California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders › Article 11 - Vehicles, Traffic Control, Flaggers, Barricades, and Warning Signs › Section 1599 - Flaggers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A flagger or
					 flaggers shall be utilized at locations on a construction site where barricades
					 and warning signs cannot control the moving traffic. Unless this section
					 provides differently, the number of flaggers required and matters regarding the
					 deployment of the flagger or flaggers shall be according to the California
					 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, January 13,
					 2012, published by the State Department of Transportation (the Manual), which
					 is herein incorporated by reference.
(b) When a flagger or flaggers are required,
					 they shall be placed in relation to the equipment or operation so as to give
					 effective warning.
(c) Placement of
					 warning signs shall be according to the Manual.
(d) Flaggers shall wear warning garments such
					 as vests, jackets, or shirts manufactured in accordance with the requirements
					 of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/International Safety
					 Equipment Association (ISEA) 107-2004, High Visibility Safety Apparel and
					 Headwear.
(e) During the hours of
					 darkness, flaggers' stations shall be illuminated such that the flagger will be
					 clearly visible to approaching traffic and flaggers shall be outfitted with
					 reflectorized garments manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the
					 American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/International Safety Equipment
					 Association (ISEA) 107-2004, High Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear. The
					 retroreflective material shall be visible at a minimum distance of 1,000 feet.
					 White outer garments with retroreflective material that meets the above
					 requirements may be worn during hours of darkness but not during snow or fog
					 conditions, in lieu of colored vests, jackets and/or shirts.
(f) The employer shall select the proper type
					 (class) of high visibility safety apparel for a given occupational activity by
					 consulting the Manual, apparel manufacturer, ANSI/ISEA 107-2004, Appendix B or
					 the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA).
(g) Flaggers shall be trained in the proper
					 fundamentals of flagging moving traffic before being assigned as flaggers.
					 Signaling directions used by flaggers shall conform to the Manual. The training
					 and instructions shall be based on the Manual and work site conditions and also
					 include the following:
(1) flagger equipment
					 which must be used,
(2) layout of
					 the work zone and flagging station,
(3) methods to signal traffic to stop,
					 proceed or slow down,
(4) methods
					 of one-way traffic control,
(5)
					 trainee demonstration of proper flagging methodology and operations,
(6) emergency vehicles traveling through the
					 work zone,
(7) handling emergency
					 situations,
(8) methods of dealing
					 with hostile drivers,
(9) flagging
					 procedures when a single flagger is used (when applicable),
Documentation of the training shall be maintained as
						required by Section
						3203, Injury Illness and Prevention
						Program of the General Industry Safety Orders.