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1、TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GUIDE: WAREHOUSINGJULY 2013This Guide has been developed to supplement the Code of Practice: Traffic management in workplaces.This Guide does not have the same evidentiary status as a code of practice, but provides practical guidance for a person conducting a business or undertaki
2、ng on how to manage risks that may arise from traffic movements in warehouses.IntroductionManaging warehouse traffic is an important part of ensuring the workplace is without risks to health and safety. Vehicles including powered mobile plant moving in and around a workplace, reversing, loading and
3、unloading are frequently linked with death and injuries to workers and members of the public.Traffic includes cars, delivery trucks, powered mobile plant like forklifts and pedestrians like workers and visitors.At a warehouse goods are received and stored until they are required and then prepared fo
4、r transportation. Activities include: receiving and unloading goods from manufacturers, importers and suppliers transferring goods onto pallets for storage storing goods in appropriate conditions e.g. freezers, cold areas, silos or racking responding to customer orders by picking products from wareh
5、ouse shelves and preparing them for transportation e.g. placing them on pallets or wrapping them, and loading orders onto vehicles for transport to the customer.The most effective way to protect pedestrians is to eliminate traffic hazards. This can be done by designing the layout of the workplace to
6、 eliminate interactions between pedestrians and vehicles. Examples include prohibiting vehicles from being used in pedestrian spaces or providing separate traffic routes so pedestrians cannot enter areas where vehicles are used. Where this is not possible the risks must be minimised so far as is rea
7、sonably practicable. This can be done by careful planning and controlling vehicle operations and pedestrian movements at the workplace.Key issues to consider for managing traffic in warehouses include: pedestrian safety pedestrians working with vehicles including trucks and vans and powered mobile p
8、lant using powered loadshifting equipment the layout of the work area signs, warning devices and visibility, and developing and implementing a traffic management plan.A person conducting a business or undertaking has a duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, workers and others are not e
9、xposed to health and safety risks arising from the business or undertaking. This duty includes implementing control measures to prevent people being injured by moving vehicles at the workplace.Information, training, instruction and supervisionA person conducting a business or undertaking has a duty
10、to provide any information, training, instruction or supervision necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety.A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that workers including contractors know and understand the traffic r
11、ules, safety policies and procedures for the workplace. Visiting delivery drivers should be aware of the site traffic safety rules and procedures.Other people at the workplace, like customers and visitors, must take reasonable care for their own health and safety and must take reasonable care not to
12、 adversely affect other peoples health and safety. They must comply, so far as they are reasonably able, with reasonable instructions given by the person conducting a business or undertaking to allow that person to comply with the WHS Act.Pedestrian safetyWithin the warehousing site, eliminating the
13、 risk by separating vehicles and pedestrians should be considered first, for example by using overhead walkways.Where this is not reasonably practicable consider the following: Installing physical separation structures like barriers or fences to keep pedestrians out of areas where powered mobile pla
14、nt or other vehicles operate and to keep powered mobile plant out of areas where pedestrians work. Using separate pedestrian doors at vehicle entries and exits into buildings. Using safety railings or bollards to prevent pedestrians stepping out into traffic from blind spots. Using safety measures l
15、ike walkways and safety zones to protect drivers once they have left delivery trucks and vans. Using engineering controls like interlocked gates, zoning systems, proximity alarms and speed shields. Separating designated areas for pedestrians and for vehicles. Where separate areas are temporary e.g.
16、when loading vehicles or unloading containers, using temporary high visibility physical barriers should be considered. Implementing and enforcing right of way procedures which clearly indicate who must give way. Displaying site maps of the workplace to indicate traffic flow.Pedestrians working with vehicles including powered mobile plantThe following safety measures should be considered where
