The latest Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and construction regulations provisions for traffic control and worker protection have been in effect since June, 2000.
Overview
What is Book 7? The Ontario Traffic Manual's Book 7 (Temporary Conditions) provides basic uniform requirements for traffic control in work zones during:
Roadway, utility, construction and maintenance operations
On or adjacent to public highways including ramps and municipal roads and streets, (as well as other public ways to which road traffic has access).Who should attend?
Training in Book 7 is intended for employees working for the following agencies and
Organizations:
Provincial, Municipal, and private road authorities in Ontario and their contractors.
Utilities, contractors, and others who may have approval to work on public roadways.
The latest Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and construction regulations provisions for traffic control and worker protection have been in effect since June, 2000.
These require employers to:
Train workers exposed to traffic hazard or construction vehicles
Develop Traffic Protection Plans for workers who may be exposed to traffic and vehicular hazard.
If you have a construction or maintenance project that takes place on or near a roadway, you will likely find that traffic control will be necessary at certain points during the project.
Our goal for this course is to have construction workers aware of workplace hazards as they pertain to traffic. Workers must be able to demonstrate their skills on the equipment they will be using and in the environment they will be working in.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge of vehicle traffic hazards, establish effective procedures, and identify control options.
This construction safety training course for Traffic Control Persons in Construction, explains the techniques, equipment, and legal requirements for traffic control persons in a construction environment.
All traffic control persons in Newfoundland and Labrador are required to complete a TCP training course. Proper traffic control is critical for the safety of workers, drivers and the general public.
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