What is this PAS about?
In 2016, the German Statutory Accident Insurance Association (DGUV) counted 877,071 reported accidents at work. While each workplace is unique and likely to present different hazards and risks, nevertheless a well-designed and maintained workplace with proper segregation of vehicles and people will experience fewer workplace accidents.
The most effective way of ensuring pedestrians and vehicles move safely around a workplace is to provide separate pedestrian and vehicle traffic routes and where necessary use barriers, rails and signage to prevent pedestrians crossing at dangerous places. PAS 13 outlines current good practice for traffic management procedures for a workplace and provides a standard for the safety barriers within them.
Who is this PAS for?
Anyone who is:
- Selecting appropriate safety barriers for their workplace to protect personnel, vehicles and structures
- Applying traffic management procedures
- Testing and measuring safety barrier performance
- Manufacturing and distributing safety barriers
It will most likely be used in the following sectors:
- Warehousing
- Logistics
- Airports
- Car parking
- Food and drink manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Automotive manufacturing
- Architecture
- Construction
- Engineering
Users are likely to be:
- Health and safety managers
- Procurement specialists
- Directors and general managers
- Facility managers
- Project managers
- Site safety leaders
- Chief engineers
- Supply chain directors
- Maintenance supervisors
- Occupational safety advisors
Why should you use this PAS?
It applies to the use of safety barriers wherever there’s a risk of collision between workplace vehicles or machinery and pedestrians.
The PAS provides:
- Recommendations for the impact resilience, dimensions and positions of safety barriers in the workplace
- Guidance on how to manage the risks associated with vehicles within the workplace.
- Criteria for testing the impact resilience of a barrier
NOTE - This PAS does not cover:
- Highways and public environments
- An installation specification or installation guide for safety barriers
- Safety barriers when working at height regulations
Traffic and pedestrian routes do not cover stairs, staircases and fixed ladders.
You might also be interested in:
- PAS 13:2017
- PAS 13:2017 (French Translation)
- PAS 13:2017 (Spanish Translation)
