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I know what the lights mean but I am just trying to find a refernce and search has defeated me ...either industry or legislative anyone?
- Green flashing lights: seatbelt engaged
- Blue/white flashing lights: plant in motion (mostly for larger plant like cranes where it's not necessarily immediately obvious they're moving)
- Purple flashing: slew restrictions active (electronic controls to limit the movement of machine e.g to stop it swinging out into a live lane)
- Blue/green/red/purple static: exclusions zones for ops for us 5m
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Never even crossed my mind before - every day is a learning day. Is it linked to the The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996? This talks about illuminted signs (does not mention flashing beacons as such). The schedule mention specific colours needed on page 35 of the guidance so Red is for Prohibition sign, Danger alarm, or Fire-fighting equipment intended as an instruction for Dangerous behaviour, Stop, shutdown, emergency cut out devices, and Evacuate Identification and location. Sorry its in a table in the guidance which makes more sence than me typing it out. No mention of purple Sorry forgot link Safety signs and signals. The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996. Guidance on Regulations L64 (hse.gov.uk) and i must have been typing at same time.
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I don't think all of the lights are legislated, and the document referenced above, (SSR), doesn't mention anything about vehicle mounted lights, ie the Green flashing/Seatbelt engaged seems to have been adopted by many contrators, but, and I stand to be corrected, isn't a legal requirement. Some plant hire company's are still providing plant without them, unless specifically asked for
The flashing amber is a requirement on public access areas/highway, I believe, to indicate a slow moving vehicle,
Anti-Collision lights on cranes, (normally fixed red continuous), are a requirement,
The 5+2 'Blue Angel', type (some of them are red as well), is again, something that has been adopted as good practice, we had them in a food packaging warehouse operation where multiple FLT's were whizzing around and the cacophony of reversing alarms negated their efficiency, so we had to look at other options.
Some sites have decided that four-way flashing hazard lights must be switched on, but this is a local thing and not legislated
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Originally Posted by: Pirellipete  The flashing amber is a requirement on public access areas/highway, I believe, to indicate a slow moving vehicle
On road maintenance vehicles & plant the amber lights fall under what is termed "Chapter 8 requirements" referencing the Traffic Signs Manual https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual
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Originally Posted by: Pirellipete The flashing amber is a requirement on public access areas/highway, I believe, to indicate a slow moving vehicle
On road maintenance vehicles & plant the amber lights fall under what is termed "Chapter 8 requirements" referencing the Traffic Signs Manual https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual
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thanks guys...just confirmed my thoughts ...vehicles on the public highway slow moving orange beacon...and raodworks fall under the traffic signs manual Section 8... All guidance and best practice part from the bit on the road...cheers
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