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National Approach to Traffic Control at Work Sites
  • Publication no: AP-R337-09
  • ISBN: 978-1-921551-26-0
  • Published: 26 March 2009

The adoption of a consistent approach to traffic control at work sites potentially has significant benefits to road users, road authorities and road contractors. A review of the legislation and traffic control at work sites documentation for each state and territory and comparing them with AS1742 Part 3: Guide to traffic control devices for works on roads, identified many issues that require consideration before a consistent national approach can be implemented. Strategies have been prepared to guide Austroads and member agencies in a way forward to developing a national approach.

This report provides an overview of the project method, findings and issues as well as key strategies developed after workshop consultation with state road authority representatives for consideration of Austroads.

  • Project Manager
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. METHOD
  • Development of an Issues Paper
  • Conduct of an Issues Workshop
  • Development of an Implementation Strategy
  • Conduct of a Strategy Workshop
  • Final Summary Report and Presentation
  • 3. ISSUES
    • 3.1. Introduction
    • 3.2. Legislation
    • 3.3. Manuals and Codes of Practice
      • 3.3.1. Jurisdictional Discussion
    • 3.4. Training and Certification
    • 3.5. Risk Management
    • 3.6. Auditing
    • 3.7. Field Guides
    • 3.8. Traffic Control for Specific Work Types
      • 3.8.1. Mobile Work Sites
      • 3.8.2. Over-dimension Vehicles
      • 3.8.3. Special Events
      • 3.8.1. Mobile Work Sites
      • 3.8.2. Over-dimension Vehicles
      • 3.8.3. Special Events
    • 3.1. Introduction
    • 3.2. Legislation
    • 3.3. Manuals and Codes of Practice
    • 3.4. Training and Certification
    • 3.5. Risk Management
    • 3.6. Auditing
    • 3.7. Field Guides
    • 3.8. Traffic Control for Specific Work Types
  • Legislation
  • Manuals and Codes of Practice
  • Training and Certification
  • Risk Management
  • Auditing
  • Field Guides
  • Traffic Control for Specific Work Types
  • 4. STRATEGIES
    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. Legislation
    • 4.3. Manuals and Codes of Practice
    • 4.4. Training and Accreditation
    • 4.5. Risk Management
    • 4.6. Auditing
    • 4.7. Field Guides
    • 4.8. Traffic Control for Specific Work Types
      • 4.8.1. Mobile Work Sites
      • 4.8.2. Over-dimension Vehicles
      • 4.8.3. Special Events
  • 5. A WAY FORWARD
  • 6. CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. METHOD
  • 3. TRAFFIC CONTROL AT WORK SITES - OVERVIEW
  • Across the jurisdictions there is a range of competency based training specified for a person to be able to undertake traffic control functions in the road environment. A brief state by state overview of the training and traffic control certification ava
  • Australian Standard AS1742.3
  • Australian Qualifications Framework (AQFB)
  • New South Wales
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia
  • 4. DISCUSSION OF ISSUES
  • NSW
  • Victoria
  • Australian Standard AS1742.3
  • Australian Qualification Framework (AQFB)
  • New South Wales
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia
  • 5. CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. METHOD
  • 3. SUGGESTED STRATEGIES
  • 4. CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
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