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 A scaffolding licence or other appropriate licence will need to be obtained from the local Highway Authority (or roads authority in Scotland) and the structure should display an emergency contact telephone number.

Roadside containers, also known as “builders’ skips” should comply with the requirements of Appendix 4.1. They may only be deposited on the highway for the temporary storage of builder’s materials, rubbish etc., with the prior written approval of the local Highway Authority (or roads authority in Scotland).

The Builders’ Skips (Markings) Regulations 1984 require that any builder’s skip which is deposited on the highway (unless it is placed entirely on a footway or verge) must be fitted with vertical red fluorescent and yellow reflective markings on each end. The design and fitting of these markings are prescribed in Schedules 1 and 2 of these Regulations.

Where permission is given for skips to be placed on the footway and verges then provision should be made for pedestrians.

During the hours of darkness the skip must be lit by means of warning lights at each corner. See Section O4.7 on the use of warning lights. The skips may also be guarded by a line of cones at 1.2 m centres (Detail B) on the approach side set at 45° to the edge of the carriageway. During the hours of darkness, a warning light must be placed on each cone in accordance with Section O4.7. 47