Traffic Management

W h y i s 1.5 t r a f f i c m a n a g e m e n t i m p o r t a n t ? RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY AT WORK SITES

The organization carrying out construction or maintenance operations on roads or bridges needs to be cognizant of its responsibility for any injury to road users or damage to property as a result of such operations. There is a further obligation to provide a safe workplace environment which minimizes, as far as practicable, the likelihood of injury to workers by traffic within or adjacent to the work area. Principals and contractors need to be aware of the requirements of State OHS legislation and be prepared to implement them as they apply to this obligation.1

Traffic Management Companies (Victoria)

DePloy Management Solutions Pty Ltd Phone: 9879 7422 Fax: 9879 7622 Mobile: 0409 351 264 E-mail: damien@deployms.com.au Statewide Traffic Control Phone: 9708 6288 Fax: 9708 6922 E-mail: operationsvic@state-wide.com.au Web: state-wide.com.au Trafficca Phone: Fax: Mobile: E-mail: Web: Highway Traffic Control Phone: 9706 8427 Fax: 9706 8438 Mobile: 0417 532 956 E-mail: steveb@highwaytraffic.com.au Monjon (Australia) Pty Ltd Phone: 9521 9676 Fax: 9533 5552 E-mail: monjon@monjon.com.au Web: monjon.com.au Traffic Technologies Ltd Phone: 9430 0222 Fax: 9430 0299 E-mail: tt@trafficltd.com.au Web: trafficltd.com.au Newco Infrastructure Services Pty Ltd Phone: 9729 8885 Fax: 9729 8886

8750 0920 8750 0921 0439 369 970 tony.lawson@trafficca.com.au http://www.trafficca.com.au

Pro-Tech Traffic Phone: 9931 1924 Fax: 9931 1925

Hilchris Pty Ltd Phone: 9776 0153 Fax: 9776 0153

Dalys Traffic Phone: 9399 9525 Fax: 9399 9692 Email: contact@daly.net.au Web: www.daly.net.au
see also Traffic Control Equipment L-Z Yellow Pages

AS 1742-2002 Manual of uniform traffic control devices Part3: Traffic control devices for works on roads pg7

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Victorian Acts and Regulations

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Road Safety Act 1986 No. 127 99A. Conduct of works or activities on a highway (1) This section applies to any person conducting, or proposing to conduct on a highway (a) any works within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Road Management Act 2004; or (b) any non-road activity within the meaning of section 99B. (2) A person to whom this section applies must ensure that the works or non-road activities are conducted in a manner that is safe for road users and persons engaged in carrying out the works or non-road activities. Penalty: 60 penalty units. (3) Without limiting sub-section (2), a person to whom this section applies contravenes that sub-section if the person fails to do any of the following (a) have in operation a traffic management plan; (b) give appropriate warnings to road users; (c) engage appropriately trained and qualified persons to carry out the works or manage the non-road activities or direct traffic; (d) give appropriate directions to the persons engaged in carrying out the works or nonroad activities. (4) A traffic management plan must (a) comply with the prescribed requirements; and (b) be prepared in accordance with any requirements of the coordinating road authority under the Road Management Act 2004. The Minister administering the Road Management Act 2004 may issue a Code of Practice in accordance with that Act for the purposes of this section.

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Road Safety Act 1986 No. 127 99B. Non-road activities on highways (1) Subject to this Act and the regulations, a road authority within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004 may issue a permit to a person to conduct a non-road activity on a highway. (2) For the purpose of conducting the non-road activity authorised by a permit, the road authority may authorise the closure of the highway to all traffic or to particular types of traffic for the period specified in the permit. (3) A permit may be issued subject to (a) any terms, conditions or limitations which the road authority considers appropriate; and (b) the payment of a fee fixed in accordance with this Act. (4) The Minister may, on the application of a person proposing to conduct a non-road activity on a highway, by notice published in the Government Gazette declare that specified provisions of the Act and of the regulations do not apply with respect to the non-road activity specified in the notice to be conducted on a highway or part of a highway specified in the notice during the period specified. (5) A notice under sub-section (4) may declare that the highway or part of the highway specified in the notice is not a highway under this Act for all purposes or specified purposes during the specified period. (6) A person to whom a permit is issued is responsible for the use of the highway for the non-road activity. (7) The Minister may by instrument of delegation delegate to any person any of the powers of the Minister under this section. (8) In this section, non-road activity means an activity to be conducted on a road which will significantly interfere with the normal use of a road by road users in accordance with this Act and the regulations but does not include any activity to be conducted on a road by a member of the police force or of any emergency services agency arising out of the performance of a function or exercise of a power of that member.
Example A non-road activity would include the use of a road for the shooting of a film, a bicycle event, a street festival or a street market.

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