3.10Providing traffic control / management#
3.10.1Overview#
Providing traffic control / management at an incident helps move road users safely and expeditiously around or past an incident, reduces the likelihood of secondary traffic crashes, and keeps motorists off the surrounding road system.
TIMS personnel should always:
- use safe practices for accomplishing tasks in and near traffic
- be aware of your visibility to oncoming traffic
- take measures either to move the traffic incident as far off the travelled roadway as possible or to provide appropriate warning of blocked lanes
- set up appropriate temporary traffic management
- request additional traffic management if the incident will not be cleared rapidly or required
- reassess temporary traffic management regularly.
3.10.1.1Placing traffic control devices on roads#
Generally, TIMS personnel do not have the delegation to install or remove official traffic signs, this is usually held by TMC personnel. TIMS personnel act under the direction of the TMC or an appropriately delegated officer.
3.10.1.2Effect a road closure#
Generally, TIMS personnel do not officially close a road – they typically act under the direction of the TMC or other authorised officer with legal delegations (this could include QPS, QFES or Transport and Main Roads) to close / open a road.
3.10.1.3Perform traffic control#
TIMS personnel that have this delegation – that is, they are an accredited Traffic Controller – can only operate within the conditions of their accreditation.