Traffic Control Person Hip Guide

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Location of TCPs

All other methods of controlling traffic must be considered prior to using TCPs – “An owner and an employer each must, to the extent practicable, eliminate the risk of worker exposure to traffic in a work zone…” (WorkSafeBC OHSR 18.3.3 Order of Control Measures).
TCPs must be positioned in a location that has been identified in a risk assessment as a safe location. A safe location is one that is:

  • on the shoulder or curb adjacent to the traffic being controlled, or in a lane that has been closed by means of barriers or other temporary traffic control devices,
  • provides the traffic control person with a safe escape route - an unobstructed route to escape errant vehicles or traffic,
  • is 25 metres or more from the work zone, unless circumstances or space requirements, such as working at or near an intersection open to traffic flow or in an urban setting, make this distance not practicable, and
  • makes the traffic control person stand out against the background or appear as conspicuous as possible to approaching traffic.
  • should not be obscured by signage or blend into the background
  • In addition to the above requirements, TCPs should be positioned away from others, where they are visible to approaching traffic and free of environmental hazards.

    Traffic control persons must not be positioned in an intersection open to traffic flow or the travelled portion of a roadway.

    TCP Positioning: On a Two-lane, Two-way Roadway

    TCP Positioning: On a Two-lane, Two-way Roadway
    TCP Positioning: On a Two-lane, Two-way Roadway