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Working On or Near Roads Field Verification Checklist

The supervisor's field verification checklist from the Working On or Near Roads Pack, on its own: check on site that the controls for work on or near roads are in place and working.

  • TaskRoads
  • DocumentsField verification checklist
  • FormatsWord (.docx), editable
  • CodeDOC-RDW-FV
  • Version1.0 · 301 KB ZIP

About this document

A field verification checks controls, not paperwork. The supervisor watches the work and marks each check Pass, Not met or N/A, with the evidence seen. Critical controls are marked, and a critical control that is Not met is escalated the same shift. The checklist also has questions for the people doing the work, an actions table with owners and due dates, and sign-off. A short setup note lists what to adapt and every placeholder.

It is the same checklist as in the Working On or Near Roads Pack, word for word. The Working On or Near Roads Safe Work Instruction Template sets out how the work is done, and the Working On or Near Roads VOC Assessment Template checks a worker can do it. Both are sold on their own too. The Working On or Near Roads Pack contains all of them, with the work zone set-up check and a setup guide.

A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. Traffic control work needs the training or accreditation your state road authority requires. A VOC does not replace it.

Who it is for

  • Supervisors and managers responsible for work on or near roads
  • Businesses checking critical controls on a set schedule, and after a change or incident
  • WHS advisers setting up consistent critical control verification across sites
  • Businesses that already have a safe work instruction and need to check, on site, that it is followed

What it helps you do

  • See on site whether the controls are in place and working, not only on paper
  • Escalate a failed critical control the same shift
  • Track every action to an owner and a due date
  • Hear from the people doing the work where the near misses are
  • Feed what you find back into the safe work instruction and the VOC

What is included

Delivered as one ZIP download. The files below are editable, and every Word document also comes as a PDF. Each download also includes Read Me First, a Setup Note, a Product Overview, the Permitted Use Terms and Version Information (PDF).

FileFormatWhat it is for
Supervisor Field Verification ChecklistWord (.docx)For a supervisor on site: checks that the set-up matches the traffic guidance scheme, safety zones hold, high-visibility clothing is worn and plant movements are controlled.

How the documents work together

The field verification closes the loop: it checks on site that the controls the safe work instruction relies on are in place and working, and what it finds goes back into the instruction and the next VOC. The Working On or Near Roads Pack contains all four.

Safe work instruction

Tells the operator what to do

The steps, hazards and controls for the task, written for the person doing it.

In the pack

VOC assessment

Checks they can do it

Verifies each operator against that same instruction, on your equipment, with evidence and a clear outcome.

In the pack

Work zone set-up check

Checks the site before work starts

Signs and devices to the scheme, safety zones, visibility and an escape route, before anyone steps out.

In the pack

Field verification

Checks the controls are working on site

A supervisor checks on the floor that the controls the instruction relies on are in place and effective.

Included

What supervisors find in the field feeds back into the instruction and the VOC.

Set it up for your site

Before first use, adapt the documents to:

  • Your traffic guidance schemes and the requirements of your state road authority
  • The roads you work on: speed, traffic volume, sight lines, shoulders and night work
  • Your signs, devices, vehicles, plant and lighting
  • Who may set up, change and remove the site, and who does traffic control
  • Emergency arrangements and what to do when a vehicle enters the work area
  • Consult the crews who do the work, and review after an incident, a near miss or a change

What you need

  • A supervisor or manager who knows the work and can stop or restrict it
  • Your safe work instruction, site plans and local controls
  • A schedule for each area, and a named person for escalation
  • Time to talk to the people doing the work

Before you use them

  • Traffic control work needs the training or accreditation your state road authority requires. A VOC does not replace it.
  • The documents must be adapted to your equipment, the manufacturer's instructions, your site and your local controls before they are used.
  • Using them does not by itself make a workplace compliant with WHS or OHS laws. They support the work of managing the risk; they are not legal advice.

Questions about this document

Is it the same as the checklist in the pack?

Yes, word for word. It is the Supervisor Field Verification Checklist from the Working On or Near Roads Pack, sold on its own with a short setup note.

Should we buy the pack instead?

If you need more than this one document, yes. The Working On or Near Roads Pack contains this document, the VOC assessment, the work zone set-up check and the safe work instruction, written to work together, with a setup guide. The work zone set-up check and the setup guide are only in the pack.

How often should we verify?

As often as the risk needs. Set a schedule for each area, and verify sooner after a change, an incident or a Not met on a critical control.

Does it replace a licence or a VOC?

No. A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. Traffic control work needs the training or accreditation your state road authority requires. A VOC does not replace it.

Do you need a ticket to work on or near roads?

Controlling traffic or setting out traffic management on a road usually needs the training or accreditation your state or territory road authority requires; it is not a high risk work licence. Other workers near traffic need to be trained in the traffic management arrangements for the site. The VOC checks a worker against your instruction for working near traffic and does not replace that accreditation.

