Road Works Safety Guide - Safety in Construction No. 25
This guide covers the planning and administration required in road works operations to avoid accidents to workers and the public. It includes detailed health and safety procedures to be followed by plant operators and others working on roads to meet the requirements of the Construction Act and Regulations.
Table of Contents
1: TRAFFIC CONTROL AT WORK
SITES
1.1 General
1.2 Accident Prevention
1.3 Speed Limits
2: OPERATOR AND DRIVER TRAINING
2.1 General
2.2 Machine Safety Checks
3: TRUCK DRIVERS
3.1 Loading
3.2 Road Safety
3.3 Backing
3.4 Tips and Fills
3.5 Unloading
3.6 Transporting Workers
3.7 Towing
4: MOBILE PLANT OPERATORS
4.1 Operator Briefing
4.2 Power Lines
4.3 Hours of Work
4.4 Do's and Don'ts - Bulldozers
4.5 Do's and Don'ts - Excavators
4.6 Do's and Don'ts - Graders
4.7 Do's and Don'ts - Motor Scrapers
4.8 Do's and Don'ts - Wheel Loaders
4.9 Do's and Don'ts - Road Rollers
4.10 Ancillary Equipment
4.11 Loading Plant on a Transporter
4.12 Driving Hints
4.13 Parking
4.14 Shutting Down
5: TRUCK AND PLANT MAINTENANCE
5.1 General
5.2 Servicing Under Equipment
5.3 Tyre Removal, Assembly and Inflation
5.4 Refuelling
6: MINOR PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
6.1 General
6.2 Extension Leads
6.3 Pneumatic Tools
6.4 Concrete Cutting Saws
6.5 Chainsaws
6.6 Motor Mowers
6.7 Refuelling
7: SURVEY PARTIES
7.1 Work on Roadways
7.2 Power Lines
7.3 Fences
7.4 River Crossings and Difficult Country
7.5 First Aid
8: EXCAVATION OF EXISTING ROADWAYS
8.1 Underground Services
8.2 Pedestrian Traffic
9: PIPE LAYING
9.1 Trench Excavation
9.2 Pipe Storage
9.3 Placing of Pipes
10: HAUL ROAD CONSTRUCTION
10.1 Accident Causes
10.2 Construction
10.3 Old Bridges
11: ROAD SEALING
11.1 General
11.2 Bitumen Burns
11.3 Spray Unit Reversing Accidents
11.4 Maintenance of Spray Units
12: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
12.1 General
12.2 Safety Helmets
12.3 Footwear
12.4 Eye Protection
12.5 Work Gloves
12.6 Hearing Protection
12.7 Protective Clothing Requirements
13: HOUSEKEEPING AND OTHER SAFETY MEASURES
13.1 General
13.2 Housekeeping Rules
13.3 Fire Safety
13.4 Sanitation
14: SAFE USE OF EXPLOSIVES
14.1 Supervision
14.2 Storage
14.3 Access Control
15: FIRST AID
15.1 General
15.2 Treatment
15.3 Bleeding
15.4 Rescue Breathing
15.5 Heart Stopped
15.6 Shock
15.7 Fractures
15.8 Unconsciousness
15.9 Eye Injuries
15.10 Bitumen Burns
15.11 Other Burns
16: SUMMARY OF ACT AND REGULATIONS
16.1 Object of Construction Act
16.2 Duties of Construction Safety Inspectors
16.3 Application of the Act
16.4 Liability of Employers
16.5 Duties of Workers
16.6 Safety Supervisors
16.7 Notifiable Construction Work
16.8 Notifiable Construction Accidents
Table 1: Conspicuous Protective Clothing Requirements for Road
Workers Subject to Traffic Risks
Appendix 1: Strength of Pipe Lifting Gear
