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PROCEDURAL GUIDELINE – Traffic Control: Safety
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Area Mangers / Team leaders
ENSURE all personnel required for traffic control are trained and authorised
ENSURE that any incident that occurs and corrective action specified is taken and is recorded
via the WIN system.
Audit Investigation Coordinator
RGM, GGM, GM
ENSURE that a traffic control safety audit is carried out on a regular basis, on a selected shortterm
work site via an approved checklist and that the date, time and deficiencies or non
conformances are raised via the WIN system
ENSURE that any corrective action specified is taken and recorded via the WIN system.
Are responsible for ensuring that adequate resources are available to maintain appropriate traffic
control measures on all worksites. Where this is not realistic; management must ensure that
suitable contractual arrangements are made with contractors to perform this task.
3 CHALLENGES
To ensure that the implementation of traffic control, and traffic control measures are adequate for
each work site.
4 THE PROCEDURES
Traffic control may be required when conducting any trade related work within the confines of the
road reserve; the road reserve is defined as the area from a boundary fence to the opposing
boundary fence.
Signs and devices will be used to warn, inform and guide road users safely around, past or through
work areas, including providing a safe and convenient path for pedestrians through or past the work
site.
When setting up traffic control measures at Country Energy work sites the following broad principles
shall be complied with:
1 BEFORE setting up any traffic control or starting work, a risk assessment of the worksite will be
undertaken to determine what degree of traffic control is required. The selected TCP must be
included in the space provided and any additional hazards identified and documented on the
HIRAC form.
2 ENSURE all personnel responsible for Traffic Control are qualified in RTA approved training
courses. Traffic controllers will be used where required.
3 ARRANGE traffic control so that workers are able to work safely and the workers and road
users are effectively separated wherever possible.
4 ALWAYS have an escape route in mind in case of an emergency, such as an out of control
vehicle.
5 CLOSE the minimum length and width of a road at each stage to ensure minimum disruption
and inconvenience to road users, ensuring road users do not unnecessarily break the law.
23 June 2008 – Original Issue
Approved By: Chief Safety Officer
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