What is a traffic management plan?

It sets out how traffic and people are kept apart at a work site on or near a road: signs, speed limits, barriers, lane closures and who does what. Road authorities often require one for work on their roads. The work zone set-up checklist and field verification check on site that the controls in the plan are actually in place.

Can we edit the documents?

Yes. Every document is supplied in Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx), so you can add your logo, change the wording and adapt it to your workplace. The copyright notice must stay.

Do we need to adapt them before use?

Yes. The documents must be adapted to your equipment, the manufacturer's instructions, your site and your local controls before they are used. The setup note in the download lists what to change.

Will these documents make us compliant?

No document can. Your duties are met by managing the risks in your actual workplace. Using them does not by itself make a workplace compliant with WHS or OHS laws. They support the work of managing the risk; they are not legal advice.

Is GST included in the price?

Yes. Every price in the store includes GST, so $49.00 is the total, including $4.45 GST. Your receipt is a tax invoice showing the GST.

How are the files delivered?

As a ZIP download. Card purchases can be downloaded straight away from the confirmation page and by a link we email you. Download links expire after 14 days for security; you can request a new one at any time.

Can we order by invoice, or for several sites?

Yes. Use Request an Invoice to order through your normal procurement process, with a purchase order number and quantities if you need them. The files are released once payment is confirmed.

Can we use them at more than one site?

Yes, across your own organisation. The documents are licensed for internal use by the purchasing organisation. A consultant, labour hire business or training provider supplying them to clients needs separate written permission.

Can we use them outside Australia?

They are written for Australian workplaces and refer to Australian WHS and OHS laws and licences. A business elsewhere should replace those references with its own country's requirements. Everything is editable for that.

What is your refund policy?

Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law are not affected. See the Refund Policy for how we handle a document that is faulty, not as described, or not what you ordered.

Licence and legal information here is general. It may not be correct in your jurisdiction: please check with your local WHS or OHS regulator.

Ordering for a business or several sites? Request an invoice. Other questions: contact us.

Goes well with

Start with a toolbox talk to brief the crew on the hazard, then use the safe work instruction, the VOC and the field verification checklist to set and check the controls.

Workplace Traffic Management Awareness

For: All workersDuration: 20–30 minutes

For everyone on a site with vehicle movements, including delivery drivers and visitors: the traffic management plan, site layout and rules that keep people and vehicles apart.

What's included
  • Editable slides with speaker notes, plus PDF
  • Facilitator guide and participant handout
  • Multiple-choice assessment with answer key
  • Attendance record form and certificate template

Mobile Equipment and Vehicle Interaction Awareness

For: Workers on sites with forklifts, trucks, loaders or light vehiclesDuration: 20–30 minutes

For anyone who works around forklifts, trucks, loaders or utes: how people are hit by mobile equipment, and the habits that keep pedestrians and machines apart.

What's included
  • Editable slides with speaker notes, plus PDF
  • Facilitator guide and participant handout
  • Multiple-choice assessment with answer key
  • Attendance record form and certificate template

Working in Heat Awareness

For: All workersDuration: 20–30 minutes

For workers outdoors or in hot indoor environments: how heat illness develops, the controls that prevent it, and how to recognise heat stroke.

What's included
  • Editable slides with speaker notes, plus PDF
  • Facilitator guide and participant handout
  • Multiple-choice assessment with answer key
  • Attendance record form and certificate template

Separating workers from traffic is a common critical control. To manage it as one, with performance standards and field verification across the business, see the Critical Control Management series.

Related documents

Working On or Near Roads Pack

For: Employers whose workers work on or beside roads

Safe work instruction, VOC assessment, work zone set-up checklist and a supervisor field verification checklist, written to work together.

What's included
  • Working On or Near Roads safe work instruction
  • Working On or Near Roads VOC assessment, with an Excel VOC register
  • Work zone set-up checklist and supervisor field verification checklist
  • Setup guide: what to adapt for your site

Working On or Near Roads VOC Assessment Template

For: Supervisors, WHS advisers and workplace assessors

Verify workers: knowledge questions with a marking guide, a practical observation checklist, fail criteria and sign-off.

What's included
  • Knowledge questions with a marking guide
  • Practical observation checklist
  • Evidence requirements and safety-critical fail criteria
  • Assessor sign-off, plus an Excel VOC register

Working On or Near Roads Safe Work Instruction Template

For: Owners, supervisors and WHS advisers

The safe work instruction from the pack, on its own: the steps, hazards and controls, stop points, emergencies and sign-off, in editable Word.

What's included
  • Step-by-step instruction with clear stop points
  • Hazards and controls, most effective first
  • Emergencies, consultation, approval and review
  • Worker acknowledgement, plus a setup note