Traffic Control
Regulations concerning traffic control are noted below:
April 2007 Update
Vehicles, Traffic Control, Flaggers, Barricades, and Warning Signs Traffic Control for Streets and Highways
Section 1598 and Section 1599: Worksite traffic controls and placement of warning signs must now conform to the requirements of the “California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, September 26, 2006”, published by the State Department of Transportation.
http://www.dir.ca.gov/Title8/1598.html
http://www.dir.ca.gov/Title8/1599.html
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A. Where hazards to workers exist because of vehicular traffic,
traffic controls must be used in accordance with the Manual
of Traffic Controls for Construction and Maintenance Work
Zones, published in 1996 by Caltrans. Additional controls,
such as detours, warning signs, or barricades, may be used.
1598(a)
B. Workers who are on foot and exposed to vehicular traffic
must wear orange or strong yellow-green warning garments,
such as vests, jackets, shirts, or rainwear.
1598(c)
C. Flaggers are required when the controls cited above are
inadequate (see pages 85-86). 1599(a)
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