Traffic Safety Officer. Refer to Clause 9.8 of Volume 5. A traffic safety officer shall be appointed by the Contractor. This person shall be a senior member of the site management team who has been duly authorised to perform his duties on his own initiative and to exercise control over others. He must also complete a communications training course successfully at the Airport Control Centre after which a license will be issued to him. He shall be on site full-time during the execution of the works and general site safety shall at all times be his first priority. The traffic safety officer shall liaise directly with the Engineer, airport control and air traffic control regarding matters related to safety. In addition to the tasks specified in the Airside Manual the traffic safety officer will also be required to perform the following duties and this list shall not be deemed to be complete:
Traffic Safety Officer. Where warranted by traffic conditions on or near the site, the Contractor shall nominate a suitable member of his staff as traffic safety officer to be responsible for the arrangement and maintenance of all the measures for the accommodation of traffic for the duration of the project. Duties of the traffic safety officer shall be as set out in SANS 1921 Part 2 and shall also be in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act No 85 of 1993 and the Construction Regulations 2003.
Traffic Safety Officer. Add the following after the second paragraph: “The Contractor shall submit a CV of the candidate to the Employers Agent for approval before the Traffic Safety Officer is appointed. The Traffic Safety Officer shall be made available to discuss road safety and traffic accommodation matters whenever required by the Employers Agent. This Traffic Safety Officer shall not be the same person as the Construction Health and Safety Officer contemplated in Part C of this specification. If a Traffic Safety Officer is found to be incompetent by the Employers Agent, the Employers Agent will instruct the Contractor to remove and replace him with a competent person. The Traffic Safety Officer will report to the Construction Health and Safety Officer” At the end of the subclause add the following: "The duties of the responsible persons shall include liaison with the relevant traffic authorities and in the event of an accident on the section of road under construction, the Traffic Safety Officer or his assistants shall be responsible for contacting the traffic authority and South African Police Service." Replace sub-sub-clauses (ii) and (iii) with the following:
Traffic Safety Officer. Any police officer assigned by the Chief of Police to engage in police duties as Traffic Safety Officer shall be paid an additional $1,000.00 above the comparable rank of uniformed officers.
