2.5 Water Barriers

Lesson 5 Water Barriers

– Place water barriers back from the mouth of the street, in the narrowest part of the street.
– If moving water barriers early in the morning you must not drag water barriers to limit noise. Instead, use 2 people to move water barriers in a safe manner by utilising your knees.
– To join water barriers, align the two ends and slide the pole through the hole
– If barriers are at in a high-risk position (e.g. corners/roundabouts) and do not join, utilise hazard tape between barriers to ensure riders do not slip through gaps
– Place water barrier at hazards with a risk of head-on collision with sharp signage.

Day-before set up:

o Place barriers in gutters ready to swing into position.

Post-event:

o Move all barriers off pathways/roadways and stack to ensure there are no trip hazards.