Traffic Management Standard Operating Procedure
Risk assessment
The following conditions are to be addressed within the TMP:
entering and exiting work site from adjacent roads. (including reversing);
entering and exiting buildings (warehouses etc.);
delivery points;
loading and unloading points;
reversing manoeuvres within the work area;
transit through the work area adjacent to personnel and other hazards;
parking areas;
speed limits;
collision points (pedestrian’s regular routes and where they overlap with powered mobile plant and vehicles.
Traffic management hazards and risk will be identified by:
observing traffic movement;
hazard reports;
seeking worker input;
consulting with individuals with specialised knowledge and skills if required.
All risk assessments will be documented and take the following risk factors into account:
the actual/predicted path of pedestrian and traffic movement;
the risk of interaction of vehicles and pedestrians (frequency and how dangerous);
the strategy for placement of signs, barriers, or other traffic guides;
short term traffic management;
emergencies.
Controls are implemented using a hierarchy of controls.
Risk controls are reviewed whenever:
