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5 min

How to use road signage

Signage protects the crew and traffic, and keeps you compliant. Visibility, advance warning distance and an orderly closure are everything.

Training video

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In the meantime, follow the step-by-step guide.

  1. 01

    Warn ahead of the work

    Place the warning sign far enough ahead for the driver to react in time.

  2. 02

    Channel with cones or drums

    Build the taper with evenly spaced cones or drums, steering traffic out of the zone.

  3. 03

    Close the perimeter

    Bound the work area with barrier tape, mesh and delineator posts. Visible by day and night.

  4. 04

    Kit out the crew

    Reflective vests on. Where speed must drop, a speed-bump reducer.

  5. 05

    Remove in reverse order

    When done, pick up signage from the work back to the start, so the crew is never left exposed.

Do this

  • More advance warning the faster the road.
  • Clean reflective material in good condition.
  • Ballast cones and posts against vehicle wind.

Avoid this

  • Don't start work before the signage is set.
  • Don't leave fallen cones or broken tape: it confuses drivers.
  • Don't remove signs with the crew still on the road.

Safety

  • High-visibility reflective vest, always.
  • Work facing traffic when possible.
  • A flagger on high-traffic roads.

Test yourself

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Each practice: do it or avoid it? Tap your answer.

  • More advance warning the faster the road.

  • Don't start work before the signage is set.

  • Clean reflective material in good condition.

  • Ballast cones and posts against vehicle wind.

  • Don't remove signs with the crew still on the road.

  • Don't leave fallen cones or broken tape: it confuses drivers.

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