Traffic Management and Pedestrian Separation
What the exam tests
Traffic Management and Pedestrian Separation tests how site routes, crossings, signs and banksmen keep machines and people apart. The exam focuses on planned separation rather than relying on alarms.
Core rules
- Use a site traffic management plan: one-way routes where possible, agreed speed limits, turning areas, parking, loading bays and pedestrian crossings.
- Separate pedestrians with physical barriers, not just painted lines. Provide marked crossing points and keep walkways clear.
- Control reversing. Use a banksman or spotter where visibility is restricted, and stop if the spotter is not visible.
- Use signs, lighting and mirrors at blind corners. Keep windscreens, cameras and mirrors clean.
- Public roads and site roads have different rules; where a site route joins a public road, obey Kuwait traffic law and use the required permits and escorts.
Worked example
A dump truck route crosses a pedestrian walkway. The supervisor reroutes the truck, installs barriers and creates a controlled crossing with a banksman. The reasoning is that a horn or reverse alarm only warns; it does not stop a person from entering the blind spot. Physical separation removes the conflict.
Traps
Do not rely on a reversing alarm alone. Do not allow pedestrians to share a loading area. Do not place signs where drivers cannot see them. Do not let a banksman signal from a position the driver cannot see.
Key points
- Plan routes and separate people from machines.
- Use physical barriers at pedestrian crossings.
- Control reversing with a visible banksman.
- Keep mirrors, cameras and lights clean.