Traffic Controller (TC) 1-day course

Overview

This 1-day course promotes safe working practices, standards and operating procedures at roadwork sites.
This is the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Level 1 Basic Traffic Controller (TC), which covers the
standards and operating procedures required by the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic
Management (COP/TTM).
Appropriately trained and qualified staff must be available to carry out temporary traffic management duties in compliance with the NZTA COP/TTM and Local Roads supplement on all worksites.
This course is the pre-requisite for entry requirement for people wanting further training to Level 1 Site Traffic Management Supervisor (STMS) standard of the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management.

Topics include:

• Health and safety principles
• Principles of temporary traffic management
• Component parts and layout of a worksite
• Setting up and worksite rules
• Authorised sign use
• Temporary traffic management equipment
• Manual traffic control
• Pedestrians and cyclists
• Static operations
• Mobile and semi static maintenance/inspection operations
• Night time protection
• Low Volume Roads
• Implications of Local Roads supplement

 

On completion of this course participants will:

• Assist the STMS in the setting up of roadwork sites in accordance with approved Traffic
• Management Plans
• Develop a consistent approach to traffic control
• Analyse Traffic Management Plans in relation to various roading situations
• Apply exercises in the planning and setting up of roadwork sites to actual roading situations
• Understand the requirements for sign selection, placement, safe operating procedures and
• Worksite protection for Level 1 roads
• Understand and apply the standards for Local Roads

Who should attend

Any person that carries out work on or within the boundaries of a road. These include NZTA State Highways and Local Authority roads.

Pre-requisites

Currently no previous training required to attend this TC course. Course covers basic introduction to temporary traffic management.

NB: There is a 1 month stand down before you can attend the STMS course.
More information is detailed in CoPTTM about Training courses (Section A6) – link to PDF