CSCS SLG Roadworks cheat sheet

HASAWA 1974 s.2 requires employers to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and others affected by their work, so far as is reasonably practicable.

HASAWA 1974 s.7 requires employees to take reasonable care of themselves and others, cooperate with safety arrangements and not misuse equipment provided for protection.

NRSWA 1991 requires street works to be signed, lit and guarded and reinstated to prescribed standards; undertakers must give notices and work to the prescribed specification.

Traffic Management Act 2004 Part 3 places a network management duty on local traffic authorities and enables permit schemes for works on the highway.

CDM 2015 applies to construction work including roadworks; a project is notifiable if it exceeds 30 working days with more than 20 workers at once, or 500 person-days.

RIDDOR requires reporting of work-related deaths, specified injuries, over-seven-day incapacitation, dangerous occurrences and certain occupational diseases.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require suitable and sufficient risk assessments, competent assistance and arrangements for serious imminent danger.

The hierarchy of control is: eliminate, substitute, reduce by engineering controls, reduce by administrative controls, then use PPE as a last resort.

PPE at Work Regulations 1992 require employer-provided PPE to be free of charge; employees must use it and report loss or damage.

Under CDM 2015 the client has the greatest influence on a project and must make suitable arrangements for managing it, including allocating sufficient time and resources.

The principal designer coordinates health and safety during the pre-construction phase; the principal contractor coordinates health and safety during the construction phase.

The highway authority manages the road network, the street authority administers street works, and the undertaker carries out works on or under the highway.

The works supervisor must ensure signing, lighting and guarding are installed, checked and maintained for the duration of the works.

Operatives must follow the safe system of work, use the required PPE, and report defects, near misses and unsafe conditions to the supervisor.

A competent person has sufficient training, experience and knowledge and is appointed in writing where legislation requires a formal appointment.

NRSWA requires supervisors and operatives to hold the relevant competence card for the work type, with reassessment at intervals set by the scheme.

Site induction must be completed before work starts and must cover site hazards, traffic management, PPE rules and emergency arrangements.

Any worker can stop work if there is a risk of serious injury; the stop-work decision must be reported and the risk controlled before work restarts.

PPE must be provided free at the point of use and selected from the risk assessment; it supplements, but does not replace, engineering and administrative controls.

Head protection on roadworks should meet BS EN 397; high-visibility clothing should meet BS EN ISO 20471, minimum class 2, with class 3 where the risk assessment requires.

Safety footwear for roadworks should meet BS EN ISO 20345 with toe protection; soles must suit wet, oily or uneven ground.

Eye, hand and hearing protection must be task-specific and compatible with other PPE worn by the operative.

High-visibility clothing must be worn on site, kept clean, and replaced if its retroreflective performance is degraded.

A safe system of work defines the sequence of operations, segregation of people and plant, access, egress and emergency arrangements.

A dynamic risk assessment is a continuous check of changing conditions; if conditions change, work stops and the safe system of work is revised.

Before entering a site, workers must complete induction and be briefed on the method statement, PPE rules and emergency arrangements.

Excavations, confined spaces and live carriageways require specific controls in addition to general PPE.

Signing, lighting and guarding must be installed before works begin and maintained until the site is safe for traffic and pedestrians.

Advance warning signs must be placed on all approaches; the distance from the first sign to the works increases with the speed limit according to the code of practice.

Signs must be visible, stable, not obscured by plant or spoil, and removed or covered when not in use.

Cones and barriers mark the works and taper traffic away from the closed area; the taper length increases with the speed limit.

Obstructions and excavations must be marked with red lamps visible from both directions during darkness or poor visibility.

Stop/go boards must be operated by two trained operatives who can see each other or communicate reliably; a single board is not used to control two-way traffic.

Portable traffic signals must be positioned so drivers see the signal before the works and cannot see conflicting signals.

Pedestrian routes must be signed, lit, barrier-protected and kept free of trip hazards; a footway closure requires an alternative signed route.

At the end of a shift the site must be left safe: covers secured, barriers in place, lamps lit and signing checked.

Traffic management options include lane closure, contraflow, convoy working, portable signals, give-and-take and road closure.

A road closure requires a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order or permit approval; the diversion route must be signed and suitable for the traffic using it.

The traffic management plan must cover access, egress, emergency vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and works vehicle movements.

Site layout must separate pedestrians from plant and traffic using barriers, walkways and controlled crossing points.

