Roadside Barrier and Furniture Installation SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, traffic controls, service locating, material handling, barrier installation, road furniture work and demobilisation. It supports planning and risk management by addressing traffic, plant, service, lifting, sharp-edge, manual-handling and work-zone hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the work and brief workers
• Establish and manage traffic controls
• Locate and protect services
• Deliver and unload materials
• Position plant and establish the work zone
• Set out barrier alignment
• Excavate and drive posts
• Install foundations and anchors
• Install barrier rails and terminals
• Install road furniture
• Inspect and rectify the installation
• Remove waste, reinstate the area and demobilise traffic controls

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out roadside barrier and furniture installation activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations, including duties to manage risks, provide safe systems of work, consult workers, manage plant, hazardous manual tasks, hazardous chemicals, electrical risks and high risk construction work.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work (guidance only; check adoption and any local variations). The code identifies work adjacent to a traffic corridor and work in an area with powered mobile plant movement as high risk construction work requiring a SWMS.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks (guidance only; check adoption and any local variations).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (guidance only; check adoption and any local variations).
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks (guidance only; check adoption and any local variations).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace (guidance only; check adoption and any local variations).
• Traffic management for construction or maintenance work Code of Practice (guidance only; check local applicability and road authority requirements). It recommends a TMP/TGS and requires risk management for setup, operation, changes and removal of traffic controls.
• AS 3845 series, Road safety barrier systems and devices; install only to the approved design, tested configuration and manufacturer’s instructions.
• AS 1742.3, Manual of uniform traffic control devices, Part 3: Traffic control for works on roads; apply with the relevant road authority supplements.
• AS/NZS 1906 series, Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes; AS 4191 portable traffic signal systems; AS 4192 illuminated flashing arrow signs.
• AS 2550.1, Cranes, hoists and winches—Safe use—General requirements; AS 1418 series for applicable lifting plant.
• AS/NZS 3012, Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites; AS/NZS 3760 for in-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.

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Standard SWMS Features (Click to Expand)

• Task-specific job steps, hazards and control measures
• Initial and residual risk ratings
• Assigned responsible persons for each job step
• Plant, equipment and PPE requirements where applicable
• Permits, qualifications and high-risk construction work details where applicable
• Worker consultation, sign-off and review sections