Workplace transport safety An employers' guide - ARRI Lighting Rental

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Figure 14 Example of a maximum speed sign
Health and Safety
Executive
370 Some systems involve controls that interact between the site and vehicles that
use it. As well as information signals that sense speed and react to tell drivers that
they should slow down, some systems now activate speed limiters on vehicles in
response to radio signals broadcast at area boundaries.
Pedestrians and cyclists
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371 Pedestrians and cyclists are very vulnerable where vehicles are being used.
372 You should provide separate routes or pavements for pedestrians to keep
them away from vehicles, wherever it is reasonable to do so. Segregating
pedestrians from vehicle activity, preferably by making routes entirely separate, is
the most effective way of protecting them.
Figure 15 Examples of signs used to segregate pedestrians and vehicles
373 Good examples of complete segregation include footbridges (although make
sure structures over traffic routes don’t threaten to dislodge high loads, and
consider access for disabled people) or subways.
374 Pedestrians should be kept away from areas where vehicles are working
unless they need to be there. A good example of this is quarry working, where
drivers are usually not allowed out of their vehicles beyond a certain point to make
sure they are safe where very large surface mining vehicles are operating.
375 Where possible, pedestrian traffic routes should represent the paths people
would naturally follow (often known as ‘desire lines’), to encourage people to stay
on them.
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