Works vehicles should enter and leave in a forward direction where possible; reversing must be controlled by a banksman.

Materials and spoil must be stored clear of carriageway, footway, drains and access points, and must not block sight lines.

Temporary speed limits must be shown on approved signs and authorised by the highway authority; they cannot be imposed without approval.

Welfare facilities must be provided off the carriageway and located so workers do not cross live traffic unnecessarily.

At night the site must be lit so signs, barriers and walking routes are visible without causing glare to drivers.

Before excavation, obtain utility plans, carry out a desk study and use a cable avoidance tool and signal generator to locate buried services.

Trial holes must be hand-dug to confirm service position and depth; mechanical excavation is not used within the utility's specified safety margin.

Excavations must be supported by shoring, trench boxes or safe battering, and the support system must be designed by a competent person.

Excavations must be inspected by a competent person at the start of each shift and after rain, vibration or ground movement, with the inspection recorded.

Spoil, materials and plant must be kept back from the excavation edge to prevent collapse and falling objects.

Excavations must be barriered, covered or fenced; covers must be secure and marked with their load capacity.

Access and egress must be by ladders or steps kept clear and secure; workers must not jump into or climb out of trenches.

Confined spaces require a permit, gas testing, ventilation, rescue arrangements and a competent person before entry.

Reinstatement must follow the specified layers, compaction and materials; temporary reinstatement must be safe for traffic until permanent works are completed.

PUWER 1998 requires work equipment to be suitable, maintained, inspected where required and used only by competent people.

LOLER 1998 requires lifting equipment and accessories to be thoroughly examined at specified intervals and lifting operations to be planned.

Plant operators must hold the correct competence card for the machine and must complete daily pre-use checks.

Plant on or near the highway must display flashing amber beacons and be controlled by a banksman when reversing or slewing.

A safety zone must separate workers from live traffic; no operative may enter a live lane without approved traffic management.

Reversing should be eliminated where possible; where unavoidable, reversing areas must be segregated and controlled.

Quick-hitch couplings must be checked and confirmed engaged before lifting or moving attachments.

Fuel, oil and chemical spills must be contained with spill kits; contaminated material must be disposed of as hazardous waste.

Workers near live carriageways must wear high-visibility clothing and remain behind barriers unless their task requires otherwise.

HASAWA 1974 s.2 requires employers to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and others affected by their work, so far as is reasonably practicable.

HASAWA 1974 s.7 requires employees to take reasonable care of themselves and others, cooperate with safety arrangements and not misuse equipment provided for protection.

NRSWA 1991 requires street works to be signed, lit and guarded and reinstated to prescribed standards; undertakers must give notices and work to the prescribed specification.

Traffic Management Act 2004 Part 3 places a network management duty on local traffic authorities and enables permit schemes for works on the highway.

CDM 2015 applies to construction work including roadworks; a project is notifiable if it exceeds 30 working days with more than 20 workers at once, or 500 person-days.

RIDDOR requires reporting of work-related deaths, specified injuries, over-seven-day incapacitation, dangerous occurrences and certain occupational diseases.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require suitable and sufficient risk assessments, competent assistance and arrangements for serious imminent danger.

The hierarchy of control is: eliminate, substitute, reduce by engineering controls, reduce by administrative controls, then use PPE as a last resort.

PPE at Work Regulations 1992 require employer-provided PPE to be free of charge; employees must use it and report loss or damage.

Under CDM 2015 the client has the greatest influence on a project and must make suitable arrangements for managing it, including allocating sufficient time and resources.

The principal designer coordinates health and safety during the pre-construction phase; the principal contractor coordinates health and safety during the construction phase.

The highway authority manages the road network, the street authority administers street works, and the undertaker carries out works on or under the highway.

The works supervisor must ensure signing, lighting and guarding are installed, checked and maintained for the duration of the works.

Operatives must follow the safe system of work, use the required PPE, and report defects, near misses and unsafe conditions to the supervisor.

A competent person has sufficient training, experience and knowledge and is appointed in writing where legislation requires a formal appointment.

NRSWA requires supervisors and operatives to hold the relevant competence card for the work type, with reassessment at intervals set by the scheme.

Site induction must be completed before work starts and must cover site hazards, traffic management, PPE rules and emergency arrangements.

Any worker can stop work if there is a risk of serious injury; the stop-work decision must be reported and the risk controlled before work restarts.

PPE must be provided free at the point of use and selected from the risk assessment; it supplements, but does not replace, engineering and administrative controls.

