AES Global Safety Safety Standard Number: AES-STD-5.
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Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Effective Date: 2//200!
A""roved by: Norberto #orredor $evie% Date 2//200!
1.0 Purpose
T&i' 'afety 'tandard i' e'tabli'&ed to reduce e("o'ure from t&e &a)ard' of traffic by offerin* t&e
drivin* "ublic and "ede'trian' a con'i'tent and "o'itive *uidance t&rou*& %or+ )one area' and
%&en re,uired to 'to" traffic.
T&i' 'afety 'tandard meet' or e(ceed' utility indu'try be't "ractice' and re,uirement' contained in
-S .ederal /i*&%ay Admini'tration0' 1anual on -niform Traffic #ontrol Device' 21-T#D).
T&i' 'afety 'tandard meet' or e(ceed' utility indu'try be't "ractice' and re,uirement' for %or+
alon* road%ay'3 contained in 4ccu"ational Safety and /ealt& Admini'tration 24S/A5 26 #...$.
762 Sub"art G 8 Si*n'3 Si*nal'3 and 9arricade' 1926.200(g)(2)
T&i' 'afety 'tandard meet' or e(ceed' utility indu'try be't "ractice' and re,uirement' for 'trin*in*
acro'' road%ay' a' contained in 4ccu"ational Safety and /ealt& Admini'tration 24S/A53
:762.2002*5275 and 225.;
Eac& AES 4"eration mu't develo" 'ite '"ecific "rocedure' t&at at a minimum3 com"ly %it& t&i'
'afety 'tandard and all a""licable re*ional re*ulation' re*ardin* %or+ )one traffic control. AES
9u'ine'' may e'tabli'& 'afety-related "olicie' or "ractice' t&at are more 'trin*ent t&an t&e in t&i'
'tandard.
2.0 Scope
T&i' 'afety 'tandard a""lie' to AES 'taff and #ontractor' "lannin* and "erformin* %or+ alon* and
'trin*in* over road%ay' %&ere t&e ri'+ involved %it& ve&icle' enterin* t&e %or+ )one need' to be
minimi)ed to a' lo% a' rea'onably ac&ievable.
2.1 Exemptions
7. Safe drivin* of com"any ve&icle' on road%ay' i' not included in t&i' 'tandard.
2. Safe o"eration of off-road ve&icle' i' not included in t&i' 'tandard.
3.0 efinitions
AES 4"eration - A '"ecific bu'ine'' unit 2<o%er <lant2'53 =nte*rated -tility3 or Tran'mi''ion >
Di'tribution bu'ine''5 re'"on'ible for im"lementin* t&e AES Global Standard'.
<rotective ?e&icle - A 'tationary ve&icle3 u'ually a %or+ ve&icle3 'trate*ically "laced in t&e %or+
)one in advance of t&e %or+ area to "rovide a "&y'ical barrier to "rotect %or+er' from oncomin*
traffic. T&e u'e of a Truc+ 1ounted Attenuator 2cra'& cu'&ionin* 'y'tem mounted on truc+l5 i'
recommended for &i*& ri'+ 'ituation' 'uc& a'3 &i*& '"eed3 &i*& volume multilane &i*&%ay'.
$ollin* Sto" - T&e u'e of movin* "olice or &i*&%ay maintenance ve&icle' to bloc+ all lane' and
"ro*re''ively 'lo% do%n traffic.
S&ado% ?e&icle 8 =' very 'imilar to t&e "rotective ve&icle3 but one %&ic& follo%' a mobile %or+
)one. =n &i*& ri'+ 'ituation'3 a '&ado% ve&icle u'ually &a' an arro% board or <ortable #&an*eable
1e''a*e Si*n 2<#1S5.
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AES Global Safety Safety Standard Number: AES-STD-5.0
Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Effective Date: 2//200!
A""roved by: Norberto #orredor $evie% Date 2//200!
3.0 efinitions
Traffic 8 "ede'trian'3 ve&icle' and ot&er conveyance' u'in* any road%ay for t&e "ur"o'e of travel.
