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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) I 6E. Hand -Signaling Control I Occupational Safet... Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES tt DEPARTMENT OF LABOR T ®, OSHA English I Spanish Find it in OSHA Q A TO Z INDEX ABOUT OSHA - WORKERS - EMPLOYERS - REGULATIONS - ENFORCEMENT - TOPICS NEWS&PUBLICATIONS - DATA o TRAINING Manual on Uniform Traffc Control Devices (MUTCD) / 6E. Hand -Signaling Control 6E. Hand -Signaling Control 6E-1. FUNCTION The primary function of traffic control procedures is to move vehicles and pedestrians safely and expeditiously through or around temporary traffc control zones while protecting on- site workers and equipment. 6E-2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR FLAGGERS Because Flaggers are responsible for public safety and make the greatest number of public contacts of all highway workers, they should have the following minimum qualifications: Sense of responsibility for the safety of the public and workers Training in safe traffic control practices Average intelligence Good physical condition, including sight and hearing Mental alertness and the ability to react in an emergency Courteous but firm manner Neat appearance 6E-3. HIGH -VISIBILITY CLOTHING For daytime work, the flagger's vest, shirt, or jacket shall be orange, yellow, strong yellow green or fluorescent versions of these colors. For nighttime work, similar outside garments shall be retroreFlective. The retroreFlective material shall be orange, yellow, white, silver, strong yellow -green, or a fluorescent version of one of these colors and shall be visible at a minimum distance of 1,000 feet. The retroreffective clothing shall be designed to identify clearly the wearer as a person and be visible through the full range of body motions, Uniformed law enforcement officers may be used as Flaggers in some locations, such as an urban intersection, where enforcement of traffic movements is important. Uniformed law enforcement officers may also be used on freeways where traffic Is channeled around work sites and it is necessary to assure that advisory and regulatory speeds are being enforced. For nighttime work and in low -visibility situations, a retroreflective garment as described above should be worn. 6E-4. HAND -SIGNALING DEVICES Hand -signaling devices, such as STOP/SLOW paddles, lights, and red flags are used to control traffc through temporary traffic control zones. The STOP/SLOW paddle, which gives drivers more positive guidance than red Flags, should be the primary hand -signaling device. The standard STOP/SLOW sign paddle shall be 18 inches square with letters at least 6 inches high. A rigid handle should be provided. This combination sign should be fabricated from light semi-rigid material, and shall have an octagonal shape. The background of the STOP face shall be red with white letters and border. To improve conspicuity, the STOP/SLOW paddles may be supplemented by one or two symmetrically positioned alternately Flashing white high-intensity lamps on each side. The background of the SLOW face shall be orange with black letters and border. When used at night, the STOP/SLOW paddle shall be retroreflectorized in the same manner as signs. Flag use should be limited to emergency situations and at low -speed and/or low-volume locations which can best be controlled by a single Flagger. Flags used for signaling shall be a minimum of 24 inches square, made of a good grade of red material, and securely fastened to a staff about 3 feet long. The free edge should be weighted so the flag will hang vertically, even in heavy winds. When used at night, flags shall be retroreflective red. 6E-5. HAND -SIGNALING PROCEDURES STOP/SLOW paddle and Flag use are Illustrated in figure VI -4. The following methods of signaling with STOP/SLOW paddles should be used: To Stop Traffic -The Flogger shall face traffic and extend the STOP sign paddle in a stationary position with the arm extended horizontally away from the body. The free arm should be raised with the palm toward approaching traffic. To Direct Stopped Traffic to Proceed -The Flagger shall face traffic with the SLOW paddle held in a stationary position with the arm extended horizontally away from the body. The Flagger should motion with the free hand for traffic to proceed. To Alert or Slow Traffic -The flagger shall face traffic with the SLOW sign paddle held in a stationary position with the arm extended horizontally away from the body. The Flagger may motion up and down with the free hand, palm down, indicating that the vehicle should slow down. https://www.osha.gov/doc/highway_worlczones/mutcd/6e handsignaling.html 10/30/2017