RIICWD538 — Prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for high volume roads

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What an assessment for RIICWD538 must cover

78 assessable components: 5 elements (23 performance criteria), 40 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 works
1.4Establish and document the scope and objectives of traffic management plan
1.5Establish and confirm 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
2.5Document sequencing and staging of traffic management controls
2.6Gain 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 to meet job requirements
5.2Review traffic management plan implementation and recommend changes to meet job requirements
5.3Contribute to traffic management plan validation process as required to meet job requirements
5.4Participate in performance review of the preparation process

Performance evidence

prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for high volume roads on at least two occasions, including:
identifying and assessing hazards, risks and constraints in the work zone
determining traffic control arrangements for:
signalised intersections, including turning lanes
multi- lane roads
required detours or bypasses
traffic paths, lane arrangements and dimensions
channelization or delineation arrangements, including tapers
access arrangements for worksite and event traffic and properties affected by work zone traffic arrangements
parking management, including business and customer access
key road users, including:
vulnerable road users
cyclists
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
pedestrian movements at signalised intersections
selection of suitable times for works and staging of works
night works
traffic controller requirements for working near or at signalised intersections
traffic controller requirements for multi- lane roads
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.
access and interpret required: plans, drawings, specifications and traffic management plan briefs
access and interpret required: engineering survey information
access and interpret required: 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 reporting requirements and procedures
work with required personnel to undertake and complete the work zone traffic management plan including: communicating with others to receive and clarify work instructions and coordinate work activities
consult with stakeholders
identify scenarios where input from an external technical specialist is required.

Knowledge evidence

legislation required to prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for high volume roads
policies, procedures and documentation required to prepare traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes for high volume roads, including: Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management; temporary traffic management; risk assessment and management; statutory compliance; work health and safety; 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 procedures
principles of road user behaviour, including for roads with: speeds limits greater than or equal to 60km/h and greater than 3,000 vehicles per day (Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT)); any speed limit and greater than 10,000 vehicles per day (AADT); signalised intersections
principles of traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes, including: design options, including for: signalised intersections, roundabouts, high volume roads; techniques for evaluating and selecting preferred options; calculating resource requirements; signs, devices and equipment types, including variable message signs; characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations; geometrics; potential traffic hazards, constraints and conditions; traffic volume and traffic impact of the proposed works
techniques for implementing traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes, including: operational techniques; public communications strategies; industry and workplace design; implementation structures and capabilities
management and team leadership techniques
problem solving techniques
accessing and interpreting site specific data, including: engineering survey information; hydrological, meteorological, cultural and heritage data
interpreting and analysing data, including traffic analysis data
engineering graphical presentation techniques
cost estimation techniques.

Foundation skills

Numeracy: Applies basic mathematics including addition and subtraction to calculate resource requirements, traffic volumes, flow rates and cost estimates
Oral communication: Presents information and provides assistance using sector-specific vocabulary Uses listening and questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
Reading: Identifies and interprets information from workplace procedures, documentation, legislation and regulations
Writing: Produces and completes workplace reports, including risk management matrices, using sector-specific vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions

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