Tool Box Talk Bridge Strikes
DCT Consultancy - Bridge Strikes
The following toolbox talk presentation on Bridge Strikes and how to avoid them has been put together by Dave Cox CMILT of DCT Consultancy Ltd to be delivered at regular intervals.
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Aim of Toolbox Talk
The aim of this toolbox talk is to communicate the company policy and procedure relating to bridge strikes and how to avoid them. This applies to all drivers (including sub-contracted and agency).
This Toolbox Talk will cover the following topics:
- Key Facts & Statistics, including some examples
- Legislation
- How to measure your vehicle
- Best practices
- Signage
- Route Planning
- Consequences
Did you know?
- Network rail own all Rail bridges – However National Highways own all UK footbridges of which there are more than @600
- All bridges under 5m (16’ 6”) are marked with their height
- Vehicles exempt a height marker are a fire engine, An agricultural tractor a motor vehicle used by the Armed forces
- ¾’s of Bridge strikes are as a result of driver error, During the investigation of the bridge strike drivers did not know the height of their vehicle or vehicle and trailer.
Facts & Stats
Did you know?
- Network rail own all Rail bridges – However National Highways own all UK footbridges of which there are more than 600
- All bridges under 5m (16’ 6”) are marked with their height
- Vehicles exempt a height marker are a fire engine, an agricultural tractor or a motor vehicle used by the Armed Forces
- ¾’s of bridge strikes are as a result of driver error.
During the investigation of the bridge strikes, drivers did not know the height of their vehicle or vehicle and trailer.
Reasons for bridge strikes occurring:
Reasons for bridge strikes occurance
Some Examples
Legislation
Measuring the Height of the Vehicle
Signage
Answer:
Vehicles exceeding 14′-6” in height prohibited
Answer:
A warning sign indicates the maximum headroom under a bridge or other overhead obstruction, in metric and imperial units. This sign may be sited well in advance of a bridge, with the distance (in either yards or miles) shown on a plate; this may have an arrow to indicate that the bridge is on a side road at a junction ahead.
Answer:
Advance warning of a mandatory height restriction ahead; the sign may include an arrow, if the restriction is on a side road.
Answer:
The maximum safe headroom at an arch bridge is shown on the triangular warning signs. Road markings guide high vehicles through the highest part of the arch. Drivers of all vehicles should give way to oncoming high vehicles in the middle of the road when there is insufficient room to pass. Drivers of cars and other low vehicles may keep to the left-hand side of the road, crossing the road markings, where this would enable them to pass oncoming vehicles in safety.
Route Planning
Consequences of bridge strikes
An Example of a Network Rail Bridge Strike:
Summary