Traffic #ontrol Device' 8 control device' t&at conform to re*ulatory 'tandard' for '&a"e'3 color'3
and font' u'ed in road mar+in*' and 'i*n'.
Traffic #ontrol <lan 2T#<5 - i' a %ritten "lan3 on an AES form de'i*ned for t&at "ur"o'e3 t&at *uide'
t&e 'election of traffic control mea'ure' needed to "rovide *uidance for traffic t&rou*& or alon* a
%or+ )one. See A""endi( 7 for a 'am"le Traffic #ontrol <lan
-tility @or+ A&ead Si*n - An alternative to $oad @or+ A&ead 'i*n. -tility @or+ a&ead im"lie' to t&e
motori't a minor %or+ )one.
@or+ Aone - a %or+ )one alon* a road%ay include'3
7. An advanced %arnin* area t&at tell' motori't' %&at to e("ect a&ead.
2. A tran'ition area t&at move' or could move traffic out of it' normal "at&.
B. A %or+ '"ace3 t&at include' traffic and a buffer '"ace to "rovide "rotection for motori't' and
%or+er'.
C. A termination area t&at let' traffic re'ume it' normal "at&.
@or+ Aone =dentification 8 T&e u'e of 'i*n'3 barrier'3 fla**er'3 li*&t'3 arro% board'3 etcetera to
identify t&e %or+ )one boundarie'.
@or+ Aone <rotection Guide 8 a document/boo+let t&at meet' t&e re,uirement' of t&e a""licable
re*ulatory a*encie'3 t&at outline' t&e re,uirement' for '&oulder %or+3 lane clo'in*'3 traffic control
device'3 c&anneli)ation 3 fla**er'3 et cetera.
@or+ Aone ?e&icle - A ve&icle u'ed %it&in t&e %or+ )one3 e,ui""ed %it& an a""roved fla'&in*
%arnin* beacon.
!.0 "uidin# Principles and Cardinal $ules
7. T&e mo't effective %ay to *uide traffic from it' normal cour'e i' to direct traffic %it& a' little
interference to t&e normal traffic flo% a' "o''ible. T&e more dra'tic t&e c&an*e from t&e
normal drivin* "attern3 t&e *reater t&e ri'+ of a %ay%ard ve&icle enterin* t&e %or+ )one.
2. @or+in* in traffic i' a &i*& ri'+ activity. Traffic control device' and fla**er' do not "revent an
errant driver from enterin* a %or+ )one. <rovidin* a con'i'tent and "o'itive *uidance
t&rou*& %or+ )one reduce' t&e ri'+ to %or+er' but doe' not eliminate it.
B. A traffic control "lan 2T#<5 mu't be "re"ared at t&e be*innin* of %or+ o"eration'. Si*&t
di'tance3 traffic '"eed3 volume3 road a""roac&e' and t&e ty"e of %or+ activity mu't be
evaluated %&en "re"arin* a traffic control "lan.
C. A co"y of a :@or+ Aone <rotection Guide; mu't be available on every a""licable ve&icle to
u'e a' a reference to "re"are a traffic control "lan.
@or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <a*e 2
AES Global Safety Safety Standard Number: AES-STD-5.0
Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Effective Date: 2//200!
A""roved by: Norberto #orredor $evie% Date 2//200!
%.0 $e&uirements
Eac& AES 4"eration mu't develo" and im"lement a @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram t&at3 at a
minimum3 contain' t&e follo%in* element':
%.1 Written Pro#ram Elements
7. T&e %ritten "ro*ram mu't be le*ible and acce''ible by all o"eration "er'onnel involved in
%or+ )one traffic control.
2. T&e %ritten "ro*ram mu't identify t&e "o'ition in t&e o"eration t&at i' ultimately re'"on'ible
for t&e im"lementation and maintenance of t&e 9u'ine''0' @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol
<ro*ram.
