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MOBILE CARRIAGEWAY CLOSURE TECHNIQUES *the monitor vehicle;
 * the vehicles and personnel forming the closure at each access slip road; and
 * the foreman responsible for activities in the working area.

The proposed radio equipment should be checked throughout the stretch of carriageway along which the mobile carriageway closure operation is planned. If there are any areas where reception is inadequate due to the topography of the site, then this problem should be rectified, e.g. by upgrading the radio equipment, before the operation is carried out.

The supervisor, who is located in the closure control vehicle, should have a clear communication link with the appropriate control offices. The key personnel should also carry mobile phones to be used in the event of a communications failure. The procedure for dealing with a communications failure is dealt with in Section O11.21.

All those involved in the operation of the Mobile Carriageway Closure technique must be certificated under the appropriate Traffic Management Sector Scheme. For further information on training see Section O6.2.

On motorways and trunk roads in England, all the drivers shall have the appropriate Sector Scheme 12C training. The driver in control of the operation, the supervisor, should be qualified as a Sector Scheme 12C Supervisor.

The contractor carrying out the operation should inform the police and the Highway Authority well in advance of the nature and location of the intended operation.

Prior to the commencement of the closure, the supervisor should confirm with the personnel at the following locations that they are ready for the closure to commence:
 * control offices;
 * the working area;
 * advance warning vehicles; and
 * downstream access points, if applicable.

The closure vehicles, advance warning vehicles and monitor vehicle should assemble in a safe place off the dual carriageway for final vehicle and sign checks and for the drivers to be briefed. The vehicles should then be driven to a pre-arranged access point to the carriageway upstream of the point chosen as the closure start point. 154