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