Temporary Traffic Management

Tom Kiddle 4

July 2012

Temporary Traffic Management

Temporary Traffic Management

• Auckland Transport TTM Operation Requirements

• AT TTM Audits

• Qualified Persons on site

• Pedestrian Management

AT Temporary Traffic Management

Operational Requirements

TTM Operational Requirements Manual

• Mandatory

• Road Schedules

• PDF Maps

• Forms

• RAMM Availability:

• Mid June 2012 (email)

• Electronic on Website (soon)

TTM Levels

• LV, 1, 2L, 2 & 3

• 2L:

• Level 2 with Level 1 (SH) static dimensions

• Level 2 everything else (equipment, quals, etc)

• Urban, 2 way / 2 lane, > 10,000 vpd

Please always check latest schedule

TTM Levels: AT Network Statistics

• LV 3,400 km

• 1 3,000 km

• 2L 140 km

• 2 600 km

• 3 9 km

Other Requirements

• Peak Hours

• CAR & WAP

• TMP (Generic or Site Specific)

• Notifications

• Pre Start: RCA

• Near Traffic Signals: JTOC

• Overweight / Over Dimension: Don

Questions?

Any questions regarding CoPTTM?

AT TTM Audit Procedures

Road Work Sites:

An average of 6 people are killed and 20 - 30 seriously harmed per annum in NZ.

9:1 ratio of road users to road workers

Most road user harm occurs after hours

Many road workers are

harmed by works plant

TTM Site Inspections & Audits

Aim for TTM is

• ^Safe;

• Consistent / to Standard;

• Efficient;

• Improving over time

TTM Site Condition Rating Form

AT improved SCR Form (4 ^th Edition plus process & imps.):

• Sign Ballasting [New]

• Missing Delineation [Split features]

• Safety Zones [20 => 15]

• Other checks

Review with final 4 ^th Edition

TTM SITE CONDITION RATING FORM

SITE DETAILS OPERATION DETAILS

Road Name

Activity Suburb

CAR Approval Number TTM Level Contractor

Date Time Client / Principal

SIGNS Weighting Tally Box Total DELINEATION DEVICES Weighting Tally Total

A1Missing (including side road) Sign 5 D1Missing Taper (Within Travel Path /

facing traffic) Leading Taper26

A2Spacing (too close / far) Sign 2 D2Missing Taper (Other) Trailing Taper 6

A3Not visible Sign 3 D3Missing or Ineffective

delineation along lanes Delineation

Section 10

A4Wrong sign Sign 5 D4

Tapers too short or Ineffective Leading Taper20

A5Condition marginal Sign 1 D5 Trailing Taper 5

A6Condition unacceptable Sign 4 D6Spacing between multiple

tapers Missing / Inappropriate 5

A7Permanent sign not covered Sign 2 D7Spacing in taper Taper 3

A8Unapproved sign used / too smallSign 4 D8Spacing in lanes Delineation 2

A9Sign on wrong side Sign 2 D9Condition marginal Device 1

A10Sign too low Sign 1 D10Condition unacceptable Device 5

A11Speed limit not correctly alignedOccasion 2 D11Using non-approved device Device 4

A12Sign not upright Sign 1 D12Used incorrectly Device 2

A13Non-compliant support Support 2 D13Road marking incorrect at Long

Term Level 2 or 3 roads Site 30

A14Lateral location Sign 1 D14Inadequate Access Access 10

A15Sign Ballast Inadequate /

Inappropriate Sign 2 MISCELLANEOUS

MOBILE & SEMI STATIC E1Working in Live lanes Occasion 20 B1Tail pilot vehicle omitted or

incorrect location Vehicle 30 E2Flashing beacons not

used/ineffective Vehicle 1

B2Lead pilot vehicle omitted or

incorrect location Vehicle 20 E3High visibility garment not worn

/ not acceptable Individual 5

B3Shadow Vehicle omitted or

incorrect location Vehicle 20 E4Parking/stopping features not

relocated Feature 5

B4Vehicle mounted signs (Missing or

incorrect) Sign 5 E5Unsafe and illegal parking of

plant/equip. Occasion 20

B5TMA missing or non compliant TMA 20 E6Poor surface condition Occasion 30

B6Arrowboard missing Arrowboard 20 E7Safety (lat & long) zone

compromised Zone 15

B7Arrowboard message Arrowboard 20 E8Excavation not protected Excavation 10

PEDESTRIANS/CYCLISTS E9VMS message incorrect or

Inappropriate VMS 10

C1Inadequate provision for

pedestrians Site 10 E10Barrier defects (Missing or

Incorrect components) Component 10

C2Inadequate provision for cyclists Site 10 E11Inadequate property access Entrance 20

TOTAL SCR

OTHER CHECKS F1SITE INDUCTION Good Site

induction- 5 Bonus Pts

G1QUALIFIED PERSON ON SITE [STMS or TC / STMS 2/3 NP] Y / N OVERALL SCR

G2TSL APPROPRIATE [Refer C4 of CoPTTM] Y / N

G3APPROVED TMP SIGHTED & APPLICABLE Y / N FINAL RESULT

G4TRAFFIC FLOW ACCEPTABLE Y / N High Standard [< 10]

Acceptable [11 - 25]

Needs Improvement [26 - 50]

Dangerous [ > 50]

Unacceptable [G1 - G4]

AUDIT RESULTS

Actions To be taken Actions Taken

Site Fixed Y / N

Site Closed Y / N

Auditor to complete STMS to complete

Signature STMS Name & Signature

Auditor Name STMS Email address

Qualifications Reg. Number Qualifications Reg. Number

Other Checks

• Qualified Person on Site [STMS or TC / STMS 2/3 NP]?

