Safety checklist — Road work / Signage
Roadside work and construction site signage. Based on Québec's Construction Safety Code (CSTC) and CNESST standards.
Before work
11 items- ✓
PPE worn: class 2 or 3 HV clothing if on/near a road (CSTC 10.4.1), hard hat, safety shoes
- ✓
Signage plan conforming to MTQ Tome V installedCritical
ℹ️ Signage mandatory per Tome V — MTQ standards
- ✓
Site signal person trained per CSTC 2.8.3Critical
ℹ️ 2.8.3: training by an instructor. ASP Construction is not named in the Code.
- ✓
Truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) per Tome V / traffic-control spec
ℹ️ The CSTC does not say “mandatory above 70 km/h.”
- ✓
Delineators, cones and signs installed in progressive closure sequence
- ✓
Buffer zone clearly defined between traffic and work zone
- ✓
Always face traffic — never turn your back to vehicles
- ✓
Site vehicles with beacon and flag on at all times
- ✓
Signage maintained in good condition — replace displaced cones
- ✓
Reduced speed for all vehicles in the work zone
- ✓
No worker alone — always in pairs near traffic
After work
4 items- ✓
Signage removed in reverse order of installation
- ✓
Roadway clean — no debris left on travel lanes
- ✓
Temporary markings in place if work not complete
- ✓
Signage report completed and filed
15 verification items — use this checklist on-site with the app
Use on-site — freePDF reports, history and team management in the app
For information only — this is not legal advice. OK Sécurité is an independent company with no affiliation to the CNESST: we are not mandated, endorsed or certified by it. Completing a checklist here does not by itself establish your compliance — your exact obligations depend on your job site and your prevention program. Where there is any discrepancy, the official text published by Légis Québec or the CNESST prevails.
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Risks and prevention — Road work and signage
Road workers face vehicles, upset, and reduced visibility. CSTC 2.8 (traffic) and 10.4.1 (HV clothing). Tome V is an MTQ standard, not a CSTC article.
CSTC 10.4.1: class 2 or 3 HV clothing for work on or near a public road. A Tome V / signage spec is not a CSTC article. TMAs are not “mandatory above 70 km/h” in the Code.
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