Tactile Paving

Overview

This half-day training course is aimed at local authority officers, highway scheme designers, and other practitioners who design or review designs of highway schemes that incorporate tactile paving or features that could present hazards or obstructions to highway users with sight impairment.

The course covers the purposes of tactile paving, the different types of tactile paving and the correct application in the context of highway schemes, with reference to the current DfT guidance. The course also provides illustrated examples of the correct application, as well as some common problems and errors of application.

Topics Covered

The half-day course focuses on the following key areas:

• Background / origin of tactile paving
• Purposes of tactile paving
• Current guidance documents and standard specification
• Different types of tactile paving
• Typical problems and errors

Certification

Delegates completing this course will receive a CPD certificate of attendance, recognised by both the IHE and CIHT. 

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