Prescribed HRCW
Civil & Road Construction Safe Work Method Statement
SWMS for traffic management, road paving, asphalt laying, compaction rollers, bitumen spraying, and night work high-visibility protocols.
Compliance Overview
Trade Classification:
Civil & Earthmoving
SWMS Requirement:
Mandatory Prior to Work
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Overview & Statutory Scope
Road construction involves high-speed public traffic adjacent to workers, hot asphalt (>160°C), heavy vibratory rollers, bitumen spray tankers, and night shifts with blind-spot risks.
Hierarchy of Hazard Control Measures (2026 Standards)
- Traffic Management: Approved Traffic Guidance Scheme (TGS), truck-mounted attenuators (TMA), concrete crash barriers.
- Hot Asphalt: Thermal burns prevention, automated asphalt paver sensors.
- Plant Separation: 3m exclusion zones around moving road rollers and profilers.
Risk Assessment Matrix: Primary Hazards & Mandatory Controls
| Identified Hazard | Mandatory Control Measure |
|---|---|
|
Worker struck by live public motor vehicles
|
Deploy certified Traffic Management Plan with illuminated arrow boards |
|
Struck by reversing plant (asphalt pavers / road rollers)
|
Install reversing radar, cameras, and broadband squawker alarms on all civil plant |
|
Severe contact burns from 160°C molten bitumen
|
Maintain physical separation barriers between workers and road traffic |
|
Noise induced hearing loss from rock breakers and profilers
|
Enforce Class 3 high-visibility garments with retroreflective bands |
Mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Register
Class 3 High-Visibility long sleeve shirts & pants
Thermal heat-resistant gloves for asphalt
Class 5 hearing protection
Steel cap safety boots with heat-resistant soles
Legislation, Codes of Practice & Australian / OSHA Standards
- AS 1742.3: Manual of uniform traffic control devices - Traffic control for works on roads
- WHS Code of Practice: Construction Work
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