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TCP Modified?

1.1 Does the Work Require a:- TMP? TCP? VMP? PMP? TCWS Section G10

2.1 Has a RSZ been Authorised? TCWS Section 8.2.6

2.2 Is a Copy of the RSZ Approval Held Onsite? TCWS Section 8.2.6

2.2a Has the RSZ Form been Sent to Local Police? TCWS Section 8.2.6a

2.3 Are Records being Kept of ALL TIMES the RSZ Installation & Removal? TCWS Section 8.2.7

2.4 Where a RSZ is in Place, is the Limit Appropriate for the Works being Undertaken? TCWS Section 8.2.3

2.5 Is the Speed Limit/s Operating within the Approved Times? TCWS Section 8.2.4b

2.6 Are Advanced Speed Warning Signs used Appropriately? TCWS Section 8.2.5a

2.7 Are Speed Signs duplicated at the start of the Speed Zone? TCWS Section 8.2.5a

2.8 Are Speed Signs the Correct Size? TCWS Section 8.2.5b

2.9 Are all signs installed at the Correct Spacing? TCWS Section 8.2.5a

2.10 Are all signs installed at the Correct Height? TCWS Section 8.2.5c

2.11 Have conflicting Speed Zone Signs & Pavement markings been Covered or Removed? TCWS Section 8.2.5a

2.12 Are Repeater Signs installed if required? TCWS Section 8.2.5a

2.13 Are " Enforced " Signs required & Installed? TCWS Section 8.2.5f

2.14 At the end of the worksite, has the pre-existing Speed Limit been Reinstated? TCWS Section 8.2

2.15 Are signs covered adequately when not in use? TCWS Section 3.4.1-8.2

3.0 Is a RSZ is Operation?

3.1 Are Records being Kept for roadwork Speed Zones? TCWS Section 8.2.6

3.2 Are Records kept as required in Appendix E? TCWS Section 6.1

3.2.1 By the works supervisor? TCWS Section 6.1.

3.2.2 By the Team Leader? TCWS Section 6.1.1.

3.3 RA is available on site and kept with TCP? TCWS Section Appendix D

3.4 Where Prepare To Stop are used, is the form Record of Approval & Use completed and retained? TCWS Section T 10.7

4.1 Are Traffic Controllers (TCs) being used? TCWS Section 8.1 - Night Works TCs 4.13

4.2 Are the Correct Number of TCs being Used? TCWS Section 8.1.3

4.3 Have TC Certificate been sighted and the No's Recorded? TCWS Section G10

4.4 Is TCs High Visibility Clothing in Accordance with Standards & Site Specific Requirements? TCWS Section 8.1.1a

4.5 Are all TCs displaying the Relevant Autority's Logo Displayed Including "Authorised Traffic Controller"? TCWS Section 8.1.1c

4.6 Is the Traffic Speed Restricted to max of 60 km/h? TCWS Section 8.1.1d

4.7 Is the sight distance to Approaching Traffic 1.5D ( 1 1/2 Determination ) or Greater ? TCWS Section 8.1.1e

4.8 Do TCs have a clear escape route? TCWS Section 8.1.4

4.9 Has Provisions been made to Prevent End of Queue Accidents? TCWS Section 8.1.1e

4.10 Are TCs able to Communicate with Each Other (Line of Sight, Two Way Radios, Additional TCs)? TCWS Section 8.1.1f - 3.5.7

4.11 Are the PREPARE TO STOP (T1-18) and Traff Controller Ahead (T1-34, T1-200-2/3) signs Correctly Displayed? TCWS Section 8.1.1a - 8.1.4

4.12 Are the Above Signs Covered or Removed when not Required? 8.1.4

4.13 Are they Controlling Traffic in Accordance with Permit/Plan/Stansards/WH&S & Instructions to Traffic Controllers? 8.1.4

4.14 If TCs are being Used at Night, Are they in Correct Night Clothing? Do they have Correct Lighting? Do they have Correct Communication? Are they Using Wands? TCWS Section 8.1.5

