Traffic Management SWMS (Construction Sites)
Construction site traffic management plan implementation. Covers traffic controller responsibilities (stop/slow baton, TAA accreditation), temporary signage placement per AS 1742.3, exclusion zone establishment for workers and plant, delivery vehicle marshalling, site entry/exit sight-line requirements, speed limit enforcement in work zone, and emergency vehicle access maintenance.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Construction site traffic management covering traffic controller duties, temporary signage to AS 1742.3, exclusion zones, delivery marshalling, sight-lines and emergency access. WHS Regulation 2025 r.206 requires a documented traffic management plan, and HRCW categories 8 and 13 trigger mandatory SWMS before work near roads commences.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Fatal impact at speed
Crush injury or fatality
Run-through and worker injury
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Deploy TAA-accredited traffic controllers with hi-vis, stop/slow batons and radio communication at all times.
- 2Install advance warning, transition and termination signage compliant with AS 1742.3:2019 before work starts.
- 3Establish hard physical exclusion zones separating pedestrians and workers from plant and live traffic lanes.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Mandatory traffic control device standard for roadworks
Requires documented traffic management plan on construction sites
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Traffic controllers and workers operate adjacent to live public traffic lanes.
Site plant and delivery vehicles cross or share public roadways.
SWMS mandatory before work; stop-work if not followed.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS template
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule
- ✓Hazard and risk register
- ✓Worker sign-on register
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 s.19 primary duty of care
- WHS Regulation 2025 r.206 traffic management
- AS 1742.3:2019 roadworks signage