Workplace transport safety An employers' guide - ARRI Lighting Rental

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407 You should renew road markings when they fade. Markings on asphalt are laid
by ‘road lining’ contractors, who often charge a call-out fee, so it is usually cheaper
to have them lay as much as possible in one go, although this is not a reason
for waiting to refresh dangerously faded markings. Your local authority highways
department should be able to provide a list of these contractors in your area.
408 If the overhead clearance on a route is limited, you should consider signs to tell
drivers this. If the clearance is less than 4.5 m, signs will almost certainly be needed
if road vehicles might use the route. As usual, signs should be clear and easy to
understand from a distance that will allow drivers to act accordingly. If possible,
they should also be placed to allow drivers to choose a safe route.
Parking areas
409 Keep stationary objects, including parked vehicles, out of the flow of traffic and
people around the workplace.
410 Wherever practical, you should provide parking areas for all vehicles using
the workplace – that is, for work-related vehicles and for private cars, motorcycles
and pedal cycles.
411 Controlled parking areas might be appropriate wherever uncontrolled parking
might pose a risk to safety, for example by:
n narrowing routes;
n blocking sight lines; and
n forcing pedestrians onto vehicle routes.
412 On some sites (for example, larger industrial complexes) it may be appropriate
to control parking across the whole site.
Figure 26 This visitors’ car park has a covered pedestrian
walkway and sign telling visitors where to go
413 When drivers enter an area where parking is controlled, you should clearly
tell them that they may only park in allowed places, and how they can recognise
these areas. Where parking is controlled throughout the site, you should give this
information at the site entrance.
414 Keep people and vehicles apart in and around parking areas by using
pedestrian and vehicle exclusion areas.
Figure 27 Pedestrian walkway in car park
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