- Competency Requirements
- Workers and supervisors must be appropriately trained, licensed (as required by law) or verified as a competent and authorised person for work on or adjacent to road or rail traffic.
- All mobile plant operators must be licensed (as required by law) or verified as competent for the specific item of plant.
- Fit for Purpose Plant & Equipment
Pre-start Inspections and Maintenance
- Pre-start inspections/checks must be completed daily by the operator prior to operating the plant.
- All plant must be inspected, serviced and maintained as per the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) requirements and supplier recommendations.
- Operators of plant must receive appropriate information, instruction and training in relation to any modifications made to plant.
- Work Activity Requirements
Traffic Management
- Traffic Management plans must be developed by a competent person (for example Traffic Engineer) who holds relevant qualifications/license and must be verified as competent.
- A Traffic Management Plan must address the separation and protection of people from vehicles and equipment, regulate traffic and construction vehicle movements, parking, refueling, ensure safe pedestrian and cyclist passage, and establish exclusion zones.
- Traffic management, must be implemented with appropriate equipment and competent workers. For example, a truck or Trailer Mounted Attenuator (TMA), the driver must have an appropriate unit of competency to operate a TMA.
- Traffic management control devices shall be regularly inspected and monitored for correctness, tampering, vandalism and reviewed for adequacy as the project develops.