Understanding the Campaign Focus: Your Safety is Paramount
In 2020, WorCover Queensland conducted a focused campaign on OSTM systems, targeting high-risk workplaces where mobile plant operations, such as forklifts and motor vehicles, intersect with pedestrian activities. Inspectors visited workplaces spanning diverse industries like construction, retail, depots, distribution centers, manufacturing, and rural sectors. The aim was to assess the effectiveness of traffic management controls.
Inspectors evaluated the efficiency of existing systems and controls implemented to mitigate the risk of vehicle-pedestrian collisions. Some examples of scrutinized systems and controls included the presence of separate routes for pedestrians and vehicles, distinct areas designated for loading and unloading goods away from pedestrian zones, spacious traffic routes to prevent vehicles from entering pedestrian areas, the use of barriers, fences, or exclusion zones to isolate workers or pedestrians from vehicles and mobile plant, enforcement of speed limits, adherence to traffic signage, verification of high-risk work licenses for mobile plant operators, and the maintenance of mobile plant.
Resources for Your Safety: Checklists, Templates, and More
Access valuable resources to enhance onsite traffic safety, including self-assessment tools, guidance plans, videos, animations, case studies, and reports.
Useful Resources:
- Onsite traffic management self-assessment tool (PDF, 0.36 MB)
- Traffic management guidance plan and example template (PDF, 1.93 MB)
- Hyne Timber video | Winner Work Well awards 2023 Category one
- Managing traffic on site - animation
- Managing your drivers' safety at delivery points short film
- Working in or around mobile plant short film
- On-site traffic management campaign report (PDF, 0.42 MB)
- Onsite traffic management project – phase 1 report (PDF, 0.78 MB)
- Onsite traffic management project - phase 2 report (PDF, 1.27 MB)
Where to Get Help: Your Personalized Assistance
Seize the opportunity for personalized, face-to-face advice from Injury Prevention and Management (IPaM) advisors. As a Queensland business, you can register for free and consult with an advisor to assess and improve your traffic management systems.