Consultations
Current Consultations
As part of its technical activities, CIHT responds to consultations and policy statements from Government and other bodies. Listed on this page are the documents that are currently in their consultation period.CIHT wish to submit formal responses to these consultations and is giving members the opportunity to submit comments for inclusion. All comments or contributions received will be considered for inclusion in the CIHT formal response.
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Consultations that CIHT is currently considering:
Department for Transport
Amendment to the Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice Consultation
The Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice sets the statutory minimum requirements to ensure that all road users and operatives at sites remain safe when works are taking place. The proposed changes would make the code statutory for local authorities as well as utilities, set new standards for equipment, and ensure greater consistency with other legislation, such as Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual, 2005 Disability Discrimination Act, and 2007 Corporate Manslaughter Act.
Closing Date: 2 June 2010
Office of Rail Regulation
Consultation on our core guidance on level crossings aimed at managers, designers and operators
The user guide ‘Using level crossings safely’ is aimed at anyone who uses level crossings, including pedestrians, motorists and agricultural workers. It provides easy-to-understand advice on how to use a crossing safely, while also referring to specific rules, as set out in The Highway Code, relating to using level crossings. ORR is particularly keen to hear views as to how this guidance should best be distributed and customised so that its messages reach the wide range of level crossing users.
The technical guidance ‘Managing Level Crossings: Guide for managers, designers and operators’ replaces ORR’s Railway Safety Principles and Guidance, Part 2, Section E: Guidance on level crossings (“RSPG2E”), first published in 1996. This guidance now also includes the previous separate guidance on ‘A guide to the level crossing order submissions’.
Closing Date: 13 July 2010