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Traffic Corridor - Establishing a Safe Work Zone

SWMS · SWMS-10280

  • 8 job steps
  • Version 7
  • Civil Works
  • Reads on any phone

This SWMS covers the hazards and controls for establishing a safe work zone in a traffic corridor, with the view of ensuring that all reasonably practicable steps have been taken to prevent traffic-related incidents while work is conducted on or near a road.

It takes your crew through each step: training, the risk assessment, developing a site-specific traffic management plan (TMP), arriving on site, setting up the work zone, pedestrian and traffic management, taking the zone out on completion, and emergency response.

It suits businesses and workers in construction, road maintenance or any work that needs a safe work zone beside a traffic corridor, and the traffic management planners, site supervisors and safety officers who run it.

Preview of the Traffic Corridor - Establishing a Safe Work Zone SWMS

Traffic Corridor - Establishing a Safe Work Zone

SWMSVersion 7
Company doing the work
[Company]
Business contact
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Phone #
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Responsible person (for monitoring SWMS and work)
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Signature
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Date
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Contact phone #
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Principal contractor (PC)
[Principal contractor]
PC address
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PC phone #
[PC phone]
Date SWMS provided to PC
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Job site address
[Site address]
Part of a construction project
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Site management plan

If the work is part of a construction project, this SWMS must align with the requirements of the site management plan in place for the project.

High-risk construction work

This work activity involves the following "High-Risk Construction Work" (HRCW - identified in the Job Task column)

  • Traffic CorridorsWork carried out adjacent to a road, railway or shipping lane, traffic corridor

Planning and preparation

Planning/preparation

  • Liaise with Principal Contractor to identify on-site safety systems and procedures

  • Establish supervisory and communication arrangements

  • Principal contractor to confirm emergency response procedures are in place.

Hold points

  • Hold points identified and signed off before continuing work. (specify the hold points)

Training/licence

  • All workers to have a General Construction Induction Card

  • Relevant workers have relevant certificates of competency, licenses, and training. Specify on the SWMS Sign-off for each worker.

  • Trained First Aider on site

  • All workers trained in site-specific emergency and evacuation procedures, SWMS, safe work procedures, and safety data sheets.

Worker duties and responsibilities

  • Fit condition for work, i.e., no signs of fatigue, alcohol or drugs

  • Attend all site inductions/briefings

  • Comply with all site requirements, e.g. PPE, Traffic Management Plans (TMP)

  • Only carry out work related to the contract

  • Inspect completed work and report possible safety, environmental and quality matters to the supervisor.

Monitor/review

  • All people involved in the task must have this SWMS communicated to them before work commences

  • SWMS to be reviewed and amended if necessary, in consultation with relevant people after any near miss or incident

  • If additional site hazards identified, review this SWMS and amend control measures to suit

  • People, including workers, contractors and sub-contractors, affected by the revisions to this SWMS, must be informed ASAP

  • Give the principal contractor a copy of the revised SWMS

  • The site supervisor to monitor works against the controls stated in this SWMS

  • SWMS must be kept on-site and made available for inspection or review

  • Keep a record of this SWMS until the job is complete or for two years if involved in a notifiable incident

  • Regardless of any other factor, the person in control of the workplace must review this SWMS at least annually.

Site-specific notes

(add notes specific to this site)

Legislation and codes of practice

None listed.

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

  • Foot Protection
  • High Visibility
  • Sun Protection

Do not wear rings, watches or jewellery that may become entangled. Long and loose hair must be tied back.

Job steps, hazards and controls

  • Work activity

    Training

    • Hazard

      Personal injury, property damage &/or environmental incident

      Before controls4 Acute
      Controls

      • All persons involved in Traffic Management onsite are trained in Traffic Control measures as prescribed in AS 1742 series.

      • Workers instructed on any specific state or local government requirements needed for the task

      • All associated workers trained/instructed on the Traffic Management Plan (TMP)

      • All training Statements of Attainment are current.

      After controls2 Moderate
      Responsible
      • Supervisor

IR before controls · RR after controls1 LLow2 MModerate3 HHigh4 AAcute

Overall risk after controls2 MModeratethe highest rating after controls

7 more job steps, from Conduct Risk Assessment to Emergency response

Each with its hazards, risk ratings and controls, plus your crew's sign-on.

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What it covers

8 job steps

  1. TrainingTrain workers in traffic control measures, local requirements and the TMP.
  2. Conduct Risk AssessmentIdentify the hazards, assess the risks and choose the controls.
  3. Develop a site-specific TMPDevelop a traffic management plan for the site and the type of work.
  4. Arrival onsite & assess onsite conditionsPark safely, check the site against the contract and complete a JSA.
  5. Establish safe work zone (site set-up)Set up the work zone with appropriate barriers and signs.
  6. Pedestrian & traffic managementKeep workers inside the barriers and control traffic and pedestrians.
  7. On completion (zone takeouts)Remove signs and barriers from the inside out and clear the site.
  8. Emergency responseCall 000, follow site emergency procedures and give first aid.

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  • Handy document We have just decided to update all of our SWMS's & make them electronic. As we currently use iAuditor for field inspection, it made sense to use this format for our SWMS's. We are a small council with only approximately 60 FTE's, so we needed a product that was out of the box but could be modified to suit our needs. This product was the first of 70, I reviewed & it covers everything we need & more importantly can be modified in the field. Great Product!

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