5.1 Are PTS (Potable Traffic Signals) being used?

5.2 Are the PTS formally Approved for Use? Are they with TCP/Permit? TCWS Section 4.4.3 - 10.5

5.3 Are the PTS being used marked as Complying with RTA Specifications PTS/3? TCWS Section 10.2

5.4 Are the PTS Correctly Registered?

5.5 Is the Approach Speed of Traffic Reduced to 60km/h or Less? TCWS Section 10.7.2

5.6 Is the Minimum Sight Distance of 150 Metres Provided? TCWS Section 10.7.3

5.7 Are the PTS been correctly sighted and established ? TCWS Section 10.7.1

5.8 Has a Holding Line Been Marked on the Roadway? TCWS Section TCP43

5.9 Are Procedures in Place to Review the End of Queue when PTS are Operating? TCWS Section 3.5.7

5.10 Have ALL Signs associated with PTS been erected Correctly? TCWS Section TCP43

6.1 Is a FAS being Used?

6.2 Is the FAS marked as Complying with RTA Specifications FAS/4 or FA2/5? TCWS Section 11.2

6.3 Is it Located Correctly? TCWS Section 11.4.4

6.4 Is it the Correct Sized Sign? TCWS Section 3.2.10 - 11.4.1

6.5 Is the Correct Mode of Operation being Used? TCWS Section Table 11.1

6.6 If Lane Status Signs ( T2-6 Series ) are being used in conjunction with FAS? Is the Message to Motorists the Same?

7.1 Is a Variable Message Sign being Used? Is it Specified in the TCWS? TCWS Section 3.2.8

7.2 Is the Messages related to the Works Specified? TCWS Section 3.2.8

7.3 Are there less the Four (4) Words per Screen & No more the two (2) Screens on Display? TCWS Section 3.2.8

7.4 Is the Sign/Signs Located in a Safe Position?

7.5 Is the VMS fitted with Blue or Red Lights? If so, have they been switched OFF (Black/Orange ONLY)

8.1 Are Safety Barriers Installed Correctly? TCWS Section 9.6

8.2 Have the Correct Barriers been Installed? TCWS Section 9.6 - 3.3.7

8.3 Where Barrier Section are used as Safety Barriers, are they in Compliance with A S3845? TCWS Section 9.6

8.4 Where NON RIGID Barrier Systems are use as Safety Barriers, is work behind Barrier prohibited from Deflection Zone? TCWS Section 9.6.5

8.5 Are Water Filled Safety Safety Barriers Full of Water? Do they have Plans to keep them full?

8.6 Is the Safety Barriers Erected as Designed (Incorporating End Protection Caps)? TCWS Section 9.6.1

8.7 Has the Approach Speed of Traffic been Reduced to Barriers Design Rating?

9.1 Are ALL Signs & Device's in Good Condition? TCWS Section 4.4.1

9.2 Are the Signs Clearly Visible and Not Affected by other Signs, Plant Items, Vegetation, Shade, Light Glare ect? TCWS Section 3.1.1

9.3 Are Sign Faces in Compliance with AS1742.3 MUTCD, & are Class 1 Retro reflective Material? TCWS Section 3.2.1

9.4 Are Correct Sign Sizes being Used? TCWS Section 3.2.2

9.5 Are Signs Duplicated, where Required? TCWS Section 3.2.4

9.6 Are Signs Erected at the Correct Height and Position? TCWS Section 3.2.8

9.7 Are the Signs Erected to Give the Correct Sight Distance? TCWS Section 3.2.8

9.8 Are Signs Displayed on Frangible (able to be broken into fragments, Brittle or Fragile) Mounts? TCWS Section 3.2.7

9.9 Are Barrier Boards Sight at Right Angles to the Flow of Traffic? TCWS Section 3.3.1

9.10 Are there Any Contradictory or Superfluous Signs, Devices or Road Markings? TCWS Section 4.3.2

9.11 Have the Needs for Pedestrians been Provided for? TCWS Section 9.3

9.12 Have the Needs of Cyclists been Provided for? TCWS Section 9.4

9.13 Are all Property Accesses within Site Work Area Controlled? TCWS Section 9.7

9.14 Are all Cones and Bollards installed at the Correct Spacing? TCWS Section 5.2.2

9.15 Are the Correct Sized Cones and Bollards being Used? TCWS Section 3.3.3

9.16 Where Tapers are Used, Have they been Identified as Lateral Shift or Merge Tapers and are they the Correct Length? TCWS Section Table 5.2

