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Construction Site Traffic and Mobile Plant Management Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers construction site traffic and mobile plant management, including planning, coordination, plant controls, emergency arrangements and review.

Activities covered include

  • Establish traffic and mobile plant management responsibilities
  • Complete plant pre-start checks and manage defects and maintenance
  • Monitor traffic controls, incidents and near misses for improvement

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Construction Site Traffic and Mobile Plant Management Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers construction site traffic and mobile plant management, including planning, coordination, plant controls, emergency arrangements and review. It supports the identification and management of risks where vehicles, mobile plant and people interact on site.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Establish traffic and mobile plant management responsibilities
  • Consult workers, contractors and delivery personnel on site traffic controls
  • Plan and maintain vehicle routes, walkways, delivery areas and exclusion zones
  • Select plant and attachments with site interaction risks in mind
  • Verify operator, spotter, traffic controller and supervisor capability
  • Complete plant pre-start checks and manage defects and maintenance
  • Coordinate contractor access, deliveries and short-term plant arrangements
  • Keep traffic plans, site maps and control changes current
  • Prepare for vehicle, plant and pedestrian-related emergencies
  • Monitor traffic controls, incidents and near misses for improvement

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses involved in construction site traffic and mobile plant activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Governance
  • No site traffic and mobile plant management framework approved by management
  • Unclear accountabilities between principal contractor, supervisors, plant operators and subcontractors
  • WHS management plan and SWMS not aligned with actual plant interaction risks
  • Risk controls not reviewed when site layout, traffic volumes or plant types change
Consultation and Coordination
  • Workers and contractors not consulted on traffic routes, blind spots, pedestrian conflicts or delivery movements
  • Multiple duty holders working independently without coordinated traffic controls
  • Visitors, delivery drivers and subcontractors not informed of current site traffic rules
  • Changes to access, exclusion zones or one-way routes not communicated in time
Traffic Management Planning
  • No current traffic management plan for shared areas where vehicles, mobile plant and pedestrians interact
  • Poor route design creating reversing, crossing and queuing conflicts
  • Exclusion zones, walkways, delivery zones and crossing points not defined or not maintained
  • Temporary changes to layout causing unmanaged traffic movements
Plant Selection and Procurement
  • Plant selected without considering site constraints, visibility, load requirements or interaction risks
  • Hired or purchased plant arrives without suitable warning devices, guarding or operator information
  • Attachments or modified use increase risk beyond design intent
  • Procurement decisions driven by availability rather than risk control requirements
Competency and Authorisation
  • Operators, spotters, traffic controllers or supervisors not competent for the plant, site risks or assigned duties
  • High risk work licences or evidence of competency not verified
  • New workers and subcontractors unfamiliar with site traffic rules and reporting expectations
  • Supervisors not trained to verify compliance with SWMS and traffic controls
Plant Maintenance and Inspection Systems
  • Mobile plant operated with defective brakes, steering, warning devices, lights, mirrors or emergency stops
  • Pre-start inspections inconsistent or not recorded
  • Maintenance intervals missed due to poor scheduling or contractor reliance
  • Defects reported informally and not actioned before further use
Contractor and Delivery Management
  • Subcontractors and delivery drivers entering site without understanding traffic rules or authorised access routes
  • Unscheduled deliveries creating congestion, reversing and pedestrian conflict
  • Contractor SWMS and site controls inconsistent or not verified
  • Short-term plant hire and transport providers not managed under the same standards as direct workers
Document Control and Change Management
  • Outdated traffic plans, SWMS, permits and site maps being used in the field
  • Control changes made verbally without document updates or worker acknowledgement
  • No clear process for approving route changes, plant substitutions or temporary closures
  • Records unable to demonstrate what controls were current at the time of work
Emergency Planning
  • Emergency response does not address plant collision, rollover, pedestrian strike or uncontrolled vehicle entry
  • Emergency access routes blocked by parked vehicles, deliveries or plant
  • After-hours incidents not covered by site arrangements
  • Emergency plans not tested after site changes or workforce changes
Monitoring, Assurance and Review
  • Traffic controls degrade over time without verification
  • Incidents, near misses and plant interactions not analysed for systemic causes
  • Supervision focuses on production and misses non-compliance with exclusion zones and route controls
  • No leading indicators used to identify failing controls before an incident

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Construction work — 6.2 Workplace specific induction training; p. 41.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 5. Step 4 — How to review controls; p. 27.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination — 3. What is effective consultation?; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

Suitable for Industries

Building and ConstructionTransport and LogisticsCivil Construction and EarthworksMining and Resources

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