Construction sites are busy places. Not only are HGV, powered mobile plant vehicles, forklifts and cranes commonplace on site and require traffic management but around the site deliveries and gener...
It is common to start an article about traffic management training with a summary of the latest traffic controller death. But AlertForce has been reporting on these deaths for some time and the fac...
A traffic management plan is vital for anyone working on a construction site. AlertForce recommends the following 10-point planning approach. The new Blue Card system for traffic controllers is als...
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Traffic management training is a serious work health and safety consideration for businesses across almost every industry. However, some sectors are more at risk than others, according ...
National occupational health and safety (OHS) organisation Safe Work Australia has released a range of guidance materials designed to help employers improve employee and public wellbeing outco...
Underground mining is one of Australia's largest industries, with numerous shafts extended deep into local soil across most states and territories. Each year, these operations produce millions...
The flow of vehicles, powered mobile plant and other objects in the workplace requires having a thorough work health and safety plan in place. Interactions between pedestrians and vehicles can lead...
Traffic management can be a crucial part of an organisation's work health and safety (WHS) policy. Not every workplace will face hazards arising from this particular issue, but for those that d...
The need for comprehensive traffic management plans in the mining industry has been placed in the spotlight following a number of high-profile incidents in New South Wales mines.Last year, 24 Austr...
When working on a construction site, it is important to protect the safety of all your contractors and permanent workers. An employer's duty of care, as outlined in the Work Health and Safety ...
In general, the workplace you're operating in will impact which control measures you put in place.
The following are 3 essential aspects of good traffic management for each of warehousing, constru...
On July 19, Safe Work Australia published a Model Code of Practice titled "Traffic Management in Workplaces". This document provides an WHS guide for employers and employees all over the country wh...
Safe Work Australia recently release the complete version of its model Code of Practice for workplace traffic management in addition to four industry-specific guides relating to the Code.
The Code...
Earning the necessary accreditation to become a traffic controller opens new job opportunities in a variety of fields.
Working in this field can be very rewarding. You get to help ensure the saf...
Time sure does fly by. So we shouldn’t be too surprised to learn that it’s been three years already since the NSW Roads and Maritime Services introduced a nationally-recognised competency-based fra...
At AlertForce we know that one of the keys to successful training is making material accessible and practical. All the theory in the world won’t help you if you don’t know how to apply it in real w...
One of the major risks associated with construction sites is that posed by the coming and going of traffic of all kinds – trucks, diggers, cars, utes, lorries, cranes, forklifts, bikes – you name i...
The 10 years of Australian air travel up to 2014 caused fewer fatalities than an average six months on the roads in Australia. However, because roads are everywhere, we tend to forget the...
If you're considering a career in traffic management, work health and safety or road works, a traffic control training course could take your job prospects to the next level. It can be a ...
In 2004 WorkSafe Victoria instigated a Safety for Workers and Traffic Campaign (SWAT) designed to increase the level of safety for roadside workers. Recently WorkSafe Victoria informed a seminar o...
Working conditions in the traffic management industry are dangerous, difficult and “sometimes appalling”, according to the Workplace Rights Ombudsman’s Workplace Report on the Contract Traffic Cont...
A string of serious safety incidents involving traffic controllers has critics calling for an overhaul of legislative and safety protections, including traffic control training and planning.
In th...
The death of two workers in separate heavy vehicle incidents and the hospitalisation of a 17-year old girl pinned under a utility reaffirm the importance of traffic control training and planning wh...
Two fatalities within six weeks at a freight depot highlight the importance of traffic control planning and training.
Earlier this month (August, 2015), a collision between a truck and forklift a...
Many industries rely on trucks and heavy vehicles to transport and freight product across work sites, cities, states and the country. Because of this extensive prevalence of truck-related occupatio...
The road traffic control industry has grown exponentially over the past five years, according to WorkCover Queensland. While this is encouraging for those working in the sector, it has also led to ...
Whether hauling freight or driving passengers to their destinations, those who earn their living by driving often work long hours with few breaks. While these drivers are initially trained to drive...
According to WorkSafe’s website, there are various causes of fatigue in the workplace.
CAUSES
Fatigue can be caused by extended periods of physical or mental exercise,without adequate time to rest ...
According to findings by the trucking industry and the Roads and Traffic Authority, majority of truck accidents occur at the beginning of the week – Mondays and Tuesdays.Over 70 percent of accident...
Those undertaking a traffic management and control training program may be taking the first step towards a career in road construction and surfacing. Creating quality road infrastructure is a massi...
Traffic management training is an important consideration not just for employees, but also any members of the public. Vehicles of any size or shape can pose serious risks to people's health an...
Mining is one of the most dangerous industries in Australia, with employees at every level facing a range of potential work health and safety (WHS) hazards.In fact, approximately 3 fatalities occur...
New statistics published by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC of America) have put the issue of safe traffic management plans at construction sites into the spotlight. According to...
The stop/slow bat training course is often the first step needed for workers acting as a traffic controller on a job site. It teaches the skills and knowledge required for safely directing the flow...
August is Australian Tradies National Health Month but as far as we are concerned, it’s Tradies Month every month of the year. Tradies and work health and safety training go hand in calloused hand ...
The telecoms industry is vast and it is competitive. While Telstra still dominates the national telecoms landscape, its market share will continue to decline as new operators leverage off consumer ...
New figures from the Queensland Work Health and Safety (WHS) authority show that the number of construction-related complaints has climbed significant over the past year.This is according to an Aug...
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Working at heights training is an important consideration in many industries across Australia, but some sectors are more dangerous than others.
In particular, the high risk forestry ind...
Industrial lift trucks, also known as forklifts, are one of the manufacturing industry's most valuable assets. The ability to move large products and loads across warehouses and yards is essen...
A renewed focus is being placed on work health and safety (WHS) outcomes in the farming sector. This drive, supported by a number of WorkCover authorities across the country, has come after a Safe ...
The Forestry Corporation of NSW has cemented its commitment to work health and safety (WHS) improvements by renewing a partnership with the state's WorkCover authority.Announced on June 30, th...
The manufacturing supply chain is a complex system of delivery and demand, stretching across the industry from the acquisition of raw materials through to the shipment of products to consumers.Ensu...
The seventh annual LearnX Impact Awards were held this month, and AlertForce has scored Gold in the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) category for the third year running. The acknowledgement thi...
The national broadband network (NBN) is an exciting and advantageous undertaking currently being rolled out across the country. Once complete, the NBN will ensure that all Australians have open acc...
Around the globe, April 28 marks International Workers' Memorial Day, or IWMD. With a slogan of 'remember the dead, fight for the living', this day highlights the tragic consequences that can arise...
AlertForce has become the first NBN approved online provider of a mandatory induction course. The company has also been named as the approved face-to-face training provider. There were 20 candidate...
Victoria is one of the safest places to work in Australia, according to Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips.
He made the announcement in a December 31 statement, revealing the number of work-r...
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Brendan: Welcome to Episode 23 of the Australian Health and Safety business podcast. I’m Brendan Torazzi, the host of the show. Today, I’m with Dallas Adams from DC Adams Group. Is that right Dalla...
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