Traffic Management Plan Builder

Workplace Traffic Management Plan

Draft template prepared with FairWorkMate.com.au — not legal advice.

Site / workplace

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Site address

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Responsible party

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Prepared by

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Date

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1. Mobile plant on this site

No mobile plant selected yet.

2. Identified people–plant interactions and risks

Select the mobile plant in use to populate this section.

3. Controls (hierarchy of controls)

• Isolate
  Physical separation (barriers / bollards): Separate pedestrians from mobile plant with physical barriers, bollards, rails or kerbs so people cannot enter the plant's path.
• Isolate
  Designated pedestrian walkways: Provide clearly marked, dedicated walkways that keep pedestrians separated from vehicle routes, with controlled crossing points.
• Administrative
  Speed limits: Set and enforce site speed limits for mobile plant, lower in pedestrian and loading areas.
• Administrative
  Signage and line marking: Use signage, line marking and floor markings to identify walkways, crossings, vehicle routes, exclusion zones and give-way points.
• PPE
  High-visibility clothing (PPE): Require high-visibility clothing for anyone on foot in areas where mobile plant operates, as a last line of defence after higher-order controls.

4. Responsibilities

• Site manager / supervisor is responsible for implementing, communicating and maintaining this traffic management plan.
• All workers, contractors and visitors must follow the designated routes, walkways, exclusion zones, speed limits and signage on this plan.
• Mobile plant operators must hold the required licence or competency and complete a pre-start check before operating.
• Everyone on site is to be inducted into the site traffic rules before entering areas where mobile plant operates.

5. Review

This plan is to be reviewed regularly, and whenever the plant, layout or work changes, a control fails, or an incident or near-miss occurs.

Notes

• Use the hierarchy of controls: first try to eliminate people and mobile plant sharing the same space, then physically separate them, before relying on administrative controls such as signage, or on high-visibility PPE.
• A traffic management plan should be drawn up with a site diagram showing vehicle routes, pedestrian walkways, crossing points, exclusion zones, loading areas, parking and signage. Attach your site diagram to this plan.
• Consult your workers, and any other duty holders who share the workplace, when preparing and reviewing this plan.
• This is general information, not legal advice. Confirm your duties with your WHS regulator (WorkSafe Victoria in Victoria; the relevant state, territory or Commonwealth regulator elsewhere).