What Is Chapter 8 Traffic Management?
Chapter 8 regulations are a code of practice put in place to ensure people who work on the highway, maintaining the roads, can carry out and complete their daily jobs safely.
What Is Chapter 8?
Chapter 8 is part of the official red book of highway codes and regulations in the Traffic Signs Manual issued by the Department for Transport.
The Traffic Signs Manual has been developed to offer guidance on the use of traffic signs and reflective road markings. Also known as traffic control, traffic management aims to direct and manage traffic safe and soundly benefiting both vehicles and people.
The code of practice is for the safety of people who work on the highway, such as:
- Operatives
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Planners
- Designers
The regulations and requirements should be followed to reduce the risk of injury or danger of operatives and the public. This is done by increasing the visibility of the obstruction through chevron markings for vehicles.
When Does My Vehicle Need to be Chapter 8 Compliant?
If your vehicle is stopping, or in use for work purposes on any highway or high-speed roads, it should be Chapter 8 compliant. This is done by the use of reflective vehicle markings.
Section 05.2.3 of Chapter 8 part 2 of the Traffic Signs Manual specifies that vehicles stopping on roads should use the following specifications for chapter 8 van or car markings:
- Rear reflective markings on cars and vans should be upward facing chevrons in alternating red and yellow stripes.
- Each chevron stripe should be no less than 150mm in width and angled upwards between 45 and 60 degrees
- The red stripes are to provide maximum night visibility and therefore must be of retro-reflective material
- The yellow stripes should be non-reflective and fluorescent, contrasting with the red to provide sufficient daytime and dusk visibility.
- Without obscuring windows, lighting and reg plates, the chevrons should cover as much of the rear as possible.
failure to adhere to Chapter 8 legislation will result in the refusal of entrance to site causing down time and disruption for you and your client.
We can fit chapter 8 vehicle graphics to any vehicle, no matter what the make/model of the vehicle/HGV/Mixer or Gritter.
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