Traffic management campaign

Commencing July 17, SafeWork SA inspectors will make unannounced visits to workplaces within the transport, postal and warehousing industries to audit workplace traffic management systems.

Powered mobile plant such as forklifts and delivery vehicles are a major cause of workplace death and injury in Australian workplaces. ReturnToWorkSA data for South Australia shows that powered mobile plant has contributed to the most injury claims within the transport, postal and warehousing industries for FY 2017-18 to FY 2019-20.

Since January 2020, SafeWork SA has issued:

• 65 Improvement Notices involving the ineffective traffic management of powered mobile plant.
• 7 Prohibition Notices involving loading activities of powered mobile plant.