B. T&e %ritten "ro*ram mu't develo" or ado"t a :Traffic #ontrol Guide/1anual; t&at reflect' t&e
o"eration0' traffic control need' and meet' local &i*&%ay aut&ority re,uirement'. 1any
road%ay aut&oritie' &ave *uide' t&at '"ecify traffic control re,uirement' %it&in t&eir
Duri'diction. 2=n t&e -nited State' t&ere are .ederal3 State and in 'ome ca'e' munici"al
traffic control *uide'3 e.*. 1anual of -niform Traffic #ontrol Device' 21-T#D5
C. <re"are a %ritten "rocedure t&at clearly and '"ecifie' t&e 'co"e3 "ur"o'e3 re'"on'ibility3
aut&ori)ation3 rule'3 and tec&ni,ue' to be a""lied to @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol and t&e
mea'ure' to enforce com"liance %it& t&e "ro*ram3 includin*:
a. A '"ecific 'tatement of t&e intended u'e of t&e "rocedureE
b. A '"ecific 'tatement indicatin* t&e a""roved traffic control *uide to be u'ed for t&e
local o"eration.
c. T&e o"eration0' re,uirement' for a Traffic #ontrol <lan 2T#<5
d. A definition a' to %&en a T#< mu't be 'ubmitted to t&e a""licable munici"al
aut&oritie'.
e. S"ecify %&ere and %&at &i*& vi'ibility clot&in* i' re,uired.
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AES Global Safety Safety Standard Number: AES-STD-5.0
Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Effective Date: 2//200!
A""roved by: Norberto #orredor $evie% Date 2//200!
%.0 $e&uirements
%.2 Procedural Elements
7. Traffic Control "uide - T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram mu't include t&e
develo"ment or ado"tion of a traffic control *uide t&at reflect' t&e o"eration0' traffic control
need' and meet' t&e local &i*&%ay aut&ority re,uirement'. T&e *uide mu't cover t&e
tec&nical re,uirement' for 'i*na*e di'tance3 vi'ibility3 fla**er'3 cone and barrier '"acin*3
buffer clearance'3 u'e of c&anneli)ation3 ta"er len*t&'3 "rotective ve&icle'3 %arnin* li*&t'3
arro% board'3 "ortable c&an*eable me''a*e board' and "ede'trian control for:
a. <ar+in* Fane/S&oulder @or+
b. =nter'ection @or+
c. Fo%-S"eed Fane #lo'ure'
d. /i*&-S"eed Fane #lo'ure'
e. Street #lo'ure'
f. Ni*&ttime 4"eration'
*. 1ovin*/1obile 4"eration'
&. <ede'trian detour' and diver'ion'
i. -nattended %or+'ite'
2. Traffic Control Plan 'TCP) T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram mu't include t&e u'e of
a T#< t&at 'u""ort' t&e 'election of traffic control mea'ure' needed to "rovide *uidance for
traffic t&rou*& or alon* a %or+ )one. Traffic control "lan' mu't be tailored for eac& AES
9u'ine'' to addre'' t&e varied traffic 'ituation'. T&erefore3 "lan' can ran*e from a
reference on a daily Dob "lannin* form to an en*ineer-de'i*ned "lan. T&e T#< mu't meet
&i*&%ay aut&ority re,uirement' and identify t&e:
a. <ro"er di'tance' for %arnin* 'i*n'.
b. #&anneli)in* device' 2cone'3 barrel'3 barrier'3 etcetera5 '"aced at t&e "ro"er
di'tance accordin* to traffic '"eed'.
T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram mu't '"ecify 'ituation' %&ere and %&en a traffic
control "lan mu't be 'ubmitted to t&e 'tate3 "rovincial3 or munici"al aut&oritie'. T&i'
re,uirement i' ty"ical for under*round %or+ in a city and may be re,uired by local aut&oritie'
for ot&er defined 'ituation'. See A""endi( 7 for an e(am"le of a Traffic #ontrol <lannin*
form.
E(am"le' found in t&e a""endi( are 'am"le' only3 eac& AES bu'ine'' mu't develo" T#<0'
to meet t&eir '"ecific re*ulatory re,uirement'.
