Flagmen / Flagmen & Radio Control (Traffic Control)

This course is designed to ensure that workers, the public and all relevant people are safe when work has to be done on or next to a road.

Content:

• Planning the work task.
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act overview.
  • Introduction to roadwork safety.
  • Zone Definitions.
  • Interpreting job instruction and determining the sequence of operation.
  • Selecting correct temporary road signs and equipment according to worksite procedures and statutory legislations.
  • Inspecting and reporting to supervisor equipment defects and ensuring high visibility.
  • Adhering to the Road Traffic Act in loading equipment.
• Safe loading and offloading of equipment and workers on vehicles for transportation.
  • Checking vehicles according to worksite procedures.
  • Suitably securing and placing equipment on a vehicle for transportation.
  • Safely accommodating and transporting workers according to relevant legislation.
  • Flagman.
  • Resources are moved to the identified work as per the basic action plan.
• Setting-up temporary road signs.
  • Correct flagging signals.
  • Placing temporary signs and equipment at the correct intervals, clearly visible and in the correct sequence according to legislation.
  • Demarcation of the workplace to ensure safety.
• Completing the task.
  • Restoring work area to a serviceable condition.
  • Removing of signs, equipment and flagmen in the correct and appropriate sequence.
• Radio Call Procedures.
  • Speech techniques.