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Cover of Guide to Temporary Traffic Management Part 7: Traffic Controllers
Guide to Temporary Traffic Management Part 7: Traffic Controllers
  • Publication no: AGTTM07-21
  • ISBN: 978-1-922382-97-9
  • Published: 13 September 2021
  • Edition: 1.1

Guide to Temporary Traffic Management Part 7: Traffic Controllers details contemporary traffic controller practices including information about training competencies, control instructions and devices.

Watch the video below for an overview of Part 7.

Edition 1.1 contains additional information regarding the use of the Prepare to Stop sign, additional cones/bollards when the worksite has no line marking and correction to errors in some diagrams and figures.

  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Purpose
    • 1.2 Structure of AGTTM
    • 1.3 Scope of Part 7
    • 1.4 Application of Part 7 to New Zealand
    • 1.5 Definitions
  • 2. Traffic Controller Requirements
    • 2.1 Introduction to Traffic Control
    • 2.2 Authority and Accreditation
      • 2.2.1 General
      • 2.2.2 Authority of a traffic controller
      • 2.2.3 Work health and safety
      • 2.2.4 Supervising a traffic controller in training
    • 2.3 Fitness for Duty
      • 2.3.1 General
      • 2.3.2 Eyesight
      • 2.3.3 Hearing, speech and vision
      • 2.3.4 Mobility, endurance and concentration
      • 2.3.5 Learning, literacy and numeracy skills
      • 2.3.6 Character and suitability
      • 2.3.7 Site climatic conditions
      • 2.3.8 Fatigue and hydration
      • 2.3.9 Drugs and alcohol
    • 2.4 Traffic Controller’s Responsibilities
      • 2.4.1 General
      • 2.4.2 Functions of a traffic controller
      • 2.4.3 Responsibilities of a traffic controller
      • 2.4.4 Communicating effectively
      • 2.4.5 Behaviour and attitude
      • 2.4.6 Give definite and clear signals
      • 2.4.7 Breaks from traffic controller duties
    • 2.5 What to Wear
      • 2.5.1 General
      • 2.5.2 Clothing to comply with standards
    • 2.6 What to Use
      • 2.6.1 General
      • 2.6.2 Portable traffic control devices
      • 2.6.3 Approved equipment for manual control of traffic
      • 2.6.4 Communication devices
      • 2.6.5 Night works
      • 2.6.6 Approved hand signals for traffic controllers
      • 2.6.7 When hand signals can be used without additional equipment
      • 2.6.8 Departures from standards and innovation
    • 2.7 When a Traffic Controller Gets to the Worksite
      • 2.7.1 General
      • 2.7.2 Pre-start meeting
      • 2.7.3 Station set up and positioning
      • 2.7.4 Sight distance and sign location
    • 2.8 Performing Traffic Control
      • 2.8.1 Traffic signals
      • 2.8.2 Risk management
      • 2.8.3 Always be alert to changing conditions
    • 2.9 Traffic Control Station Operation
      • 2.9.1 General
      • 2.9.2 Queue monitoring
      • 2.9.3 Changing hand-held STOP / SLOW bat
      • 2.9.4 Periods of darkness
      • 2.9.5 What to watch
      • 2.9.6 Two lanes, two-way roads
      • 2.9.7 Multi lane roads
      • 2.9.8 At or near traffic signals
      • 2.9.9 Third traffic controller
    • 2.10 When Things Don’t Go to Plan
      • 2.10.1 General
      • 2.10.2 Incident management
      • 2.10.3 Incident details
      • 2.10.4 Incidents involving hazardous loads
    • 2.11 Compliance
      • 2.11.1 General
      • 2.11.2 Compliance
      • 2.11.3 Amending, suspending and cancelling an accreditation
  • References
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