Documents that work together for work on or near roads: the instruction, a check the crew can follow it, a site set-up check before work starts, and a supervisor check that the set-up is protecting people.
Most paperwork for this work is written separately and never quite lines up. These documents are written to work together. The safe work instruction tells the crew what to do. The VOC assessment checks they can do it. The work zone set-up checklist confirms the site matches the traffic guidance scheme before anyone steps out. The supervisor field verification checklist checks, on site, that the protection is actually working.
A short setup guide tells you what to adapt before you use them. Everything is in editable Word or Excel.
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.
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 Product Overview, the Permitted Use Terms and Version Information (PDF).
| File | Format | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| How the Documents Work Together | Word (.docx) | How the documents in the pack fit together, and who uses each one, when. |
| Setup Guide | Word (.docx) | A short guide to what to adapt before use: your traffic guidance schemes, road authority requirements, equipment, the types of road you work on and your local controls. |
| Roadside Work Safe Work Instruction | Word (.docx) | The steps for the crew: plan the job, set up to the traffic guidance scheme, work within the protected area, manage plant and vehicle movements, and remove the set-up in the right order. |
| Work Zone Set-up Checklist | Word (.docx) | The check before work starts: signs and devices placed to the traffic guidance scheme, safety zones, lighting and visibility, vehicle positions and the escape route. |
| Roadside Work VOC Assessment Tool | Word (.docx) | The assessor's tool: the practical observation checklist, evidence requirements, safety-critical fail criteria, the outcome and sign-off. |
| Roadside Work VOC Knowledge Questions (Candidate) | Word (.docx) | The knowledge questions, for the person being assessed to answer. |
| Roadside Work VOC Marking Guide (Assessor) | Word (.docx) | The expected answers and marking guidance, for the assessor only. |
| Roadside Work VOC Register | Excel (.xlsx) | A register of everyone assessed: date, assessor, licence or authorisation sighted, outcome and when reassessment is due. |
| Supervisor Field Verification Checklist | Word (.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. |
Everything in the pack is written to the same work. The VOC assesses the worker against the safe work instruction, the work zone set-up checklist covers each job before it starts, and the field verification checks the controls the instruction relies on.
Tells the operator what to do
The steps, hazards and controls for the task, written for the person doing it.
Included
Checks they can do it
Verifies each operator against that same instruction, on your equipment, with evidence and a clear outcome.
Included
Checks the site before work starts
Signs and devices to the scheme, safety zones, visibility and an escape route, before anyone steps out.
Included
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.
Before first use, adapt the documents to:
Before you use them
A VOC needs something to assess against. The pack includes the safe work instruction the VOC checks, plus the work zone set-up checklist and the supervisor field verification checklist, all written to the same work, so what you instruct, what you assess and what you check in the field line up.
Yes. The Working On or Near Roads VOC assessment tool, knowledge questions, marking guide and Excel VOC register are all in the pack, so there is no need to buy the VOC separately.
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.
Yes. The VOC assessment, the safe work instruction and the supervisor field verification checklist are each sold on their own. The pack contains all of them, plus the work zone set-up check and the setup guide, which are only in the pack.
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.
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.
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.
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 guide in the pack lists what to change.
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.
Yes. Every price in the store includes GST, so $199.00 is the total, including $18.09 GST. Your receipt is a tax invoice showing the GST.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For workers outdoors or in hot indoor environments: how heat illness develops, the controls that prevent it, and how to recognise heat stroke.
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.
Verify workers: knowledge questions with a marking guide, a practical observation checklist, fail criteria and sign-off.
The safe work instruction from the pack, on its own: the steps, hazards and controls, stop points, emergencies and sign-off, in editable Word.
The supervisor's field verification checklist from the pack, on its own: checks on site that the controls for the work are in place and working.