The Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) has approved a national compliance and enforcement campaign with the following aims:
➤ To increase awareness of relevant stakeholders regarding the risks associated with worker safety on or near public roads.
➤ To measure compliance with requirements of workplace health and safety legislation relating to risks associated with worker safety on or near public roads.
Some of the issues that the campaign will address:
Risk Management:
➤ Traffic control providers and persons with control of a construction project have documented systems in place for identifying, assessing and controlling risks at the workplace
➤ Persons with control of a construction project include traffic control providers as part of the site specific risk management process
➤ Traffic control providers and persons with control of a construction project have systems in place for identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks on site as they emerge
Consultation:
➤ The person with control of a construction project facilitates the consultation process on site EG: health and safety representative, OHS Committee
➤ Traffic control providers have consultation systems in place EG: health and safety representative, OHS Committee.
➤ Traffic control providers are included in the site consultation process EG: pre start meetings, committee meetings.
Other issues that the campaign will cover include:
➤ Have traffic control workers been appropriately trained?
➤ Have all workers completed construction induction/safety awareness training?
➤ Are subcontractors included in pre start site inspections?
➤ Is the traffic management plan relevant for the proposed works?
➤ Is the traffic management plan correctly implemented?
➤ Are workers supplied with adequate personal protective equipment?
➤ Do workers have sufficient access to amenities?
➤ Are traffic signs maintained, clearly visible and in good working order?
➤ Are barriers and traffic signs correctly installed and relevant for the work?
➤ Have the needs of pedestrians and cyclists been considered?
➤ Are risk controls in place when working close to moving plant?
➤ Are risk controls in place to manage manual handling and slips, trips and falls risks?
➤ Are systems in place to manage risks whilst engaged in short term works?
➤ Do adequate systems exist for fatigue management?
➤ Are risks associated with night work identified and controlled?
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