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South Dublin County Council Safety Management System

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Dept. Of Transport: Traffic Signs Manual: Temporary Traffic Measures and Signs for Roadworks: Chapter 8 LGMSB NRA DOT: Guidance for the Control and Management of Traffic at Roadworks • Provides details of the temporary traffic measures to be used at work sites on all public roads, • including their layout and symbols, • the circumstances in which each sign may be used, • and the rules for positioning them to warn, inform and direct road users in the safe negotiation through the work site

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2006 Road Traffic Act 1961 Chapter 8: Traffic Signs Manual Client Appoints: PSDP PSCS Coordinates Designers: includes Temp. Traffic Management Designer Appoints Temp. Traffic Operations Supervisor Roadworks Construction Project

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Qualifications: (In addition to Safepass) Single Carriageway Roads EngineerParks Supt. Designer 3 Day Sign Lighting & Guarding FASCSCS Course 2 Day Roadworks Designer Course LGMSB ForemanGanger 3 Day Sign Lighting & Guarding FASCSCS Course General Operative 1 Day Health and Safety at Roadworks FASCSCS Course Over the past 18 months SDCC staff have been trained as above.

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Roadworks means: repairs, maintenance, alterations, improvements, installations, any other works, to, above or under, a public road

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Categories of Roadworks Routine works Patching Drainage Hedge cutting Cleaning/ Sweeping Barrier/ Wall Repair Planned works Road Construction Road Widening Road Strengthening Surface Dressing Laying Ducting/ Water mains/ Sewers

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Roadworks Classification Roadworks Type Static Type A (24&) Static Type B (Offpeak) Static Type C (Offpeak 2 or less pieces of plant) Semi-Static Lane Closure Mobile Lane Closure Roadworks Level 1: - Single Carriageway, 30 km/h, All traffic volumes Level 2: - Single Carriageway, 60 km/h, All traffic volumes Level 3: - Single Carriageway, 100 km/h, AADT 5, 000 Level 4: - Single Carriageway, 100 km/h, AADT > 5, 000 Level 5: - Dual Carriageway/ Motorway, 80 km/h, All traffic volumes Level 6: - Dual Carriageway/ Motorway, 120 km/h, All traffic volumes

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Single Carriageway Roads Static Type C: Applying Selections to Give and Take System (50 km/h road)

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Single Carriageway Roads Semi-Static Lane Closure Operation either moves continuously or makes frequent short duration stops Single Carriageway Roads Risk increased by Urban: High traffic volumes Rural: High traffic speeds Routine Works Patching Drainage Hedge cutting Cleaning Road Signs Pavement Sweeping Lighting

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Motorways & Dual Carriageways

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Motorways & Dual Carriageways Planned Works & Routine Works will require a detailed Traffic Management PlanMethod Statement. Two types of roadworks, • Static Sites • Mobile Lane Closure For both types, to set up and for MLC to operate, require: Lorry Mounted Crash Cushion vehicle (LMCC) Advanced Warning Vehicles with signage Works Vehicles Trained staff The emphasis at all times must be on safety and careful planning is required.

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Qualifications of Staff Working on Mobile Lane Closures At Present no Irish Qualifications for MotorwaysMLC’s. Ongoing discussions between FASNRA and LANTRA to agree mutual recognition of qualifications Chapter 8: All Operatives involved in MLC’s must receive suitable training to UK LANTRA Standard. No staff in SDCC are trained to this level. Contractors with vehicles and qualified staff carry out MLC at present.

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System UK LANTRA MLC Qualifications

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Recommended methods for the above roads are described in the following Table. N 4 Palmerstown Bypass Margin Mobile Lane Closure Central Median Mobile Lane Closure N 7 Naas road Margin: Mobile Lane Closure Central Median: Mobile Lane Closure N 81 Tallaght Bypass Margin Semi Static Lane Closure Central Median: Mobile Lane Closure R 113 Belgard Road Margin Static Road Works Central Median Static Road Works Type C Lv 5 Outer ring road Margin Semi Static Lane Closure Central Median Mobile Lane Closure

South Dublin County Council Safety Management System Criminal Proceedings Local Authorities Under the SHWW 1989 Act actions were taken against the Councils, Under the SHWW 2005 Act charges have been brought against both the Councils and staff Clare County Council, Circuit Court, Sen. Exec Engineer in charge of a roadworks site where a fatality occurred, found guilty of a number of charges under the SHWW Act and Regulations. 12 month custodial sentence and a fine. Ongoing investigation by GardaHSA into the deaths of two retained firefighters in Bray. Wicklow Co Co offices searched, Chief Fire Officer, Ass. Chief Fire Officer, Director of Service and County Manager, held and questioned under caution. Ongoing GardaHSA investigation into serious accident in Kilkenny Co Co. Staff interviewed under caution.