Work On or Near a Road or Traffic Corridor in Use
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Work on, in, or adjacent to a road, railway, or other traffic corridor in use is high risk construction work needing a SWMS, because workers are exposed to live traffic.
Why this is high risk construction work
A moving vehicle or train against an unprotected worker is almost always fatal, and the hazard is continuous while the corridor stays in use. Traffic management is the core control.
Because it is one of the 18 high risk construction work categories, a SWMS is legally required before the work starts (your state's WHS Regulations, provision 299; s 299 in NSW), not a nice-to-have.
The controls a SWMS should set out
In hierarchy of controls order, highest first:
- ✓ A traffic management plan and, where required, a traffic guidance scheme
- ✓ Physical separation: barriers, buffer zones, and speed reduction
- ✓ High-visibility clothing and trained traffic controllers
- ✓ Work timed to low-traffic periods where practicable
- ✓ Coordination with the road or rail authority
Trades that do this work
These trades commonly need a SWMS for this category. Each has a trade-specific SWMS:
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