B. Traffic Control e(ices - T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram '&all define t&e
a""ro"riate traffic control device' 'uc& a' 'i*na*e3 c&anneli)in* device'3 arro% board' and
%arnin* beacon' to be "rovided by AES 4"eration' to meet t&e re,uirement' e'tabli'&ed in
t&e traffic control *uide.
C. )la##ers - T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram mu't define if fla**er' are re,uired3 t&e
number of fla**er' re,uired and t&e "ro"er location of fla**er' for eac& traffic control
'cenario. .la**er' '&all face oncomin* traffic and u'e t&e correct 'i*nal' to direct
"ede'trian and motor ve&icle traffic. .la**er' mu't &ave a mean' to communicate %it& ot&er
a""licable %or+er' on t&e 'ite.
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AES Global Safety Safety Standard Number: AES-STD-5.0
Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Effective Date: 2//200!
A""roved by: Norberto #orredor $evie% Date 2//200!
%.0 $e&uirements
%.2 Procedural Elements
5. *i#+ (isi,ilit- clot+in# - T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram mu't define t&e follo%in*
&i*& vi'ibility clot&in* re,uirement' durin* dayli*&t3 ni*&t and inclement %eat&er condition':
a. @ear reflective ve't' or a""roved &i*& vi'ibility clot&in*.
b. .la**er' mu't %ear reflective ve't' or a""roved &i*& vi'ibility clot&in* and &ard &at'
%&ile directin* traffic.
c. @or+er' mu't %ear reflective ve't' or a""roved &i*& vi'ibility clot&in* %&ile %or+in*
alon* road%ay' any%&ere bet%een t&e fence'.
d. @&en rain *ear i' %orn it mu't be %&ite or yello%.
e. T&e reflective ve't' or a""roved &i*& vi'ibility clot&in* mu't al%ay' be t&e outermo't
*arment.
f. /i*& vi'ibility clot&in* mu't meet local re*ulatory re,uirement'. Standard' for &i*&
vi'ibility clot&in* found %it&in ANS= 70! - 200C '&ould be t&e minimum 'tandard.
. .nstallin# and $emo(in# Traffic Control e(ices -T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram
mu't '"ecify t&e traffic control device 2'i*n'3 cone'3 barrel'5in'tallation and removal
"rocedure' Note: 4"eration' involvin* "lacin* traffic control device' are "articularly
'u'ce"tible to &i*& 'everity incident'.
!. Slack Strin#in# Conductors /cross a $oad0a- 8 Traffic mu't be 'to""ed before 'lac+
'trin*in* conductor acro'' t&e road'. 4n multilane &i*&%ay' a rollin* 'lo%do%n t&at
"rovide' a *a" in traffic can be u'ed to 'lac+ 'trin* conductor acro'' t&e &i*&%ay.
G. Tension Strin#in# /cross t+e $oad0a- - Si*n' and fla**er' mu't be u'ed to 'lo% traffic
and 'to" traffic in ca'e of a conductor fallin* onto t&e road%ay durin* a ten'ion 'trin*in*
o"eration'. 4n multilane &i*&%ay' traffic '&all be 'lo%ed by clo'in* a lane u'in* "ro"er
'i*nin* and c&anneli)ation.
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%.3 Pro#ram /dministration
7. Enforcement1 T&e o"eration '"ecific @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram %ill li't t&e
enforcement "olicie' for t&i' "ro*ram.
2. Clearl- efined $oles $esponsi,ilities1 T&e o"eration '"ecific @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol
<ro*ram %ill clearly define t&e '"ecific role' and re'"on'ibilitie' of eac& "o'ition involved in
@or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol.
