Basic Worksite Traffic Management

Four men on a road holding a sign that reads "Prepare to stop, do not overtake."

Price: $450.00

Duration: 2 days

Class Time: 7:00am - 3:00pm

Location: 2232b Albany Highway, Gosnells

This course is for anyone required to work on or near Western Australian roads. If you just need to implement a traffic management plan and erect traffic management signs and devices then you need the Basic Worksite Traffic Management (BWTM) accreditation.

This accreditation DOES NOT allow the controlling of traffic with a stop/slow bat.

Units covered:

(RIIWHS302E) Implement a traffic management plan
(RIICOM201E) Communicate in the workplace

Students need a good level of physical fitness and health as training may involve:

Lifting/moving signs and devices (approximately 6-8kgs each)
Setting up/packing down sites
Standing for period of up to 2 hours conducting traffic control

Participants require a basic level of language, literacy and numeracy skills to enable them to meet the requirements of the course, at a minimum the ability to:

Comply with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures
Communicate clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions
Identify and select appropriate traffic guidance scheme and implement traffic management plans
Apply legislative requirements
Describe the effects of travel speed and vehicle mass on stopping distances
Clearly communicate on a hand held radio