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    Traffic safety is critical for marine terminals to ensure safety. Comprehensive controls like traffic patterns, signage, lighting and training can help reduce incidents. Factors contributing to traffic issues include lack of training, poor communication, weather conditions, and improperly parked vehicles. Terminals should focus on layout, signage, designated parking and training employees on safe driving practices to prevent injuries.

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    Traffic safety is critical for marine terminals to ensure safety. Comprehensive controls like traffic patterns, signage, lighting and training can help reduce incidents. Factors contributing to traffic issues include lack of training, poor communication, weather conditions, and improperly parked vehicles. Terminals should focus on layout, signage, designated parking and training employees on safe driving practices to prevent injuries.

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    Marine Terminal Traffic Safety Tip Sheet

    Traffic Safety is Critical in Expanding Terminals

    Traffic safety is critical for ensuring the safety of everyone at risk on the terminal.
    Considerations include traffic pattern evaluation, traffic controls, lines of sight at
    intersections, designated parking out of traffic lanes, lighting, and employee training.

    Thorough analysis, protocol implementation, training, and consistent enforcement can help
    avoid traffic incidents and reduce injuries and property damage. Causal analysis and
    incident tracking can help determine risk areas to be studied. Factors contributing to traffic-
    related incidents and injuries include:

    Training and Awareness: Drivers and equipment operators who are not properly trained.
    Pedestrians, drivers, and equipment operators who are unable to recognize potentially
    dangerous traffic situations.

    Communication: Incidents caused by poor communication (e.g., pedestrians and


    mechanics failing to alert equipment operators of their presence, failure to notify affected
    personnel of traffic pattern changes).

    Terminal Conditions and Traffic Controls: Larger, smoother driving surfaces on


    terminals may encourage excessive speed and become slippery when wet. Terminal
    expansion may have been evolutionary based on available land area; this may lead to sub-
    optimal layout, intersections, and traffic patterns. Inadequate traffic controls increase the
    potential for excessive speed and collisions.

    Weather: Ice, snow, fog, and rain may create hazardous conditions.

    Equipment and Operation: Defective or missing safety equipment such as lights, brakes,
    horns, and windshield wipers contribute to incidents. Factors such as improperly loaded
    cargo/equipment, excessive speed, failure to abide by traffic controls, and distraction can
    also contribute to traffic incidents.

    Improper Parking: Improperly parked vehicles and equipment, particularly in operational


    areas, can contribute to reduced visibility, obstacles, and potential collisions.

    Preventing Traffic-related Injuries and Fatalities


    Comprehensive terminal traffic controls are key to preventing traffic-related injuries and
    fatalities and should address:

    Terminal Layout and Traffic Flow: Terminal layout contributes to traffic safety.
    Considerations include lane visibility, parking, intersections, operational routine, and
    congestion. Logical traffic flow patterns prevent unnecessary crossing situations leading to
    collisions and are critical in congested or coordinated operations such as the highline and
    receiving/delivery areas. If logical traffic flow patterns change or are disrupted,
    communications, maps, and advisories should be given to all drivers and pedestrians.

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    Traffic Controls: Traffic controls should identify safe traffic routing, publicize safe speeds
    and other vehicle controls, protect pedestrians, and help prevent collisions. All traffic
    controls should take into consideration that pedestrians may be required to walk on the
    terminal to get to and from work locations. Such controls may include:

     Stops signs at intersections.


     Rumble strips, “bot dots,” “road turtles,” speed bumps, speed humps, etc. at
    intersections and other critical areas to remind drivers to slow down and be
    particularly cautious.
     Warning markings on pavement.
     Electronic traffic lights.
     K-rails/Jersey barriers for traffic separation.
     Traffic cones, lane striping, high visibility barriers, pennant flags, etc. to alert drivers
    to location of mechanics and maintenance operations or to prescribe patterns within
    the highline.
     Cautionary and directive signage, particularly for traffic routes and/or special
    hazards.
     Traffic control guidelines (e.g. handouts, maps) for over-the-road truckers.

    Safe Driving and Operation of Vehicles and Equipment: Employees should be trained
    in safe techniques and procedures to properly operate vehicles/equipment and to prevent
    injury to themselves, other operators, and pedestrians by:

     Observing safe driving speeds.


     Following prescribed traffic routes and avoiding short cuts against traffic flow.
     Being aware of terminal activities and possible changes in traffic routes.
     Watching for and avoiding pedestrians.
     Avoiding distractions (cell phones/personal electronic devices and eating) while
    operating equipment.
     Using seat belts as required.
     Not operating equipment when fatigued or impaired.
     Not carrying loads too high on a hustler or lift truck.
     Using proper backing techniques to minimize cargo shifting.
     Parking chassis wholly within the prescribed parking areas.

    Parking: Unattended vehicles should be shut off (or at a minimum secured from
    movement) and parked a safe distance apart in established designated parking areas.
    Coast Guard and OSHA regulations dictate that personal vehicles be parked away from
    cargo-handling operations. A twenty foot separation must be maintained between the first
    2 vehicles in check-in, check-out, roadability, or vessel loading/discharge lines and between
    any subsequent vehicles around which pedestrian employees work. Chassis should be
    parked in designated areas and bolsters aligned so that none stick out into the traffic lane.

    Pedestrians: Pedestrian traffic and pedestrian employees performing tasks while on foot
    at marine terminals should be eliminated to the fullest extent possible. Pedestrians should
    wear high visibility clothing, should be aware of traffic hazards, and should take appropriate
    precautions to protect themselves. Pedestrian walkways must be clearly identified and their
    use mandated. Pedestrians should consider that drivers cannot always see them because of
    “blind spots.” Pedestrians working with equipment should stay well clear of the bight and
    blind spots. It is important that pedestrians make eye contact with the operator and that
    the operator acknowledges their presence before they approach the equipment

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    Over-the-road (OTR) Drivers: OTR drivers may be unfamiliar with the terminal layout
    and its traffic rules. Terminal operators should assist OTR drivers in safe operation by
    providing traffic pattern information, terminal traffic rules, clear traffic lanes, signage, etc.
    Terminal management and security reports or disciplinary action for infractions of terminal
    traffic safety rules and policy should apply.

    Training and Awareness: Drivers and equipment operators must be trained on safe
    operation. Pedestrians should be trained to use walkways and to be aware of traffic hazards
    and how to avoid them. Pedestrians, drivers, and equipment operators should scan, focus,
    and recognize potentially dangerous traffic situations.

    Terminal Safety Training/Gangway Safety Meetings: Supervisors should conduct


    Gangway Safety Talks or Briefings to reinforce safety awareness and communicate special
    operational safety concerns.

    Specific regulatory requirements for operating powered industrial trucks in marine


    terminals are found in 29 CFR 1917.43 and 29 CFR 1917.44. Training
    requirements are outlined in 29 CFR 1910.178(l). These regulations may be
    accessed via the internet at:
    http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDA
    RDS&p_toc_level=0&p_keyvalue=&p_status=CURRENT

    For additional information, refer to:

    OSHA Publication 3337: Traffic Safety in Marine Terminals


    http://www.osha.gov/Publications/3337-07-2007-English-07192007.html

    OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page on Motor Vehicle Safety


    http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/motorvehiclesafety/index.html

    Through OSHA’s Alliance Program, this Tip Sheet was developed as a product of the OSHA and
    National Maritime Safety Association Alliance for informational purposes only. It does not necessarily
    reflect the official views of OSHA, the U.S. Department of Labor, or the National Maritime Safety
    Association. (06/2008)

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