Traffic Management - Worksite Safety Checklist

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• Site address
  Address

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  Date

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• Traffic Management must be checked on a regular basis so that the interaction between the public and the activities of the worksite is managed and the impact on the roads and the public is minimal
  
  The checklist is adopted from the Vic. Code of practice worksite safety- traffic management.
  The site manager is responsible for ensuring this process is implemented

• Activity being undertaken

• Estimated traffic volume (vehicles per day)

• Permanent traffic speed through area

• Is it a school zone

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it a bus zone

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it a tram zone

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clearance between workers and traffic

• Worksite traffic speed

1. Planning

• 1.1. Has a traffic management plan been selected or provided

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.2. Is the plan available for inspection

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.3. Is the plan relevant for the work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.4. Are written authorizations for temporary roadworks speed limits required/ in order

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.5. Are documented changes (if any) to the traffic management plan available for inspection

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.6. Have temporary roadworks speed limits been determined correctly, as per Code of Practice for worksite safety- traffic management

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2. Advance warning/ signage

• 2.1. Are all roadworks signs and devices installed according to the traffic management plan

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.2. Have any contradictory, distracting or superfluous signs or marking been covered up or removed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.3. Are sign appropriate for current conditions? (Eg symbolic worker signs not displayed/ not visible when no worker are onsite, road condition signs after worksite vacated)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.4. Is signage suitably placed, especially for vehicles approaching at high speed? (Eg check sight distance, advanced warning sign distance, height of signs above ground, vehicle queue length not beyond signage, check potential "end of queue" issues

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.5. Are multi message signs being used correctly

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.6. Are the signs free from damage and defect (eg easy to read, check shadow and glare issues)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.7. Are sign mountings secure, stable and not a hazard to road users if struck

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.8. Are signs in pairs where needed? ( recommended on high speed high volume roads and multi lane roads

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.9. Are flashing arrow signs available and in use where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.10. Are sign sizes correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3. Worksite

• 3.1. High visibility clothing appropriate for conditions and used and worn correctly? (Eg day/night, meet AS4602-1999 and AS1906.4-1997, clean, fastened, personnel visible at all times in all conditions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4. Work zones seperation

• 4.1. Are clearances between workers and adjacent traffic being maintained

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.2. Have safety barriers ( where used) been installed correctly? ( eg units connected, recommended length, proper end treatment installed, water filled where required, correct rating for speed zone, "no go" zones observed)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4.3. Has containment fence been installed where required? (Eg workers/ pedestrians/ cyclists seperation)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

5. Other road users

• 5.1. Has possible traffic congestion been considered and steps taken to avoid it

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.2. Have the effects of the works on public transport been considered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.3. Have needs of other road users been provided for ( eg pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchairs)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.4. Has proper access to side roads and properties been provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6. Hazard checklist

• Potential hazard: ( add controls in)
  
  Clearance to traffic
  
  Poor advance sight distance to worksite (<200metres)
  
  Narrow pavement with no escape path (<2.9metres wide)
  
  Excavations adjacent to worksite
  
  Rough or unsealed road surface
  
  End of queue build up of traffic/ poor sight distance to end of queue
  
  Works vehicles entering / leaving worksite
  
  High speed traffic through worksite
  
  Poor observance of directions/ instructions by motorists
  
  Presence of workers at all worksites
  
  Presence of unprotected hazards within the clear zone
  
  High volume of traffic through worksite (>10,000vpd)
  
  High volume of heavy vehicles
  
  Cyclists/ pedestrians through worksite
  
  High speed traffic through worksite
  
  Other
  
  

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