Head protection on roadworks should meet BS EN 397; high-visibility clothing should meet BS EN ISO 20471, minimum class 2, with class 3 where the risk assessment requires.

Safety footwear for roadworks should meet BS EN ISO 20345 with toe protection; soles must suit wet, oily or uneven ground.

Eye, hand and hearing protection must be task-specific and compatible with other PPE worn by the operative.

High-visibility clothing must be worn on site, kept clean, and replaced if its retroreflective performance is degraded.

A safe system of work defines the sequence of operations, segregation of people and plant, access, egress and emergency arrangements.

A dynamic risk assessment is a continuous check of changing conditions; if conditions change, work stops and the safe system of work is revised.

Before entering a site, workers must complete induction and be briefed on the method statement, PPE rules and emergency arrangements.

Excavations, confined spaces and live carriageways require specific controls in addition to general PPE.

Signing, lighting and guarding must be installed before works begin and maintained until the site is safe for traffic and pedestrians.

Advance warning signs must be placed on all approaches; the distance from the first sign to the works increases with the speed limit according to the code of practice.

Signs must be visible, stable, not obscured by plant or spoil, and removed or covered when not in use.

Cones and barriers mark the works and taper traffic away from the closed area; the taper length increases with the speed limit.

Obstructions and excavations must be marked with red lamps visible from both directions during darkness or poor visibility.

Stop/go boards must be operated by two trained operatives who can see each other or communicate reliably; a single board is not used to control two-way traffic.

Portable traffic signals must be positioned so drivers see the signal before the works and cannot see conflicting signals.

Pedestrian routes must be signed, lit, barrier-protected and kept free of trip hazards; a footway closure requires an alternative signed route.

At the end of a shift the site must be left safe: covers secured, barriers in place, lamps lit and signing checked.

Traffic management options include lane closure, contraflow, convoy working, portable signals, give-and-take and road closure.

A road closure requires a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order or permit approval; the diversion route must be signed and suitable for the traffic using it.

The traffic management plan must cover access, egress, emergency vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and works vehicle movements.

Site layout must separate pedestrians from plant and traffic using barriers, walkways and controlled crossing points.

Works vehicles should enter and leave in a forward direction where possible; reversing must be controlled by a banksman.

Materials and spoil must be stored clear of carriageway, footway, drains and access points, and must not block sight lines.

Temporary speed limits must be shown on approved signs and authorised by the highway authority; they cannot be imposed without approval.

Welfare facilities must be provided off the carriageway and located so workers do not cross live traffic unnecessarily.

At night the site must be lit so signs, barriers and walking routes are visible without causing glare to drivers.

Before excavation, obtain utility plans, carry out a desk study and use a cable avoidance tool and signal generator to locate buried services.

Trial holes must be hand-dug to confirm service position and depth; mechanical excavation is not used within the utility's specified safety margin.

Excavations must be supported by shoring, trench boxes or safe battering, and the support system must be designed by a competent person.

Excavations must be inspected by a competent person at the start of each shift and after rain, vibration or ground movement, with the inspection recorded.

Spoil, materials and plant must be kept back from the excavation edge to prevent collapse and falling objects.

Excavations must be barriered, covered or fenced; covers must be secure and marked with their load capacity.

Access and egress must be by ladders or steps kept clear and secure; workers must not jump into or climb out of trenches.

Confined spaces require a permit, gas testing, ventilation, rescue arrangements and a competent person before entry.

Reinstatement must follow the specified layers, compaction and materials; temporary reinstatement must be safe for traffic until permanent works are completed.

PUWER 1998 requires work equipment to be suitable, maintained, inspected where required and used only by competent people.

LOLER 1998 requires lifting equipment and accessories to be thoroughly examined at specified intervals and lifting operations to be planned.

Plant operators must hold the correct competence card for the machine and must complete daily pre-use checks.

Plant on or near the highway must display flashing amber beacons and be controlled by a banksman when reversing or slewing.

A safety zone must separate workers from live traffic; no operative may enter a live lane without approved traffic management.

Reversing should be eliminated where possible; where unavoidable, reversing areas must be segregated and controlled.

Quick-hitch couplings must be checked and confirmed engaged before lifting or moving attachments.

Fuel, oil and chemical spills must be contained with spill kits; contaminated material must be disposed of as hazardous waste.

Workers near live carriageways must wear high-visibility clothing and remain behind barriers unless their task requires otherwise.