B. /uditin#1 T&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <ro*ram %ill '"ecifically identify &o% t&e "ro*ram
%ill be in'"ected/audited. 1ana*ement i' e("ected to actively "artici"ate in t&e
in'"ection/audit "roce'':
a. T&e AES 4"eration 'u"ervi'or' '&all conduct "eriodic in'"ection' of t&e a""lication
of t&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol "ro*ram to en'ure t&at t&e re,uirement' are bein*
effectively im"lemented.
b. @or+ ob'ervation record' %ill be maintained t&at indicate t&e date of t&e %or+
ob'ervation3 t&e em"loyee' included in t&e %or+ ob'ervation and t&e "er'on
"erformin* t&e %or+ ob'ervation. @or+ ob'ervation record' '&all identify any
deviation' or inade,uacie' and t&e corrective action' ta+en.
c. T&e AES 4"eration %ill conduct an annual audit to a''e'' t&e effectivene'' of t&e
@or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol "ro*ram. T&e audit mu't be conducted by an aut&ori)ed
"er'on %&o i' +no%led*eable in t&e @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol "ro*ram.
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Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Effective Date:
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%.3 Pro#ram /dministration
C. Trainin#1 T&e AES 4"eration '&all certify in %ritin* t&at em"loyee trainin* &a' been
com"leted and i' bein* +e"t current. T&e certification '&all contain eac& em"loyeeH' name
and date2'5 of trainin*. All em"loyee' t&at are involved in "lannin*3 monitorin* and
"erformin* %or+ alon* road%ay' mu't be trained and +no%led*eable on:
a. T&e "ur"o'e for @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol.
b. T&e re,uirement for and t&e "re"aration of a @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol <lan.
c. T&e content' of t&e 4"eration0' :Traffic #ontrol Guide;
i. -'in* t&e Traffic control Guide to de'i*n a @or+ Aone Traffic #ontrol 'et u" for
a""licable 'ituation'
d. Safe in'tallation and removal of a %or+ )one traffic control.
i. =n'tall device' be*innin* %it& t&e fir't device t&e driver %ill 'ee.
ii. $emove t&e device' be*innin* %it& t&e la't device "laced.
e. Traffic control trainin* for fla**er'.
i. 4nly "er'on' %&o &ave 'ucce''fully com"leted an a""roved fla**in* cour'e and
"o''e'' a reco*ni)ed current fla**in* certificate can be u'ed a' a fla**er.
f. $etrainin* '&all be "rovided by t&e o"eration %&en t&e %or+ ob'ervation "ro*ram
reveal' or %&enever t&e o"eration &a' rea'on to believe3 t&at t&ere are deviation'
from or inade,uacie' in an em"loyeeH' +no%led*e on %or+ )one traffic control
"rocedure'.
5. 2aintenance1 Traffic control device'3 &i*& vi'ibility clot&in* mu't be in'"ected on a
'c&eduled ba'i' at lea't ,uarterly. All &i*& vi'ibility clot&in* and traffic control device' '&all
be +e"t clean to "rovide "rotection for t&e cre% t&rou*& better vi'ibility to t&e motori't.
$eferences1
T&i' AES Safety Standard %a' develo"ed u'in* t&e follo%in* "ublication' a' t&e 'ource of t&e
re,uirement' contained &erein:
7. 4ccu"ational Safety and /ealt& Admini'tration 24S/A5 26 #...$. 762 Sub"art G 8 Si*n'3
Si*nal'3 and 9arricade' 1926.200(g)(2)
2. 4S/A 762.6552b52!5 :Ade,uate traffic control '&all be maintained %&en cro''in* &i*&%ay'
and rail%ay' %it& e,ui"ment a' re,uired by t&e "rovi'ion' of 762.2002*5275 and 225.;
B. -S .ederal /i*&%ay Admini'tration0' 1anual on -niform Traffic #ontrol Device' 21-T#D5
C. N=4S/: I9uildin* Safer /i*&%ay @or+ Aone': 1ea'ure' to <revent @or+er =nDurie' .rom
?e&icle' and E,ui"ment.I D//S/N=4S/ <ub. No. 2007-72G.
5. T&e Guideboo+ for Finemen and #ablemen3 =S9N:7C07G-667G-G "ubli'&ed by Delmar
T&om'on Fearnin*3 #lifton <ar+ Ne% Jor+
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