wide enough.
i) Set speed limits and clearly mark on traffic routes; (5mph).
j) Give prominent warning of limited headroom and overhead cables.

Deliveries
Deliveries will not be permitted between the hours of 07:30 – 09:30 and 15:30-18:00
respectively. This information will be relayed to the transport department and MUST be
transmitted to all sub-contractors. This will be strictly managed by on site management and
remotely by the transport department through satellite tracking.

Site Parking
The initial stages of the demolition process will call for only a small site team. To limit vehicle
movements we will, where possible, limit this by supplying crew busses to the demolition
teams, additional vans will be driven by supervisors and machine operators. A site
compound will be established during the first few days onsite. This location will be within the

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site boundary and a designated parking zone will be developed. This will be suitable for all
site vehicles and visitors. MGL will not permit the parking of vehicles under their control
outside of the site boundaries. There will be no parking within the public highway at any time.
This will include, but not limited to, all Demolition teams, Site visitors and sub-contractors.

Pedestrians
For pedestrians the Site Manager & employed staff will ensure: -
a) Provide separate routes for pedestrians and where needed provide suitable barriers.
b) If traffic routes are used by both they should be wide enough.
c) Provide suitable well marked crossing points.

Signage
Regulation 17(4) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 requires
that ‘all traffic routes shall be suitably indicated where necessary for reasons of health and
safety’. All signage wherever possible should be of standard road traffic sign design to avoid
confusion.

a) Suitable warning signs should indicate potential hazards on traffic routes. This will
include road junctions, sharp bends, crossings, blind corners and steep gradients.
b) Similar signs may be necessary to inform pedestrians of potential hazards.
c) Where signs need to be visible at night, they will need to be illuminated and / or
reflectorised.

Users and Visitors

All users and visitors must sign in and must be given copies of the site rules and the main
hazards and controls pointed out. It is good practice to record any issue and confirm
understanding.

Site Maintenance Contractors Vehicles

Site maintenance contractors report to the site manager on arrival at site, they are also
made aware of the site traffic plan during their induction and discussions take place as to
where the contractor is to work and park their van/plant safely, and not to obstruct the traffic
flow.

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Please refer to Traffic & Site Layout Plan 0.1

Work Place Traffic Method Statement.

This Method statement is to be used in conjunction with Papworth Trust Traffic Management
Risk Assessment.
Both method statement & risk assessment deal with the problems of workplace traffic, and
will help employees, staff, visitors and site users, with a safe & systematic way of avoiding
problems during this demolition phase.
All staff, visitors & site users will be given information, instruction, & training to ensure as
reasonably practicable they understand the need for Safe Workplace Traffic systems.
Pedestrian Movements

• The site has clearly marked pedestrian routes that should be used by all visitors; the
Site Manager is to ensure that visitors are shown the safe pedestrian walk ways on
the Traffic Flow drawings.

• All visitors must report to the site office to sign in and receive an induction.

• The site office will ensure that visitors are equipped with PPE as follows:
o Hi viz vest
o Hard hat
o Safety boots
o Safety Glasses

Visitor and staff parking

• Parking is located as marked on the Traffic Flow drawing. All of which will be onsite.
Parking will not be permitted off site in public areas.

Vehicle movements

• All drivers that are new to the site are to be inducted issued with and sign for site
rules.

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Control of Traffic Movements on/off site

• Designated competent persons will be tasked with the role of Traffic Marshall. These
Marshalls will be responsible for the management of traffic movements on and off of
site. They will ensure the interface between the site vehicles and the public is
controlled. Traffic will be stopped where necessary to allow heavy Goods Vehicles
safe passage onto the highway from site.

• All Traffic movements will be booked to site by the project manager and the site TMP
will be communicated to the drivers via the transport department.

• Traffic Marshalls will be distinguishable from other trades by way of their labelled
PPE. Their job role will be written on their hi visibility vests or jackets.

• Speed from site to the highway will be restricted to 5mph which will take into account
all possible interfaces with the public.

• Site movements will be limited to 5mph. The Drivers will all have PPE in the cab of
their lorries.

• Deliveries to site will be taken to a designated location on site. All loading and
unloading will be carried out on site.

Emergency Action Plan

• In case of a fire or other serious emergency on the site vehicles are to be left, in
there current positions and all staff, visitors, site users, are to walk to the emergency
meeting point at the front of the site, standing clear of the road way ensuring not to
delay access by the emergency services.

• The Site Manager and Health and Safety Dept will monitor the vehicle movements on
site reporting any near misses that may occur.

• Where near misses are noted then the Health and Safety Dept will review the traffic
management plan and make necessary changes.

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Environmental Controls

• Dust during demolition works will be controlled via suppressant techniques. We

commonly use dust bosses to control demolition. We will use towable bowsers to
service the Dust Boss.
• Noise will be a large factor in the selection of demolition techniques and also the
timings of particular operations. For example, any hydraulic hammer attachment
breaking will be limited to non-peak times.
• Our Health and Safety team will carry out noise monitoring sporadically to verify the
assessment of our methods.
• Where necessary hardstanding will be laid down in soft areas to stop the spread of
soils to the roadway.
• A jet washer will be used to clean wheels of demolition debris and mud where
necessary. This will be monitored by the section supervisors.
• Internal roads will be swept periodically, the frequency will be determined by the site
management team and will where possible be preventative rather than reactive.
• A road sweeper will be commissioned at the reasonable request of the Local Highway
Authority.

Specific Site Conditions

• All vehicles must access and exit the site from the Ermine Road South direction.
• Heavy duty vehicles site times must be adhered to.
• Drivers must be made aware during induction of low overhead BT Cables.(See
Picture)
• A permanent Banksman must be available on site when the site is operating.
• Road sweeper will be available as required.

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Traffic & Site Layout 0.1

Emergency
Welfare Muster Point
Parking

Vehicle Access

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Site Entrance/Exit Low BT Cables Welfare Location

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