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9. References

A number of these documents are regularly updated, please ensure that reference is made to the current version.

Stationery Office Ltd.

Department of Transport (1986).
An Introduction to the use of vehicle actuated portable traffic signals.
(ISBN 0-11-550781-7)

Department of Transport (1991).
The Traffic Signs Manual - Chapter 8 'Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations.
(ISBN 0-11-550937 2)

The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994.
(SI 1994 No. 1519).
(ISBN 0-11-044519-8)

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1992).
Safety at Street Works and Road Works. A Code Of Practice.
(ISBN 0-11-551144-X)

Road Traffic Act 1972.
Chapter 20.
(ISBN 10-542072-7)

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB)

(published by The Stationery Office)

TA63 - Convoy working
(DMRB 8.4.5)

TD 19/85 - Safety fences and barriers
(DMRB 2.2.8)

TD 49 - The Mobile Lane Closure Technique.
(DMRB 8.4.4)

Health and Safety

Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations, 1994
Approved Code of Practice. Health and Safety Executive.

Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) (CHSW) Regulations, 1996.
Health and Safety Executive.

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH), 1999.
Health and Safety Executive.

Five steps to risk assessment, 1999. Health and Safety Executive.
Leaflet INDG163.
(ISBN 0 7176 1565 0).

Health and Safety Executive Information Sheet - Construction Information Sheet No 53.
Crossing highspeed roads on foot during temporary traffic management works.

Health surveillance of occupational skin disease. MS24.
Health and Safety Executive.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
Health and Safety Executive.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), 1995.
Health and Safety Executive.

Surveillance of people exposed to health risks at work. HS(G)6 1.
Health and Safety Executive.

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (HSWA) 1974.
Health and Safety Executive.

The Working Time Regulations 1998.
Terms and conditions of employment. Statutory Instrument (SI) 1833:1998.
Health and Safety Executive.

Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works

(published by The Stationery Office)

Volume 1. Specification for Highway Works. Clause 120. 'Recovery Vehicles for Breakdowns'

Volume 2. Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works.
Clause NG120 'Recovery Vehicles for Breakdowns'.

British Standards

BS EN 471:1994 'Specification for high visibility warning clothing'.

Other Publications

ACPO/Highways Agency (1999).
Police Involvement in Traffic Management Activities at Roadworks.

CSS/DOT (1994).
Notes for Guidance on Safety at Roadworks.

DOT/Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors(1992).
Planning for Safety. London.

United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS): Sector Schemes for Quality Management in Highway Works:

Scheme 12A:
Static temporary traffic management on motorways and high speed dual carriageways for schemes incorporating contra-flow operations and/or temporary markings.

Scheme 12B:
Static temporary traffic management on motorways and high speed dual carriageways for schemes not incorporating contra-flow operations and/or temporary markings.

Scheme 12C.
Mobile Lane Closure traffic management on motorways and other dual carriageways.

Traffic Management Contractors Association (TMCA)(2000). Notes for Guidance for Static Temporary Traffic Management on Motorways and High Speed Dual Carriageways.

RSDA/CSS (2000). Code of practice for signing at surface dressing sites.
CSS Report No ENG/3 - 2000.

Traffic Advisory Leaflet 15/99. Cyclists at Roadworks. Traffic Advisory Unit, DETR