Background#
In Queensland between 2009 and 2014, 12 people died and almost 950 workers were seriously injured as a result of being hit or trapped by moving plant or vehicles on worksites.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) is working with industry to reduce the number of these injuries and fatalities by improving traffic management at workplaces. The project aims to:
- raise awareness about the importance of traffic management
- provide information and guidance on what good traffic management looks like
- increase levels of work health and safety compliance.
The project targets workplaces in the construction, manufacturing, agriculture, and transport and logistics industries that have powered mobile plant (e.g. forklifts, earthmoving equipment, cranes) or other vehicle traffic (e.g. trucks, cars) present in the workplace.
During 2016, WHSQ inspectors delivered the first phase of the campaign which included:
- 195 workplace advisories to provide information and guidance
- 322 workplace assessments to review systems and control measures.