• TSL Appropriate [Refer C4 of CoPTTM]?

• Approved TMP Sighted & Applicable?

• Traffic Flow acceptable?

Any “No” is “Unacceptable”

Review Panel

• Aiming for consistency

• Senior Members

• Audit records

• Regional records

• CoPTTM & TMP

• ^Appeals

• Majority decision

What are we finding?

Since September 2011:

• 148 Audits referred to Panel (of 7,000 inspections)

• 84 had no qualified person on site (32 none existed)

• 90 had no TMP on site (35 had no TMP at all)

• 19 inappropriate TSL

• 90 Dangerous (>51 SCR)

• 30 Warnings & 95 NNC’s issued to 51 STMS’s and 34 organisations

Questions?

Any questions?

Qualified Persons on site

Qualified Staff on Site

Health & Safety in Employment Act:

• DOL Guide:

2.5 Supervision and training

Employers must ensure employees are either sufficiently experienced to do their work safely or are supervised by an experienced person (section 13 (a)).

Also, the employee must be adequately trained in the safe use of all plant, objects, substances, protective clothing and equipment that they are or may be required to use or handle (section 13 (b)).

CoPTTM:

• Section A 5.8.4 (4

Edition),

Qualified Staff on Site

A suitably qualified person must be on site on all active sites:

Level of TTM On Active Site Requirements if STMS off site Level LV STMS or Briefed

TC

STMS within 60 minutes travel time

Level 1 STMS or Briefed TC

STMS within 30 minutes travel time

Level 2, 2L and 3 (Shoulder / Berm)

STMS 2/3 P or briefed STMS 2/3 NP

STMS 2/3 P within 30 minutes travel time

Level 2, 2L and 3 STMS 2/3 P or briefed STMS 2/3 NP

STMS 2/3 P away from site for no longer than 30 minutes total duration

Level 2, 2L and 3 (>

2 m from el)

STMS 2/3 P or briefed STMS 2/3 NP

Nil

Qualified Staff on Site (Unattended)

Level of TTM On Unattended Site

Level LV STMS within 120 minutes travel time

Level 1 STMS within 60 minutes travel time

Level 2, 2L and 3 (Shoulder /

Berm)

Level 2, 2L and 3

Qualified Staff on Site

STMS’s are responsible for the site TTM at all times irrespective of their presence on site or not.

STMS must inspect daily.

Worksite inspections must be documented

Qualified Staff on Site

A person who controls a place of work is responsible for taking all

practicable steps to ensure people in the vicinity are not exposed to

harm - regardless of the purpose for which they are in the vicinity.

Questions?

Pedestrian

Management

C13 Pedestrians (and cyclists)

General

• Not led into conflict with work site or traffic

• If led onto live lanes, must be protected / isolated

• Safe & impediment free paths

C13.2 Pedestrian Requirements

C13.2.2 Footpath widths

Location Minimum width Comments

Residential/Rural 0.9m Where the length of the working space exceeds 20m, these widths may have to be increased so pedestrians do not have to wait to pass.

Suburban centre 1.2m

Central business district (CBD) and commercial zones.

2.0m

Commercial zones include shops,

schools, visually impaired routes, aged

persons homes, hospitals, tourist

C13.2 Pedestrian Requirements

C13.2.3 Alternative Routes Temporary footpaths must have:

• firm smooth surfaced & no trip hazards.

Location of temporary footpath order of preference:

1. Berm between boundary & worksite 2. Berm between worksite & carriageway 3. Carriageway (protected / isolated)

4. Across the carriageway with delineation, kerb ramps, signage (discouraged)

5. Footpath controllers

C13.2 Pedestrian Requirements

C13.2.4 Footpath Controller

• Guide pedestrians safely around operation.

• Minimum Level 1 TC qualification on L2 Road.

• Must be briefed by STMS / TC & briefing must be

documented

C13.2 Pedestrian Requirements

C13.2.5 Protecting Pedestrians from the working space

Option When used

Safety fences. Long-term or unattended worksites where there are hazards remaining for

example such as >50mm excavations or exposed cables

Cones connected with cone bars

Attended worksites and only for a short period of time.

Note: Cone bars are not recommended where heavy equipment (eg a digger) is being used. A safety fence is preferred in these cases.

C13.2 Pedestrian Requirements

C13.2.6 Footpath diverted into carriageway

Option When used Lateral safety zone

required with delineation

Barriers Long-term worksites. 0.5m

Safety fences • Long-term worksites.

• Any unattended worksites.

• Attended worksites on level 2 roads and

state highways.

1m

Cones connected Attended worksites on level LV 1m

C13 Pedestrian Requirements

Equipment:

B2.3.1.1 Cone Bars

B6 Safety Fences

• Secure supportive top & bottom rail terminating at vertical post

• Min 1 m high

• Max 100 mm gap at bottom

• Continuous

• Child proof in-fill / difficult to climb

• Orange / orange & white

• Stable

• Free of sharp objects

C13 Pedestrians (and cyclists)

C13.2.7 Ramps

• Width as per path, grade at 1 in 8 C13.2.8 Pedestrian crossings

• When unusable, all parts must be removed or covered (markings, beacons, discs)

C13.2.9 Covered Walkways

• Used when falling debris a concern C13.2.10 Lighting

• Walkways need to be appropriately lit

C13 Pedestrians (and cyclists)

Signage for temporary paths & detours

Questions?

Any questions regarding CoPTTM?