9.17 Where there area Three (3) Lanes of Traffic or More in One Direction and Two (2) lanes are Closed, are the Separate Merge Tapers of Correct Length? TCWS Section 5.2.9

9.18 Are the two (2) Tapers Separated by at Least 1.5 Determination? TCWS Section 5.2.9

9.19 Where Work is Beyond a Crest or Curve, has the Tapers be set up to account for the Crest or Curve?

9.20 Where Temporary Pavement Markings and Markers are used, Do they Comply witb the Requirements of TCWS Manual? TCWS Section 3.3.6

10.1 Has the Potential for End of Queue accidents been Considered and Appropriate Action Been Taken? TCWS Section 3.5.7a

10.2 Has an Assessment of Expected Queue Lengths been Undertaken/Documented? TCWS Section 3.5.7b

10.3 Has Protection been Provided where the End of Queue is Likely to be within Determination of the FIRST PTS sign? TCWS Section 3.5.7c

10.4 Is a Sight Distance between approaching and the end of Queue, being Maintained at Greater than 2 x Determination (Open Road Areas) and 1.5 x Determination (Built Up Area)? 3.5.7c

10.5 Where the First PTS sign is More than 4 x Determination from the Control Point, are Repeater Signs Placed at Intervals not more than 4 x Determination? 3.5.7c

10.6 Is the Traffic Queue Monitored at all time during the Worksite Working Hours? TCWS Section 3.5.7b

11.1 Have Workers Working within Three (3) Metres of Plant been trained/briefed/tool boxed in Requirements of TCWS and RTA TIP Sheet? TCWS Section 9.23

11.2 Where Workers are Working close to to Revolving Plant, are Satisfactory Risk Control Methods in Place? TCWS Section 9.23

11.3 Has a VMP been Developed where the Conditions Listed in TCWS Occur onsite? TCWS Section 9.23.1

11.4 Are Spotters being Used Near Reversing Plant or Delivery Vehicle's? TCWS Section 9.23

12.1 Have Acceleration and Deceleration Lanes been Provided? TCWS Section 7.2

12.2 Are U Turns being Undertaken Safely? TCWS Section 7.3

12.3 Are Reversing Movements being Undertaken Safely? TCWS Section 7.3

12.4 Are signs Provided for Stockpiles/Vehicle Waiting Zones ect? TCWS Section 7.7

12.5 Are median Crossovers being Used Correctly? TCWS Section 7.8

12.6 Has a VMP been Approved and Provided? If 100km/h Zone is the Written? TCWS Section 7.5 - 7.6 - 9.23.1

12.7 Does th Person Authorising the VMP have Traffic Control Qualifications?

12.8 Have Access and Egress to site been Safely Provided? TCWS Section 7.2

12.9 Are Delivery Vehicle's Required to Report to a Designated Location/Person? Is it Happening onsite? TCWS Section 9.23

13.1 For Intermittent Work are ALL Requirements met? TCWS Section 9.1.2

13.2 Where a Spotter is used, are ALL Requirements being met? TCWS Section 9.1.2

13.3 For Mobile Works are ALL Requirements being met? TCWS Section 9.17

13.4 If the works is Conducted at Night are ALL Requirements being met? TCWS Section 9.2

13.5 Where Travelling Plant or Vehicle's travel Slower than 20km/h below the Normal Road Speed Limit, do they Comply with the Requirements of TCWS? TCWS Section 9.1.3 - 9.1.10