Where can Chapter 8 Road barriers be used?

The Chapter 8 barrier is one of the most versatile barrier safety systems. They are commonly used to direct both pedestrians and vehicles from danger, featuring high visibility reflective strips the road barriers are easily seen in daytime and night time conditions

Do I need Chapter 8 Road barriers?

If you are planning on using your road safety barriers on public highways or live road works then you are legally required to make sure that the pedestrian barriers are chapter 8 compliant

Having several safety feature requirements to be a chapter 8 barrier, the main one is that the barriers must have a reflective strip as shown and supplied with our road barriers

When do I not need Chapter 8 Road barriers?

If you are planning on using your road barriers on private land then they will not need to meet the Chapter 8 requirements, if that is the case and you only require pedestrian barriers you may be interested in crowd control barriers

If you’re planning on using the Melba Olympic Chapter 8 Road Barriers in areas with high wind speeds, you may want to consider either the Tuff Foot or the Anti-Trip Tuff Foot for additional barrier stability

Manufactured by Melba Swintex both feet designs are double the size of the standard barrier feet, meaning twice the weight with the added stability of a larger footprint

This creates a lower centre of gravity for the road barrier and greater wind resistance

The Anti-Tuff option features one side that is shorter than the other to promote pedestrian and worker safety, without the risk of tripping over a protruding foot

Please contact us if you require more barrier feet options