RIICWD539 — Prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for motorways and freeways

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What an assessment for RIICWD539 must cover

117 assessable components: 5 elements (24 performance criteria), 44 performance evidence and 47 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Establish context for traffic management plan

1.1Determine worksite requirements and document context of traffic management plan, including scope, client objectives and key stakeholders
1.2Identify characteristics, constraints and hazards that apply to the worksite, including capacity and traffic volume
1.3Complete risk assessment of proposed worksite and work activities
1.4Establish and document the scope and objectives of traffic management plan
1.5Establish and confirm safety and accessibility of all road users affected by proposed worksite and works

2 Prepare and complete traffic management plan

2.1Monitor and coordinate the progress of personnel involved in the preparation process
2.2Document traffic management plan communications strategy for internal and external audiences
2.3Prepare resource requirements for executing traffic management plan as required
2.4Assemble traffic management plan
2.5Prepare communication for traffic management control centre
2.6Document sequencing and staging of traffic management controls
2.7Gain plan approval from required authorities

3 Select, modify or design traffic guidance scheme

3.1Determine whether to select, modify or develop required traffic guidance scheme or schemes according to job requirements
3.2Determine personnel requirements, roles and responsibilities according to job requirements
3.3Determine traffic control arrangements according to job requirements
3.4Develop speed management and enforcement plan as required
3.5Determine traffic guidance scheme modification triggers for emergencies and uncontrolled events
3.6Determine inspection, monitoring, reporting and quality control measures for on-site traffic control

4 Finalise traffic management plan preparation process

4.1Deliver final traffic management plan to stakeholder
4.2Establish and maintain record and version control according to workplace procedures

5 Support and review traffic management plan implementation

5.1Provide clarification and advice to personnel implementing traffic management plan as required
5.2Review traffic management plan implementation and recommend changes as required to meet job requirements
5.3Contribute to traffic management plan validation process as required to meet job requirements
5.4Participate in performance review of preparation process

Performance evidence

prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for motorways and freeways on at least two occasions, including:
identifying and assessing hazards, risks and constraints in the work zone
determining traffic control arrangements for:
required detours or bypasses
traffic paths, lane arrangements and dimensions
channelization or delineation arrangements, including tapers
access arrangements for worksite traffic
key road users, including:
public transport
police and emergency services
over dimension vehicles
signage requirements, including type, size and placement
protecting traffic control workers during installation, operation and removal of traffic guidance scheme
unattended worksites
required traffic control illumination
escape routes
truck mounted attenuators
deployment vehicles
deployment of traffic management for road workers and road users
safety barriers
lane use management systems
closing an on-ramp or off-ramp
rolling blockades
night works
advance warning through the use of VMS
mobile works
emergency vehicles
special requirements for using traffic controllers
interpreting and analysing data
calculating flow rates, level of service, capacities and percentages
determining traffic management plan capacity requirements
documenting scope and authorities to modify the plan during implementation
reviewing and confirming required approvals and permits.
locate and apply required legislation, documentation, policies and procedures
access and interpret required:
plans, drawings, specifications and traffic management plan briefs
engineering survey information
traffic analysis data
select and apply required traffic management plan implementation techniques
apply engineering graphical presentation techniques
work with required personnel to undertake and complete the work zone traffic management plan including:
complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures
communicating with others to receive and clarify work instructions and coordinate work activities
consulting with stakeholders.

Knowledge evidence

legislation required to prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for motorways and freeways
policies, procedures and documentation required to prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for motorways and freeways, including:
Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management
temporary traffic management
risk assessment and management
statutory compliance
work health and safety
traffic management plans
environmental management
cultural and heritage management
quality management
plan approvals and reviews
performance reviews
task specific documentation, including plans, drawings, specifications and traffic management plan briefs
workplace recording and reporting
principles of road user behaviour, including on:
freeways and motorways
grade separated roads with speed limits greater than or equal to 90km/h and traffic volumes generally greater than 20,000 vehicles per day (Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT))
principles of traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes, including:
design options, including for:
motorways and freeways
multiple lane closures
on-ramps and off-ramps
rolling blockades
techniques for evaluating and selecting preferred options
signs, devices and equipment types,
characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations
geometrics
potential traffic hazards, constraints and conditions
techniques to address conflicts between different road user groups
factors that determine the time at which works can be undertaken
techniques for implementing traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes, including:
operational techniques
sophisticated public communications strategies
industry and workplace design
implementation structures and capabilities
team leadership techniques
problem solving techniques
cost estimation techniques
engineering graphical presentation techniques
accessing and interpreting site specific data, including:
engineering survey information
hydrological, meteorological, cultural and heritage data
complex temporary traffic management equipment types, including:
truck mounted attenuators
electronic signs
barriers.

Foundation skills

Numeracy: Applies basic mathematics including addition and multiplication to calculate resourcing requirements, flow rates and levels of service
Oral communication: Presents information and provides assistance using sector-specific vocabulary. Uses listening and questioning to clarify and confirm understanding

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