Traffic Management Plan Coburg High School

Central Office Use Only Issue Date: April 2011 Last Reviewed: May 2018 Next Review Date: May 2020

No. DET-ESWU-19-2-5 Authorised by: Manager, ESWU

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Coburg High School Traffic Management Plan (TMP)

School/Workplace: Coburg High School Workplace Manager/Management

OHS Nominee: Stewart Milner

Health and Safety Representative: Dominic Brash Person completing TMP: Stewart Milner

Date of Plan: June 2018 Date of Plan Review: June 2020

Pick up and drop off points for students (e.g. private vehicles, buses etc.): The following safety features are in place to ensure that the picking up or dropping off of students is undertaken in a safe manner:

• Entry and exit signage to the school/workplace is located at: - Urquhart Street entrance - Boundary entrance through to VCAA next door

• Designated pick up and drop off areas for students are located at: - Roundabout at Urquhart Street entrance

• Pick up and drop off areas for students are clearly marked by: - Marked bays and several signs

• Designated pedestrian crossings are: - Bell Street - Supervised at the following times: 8.15am—9.00am and 3.00pm-4.00pm

• Traffic/crossing controllers utilise the following safety aids and personal protective equipment (PPE):

- Crossing flags - High visibility jacket and whistles

• Pedestrian walkways are physically protected from designated roadways by: - Fences and bollards

• Pedestrian walkways are clearly marked/indicated by: - Signed and designated pathways

• Speed restriction signage is clearly displayed in the workplace at the following locations: - At several points along the school’s driveway (10km/hr)

• Speed controlling devices are in place to restrict vehicle speed on site: - Two speed humps located along school driveway.

• Other considerations or risk controls that need to be documented? - Ongoing communication with Moreland City Council and VicRoads about installing traffic

lights and pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Urquhart Street and Pentridge Boulevard outside the school. In the meantime, we communicate with students and parents about crossing safely at Bell Street instead of that intersection.

- 17 signs have been installed to clarify that pick up and drop off is no longer within the staff car park because the school has grown in numbers so it is too dangerous for students to walk, scoot or skate into the school through the car park if there are many cars dropping off there. Letters have been issued to all parents clearly explaining the new regulations and these have also been posted on our parent portal (Compass).

Courier and/or delivery drop off points




The following safety features are in place to ensure that deliveries of various items to the workplace is undertaken in a safe manner:

• Designated courier and/or delivery drop off points are located at: - Parking spaces in front of Bytes Café (our school canteen).

• Courier and/or delivery drop off points are clearly marked by: - Signage and markings on road and car parking spots.

• Worksite speed limits are set at (10 km/hr) with clearly displayed signage located at: - There are four signs along the driveway.

• Speed controlling devices are in place to restrict vehicle speed on site: - Two speed humps are located on main driveway.

• Other considerations that may need to be documented? - The VCAA entrance to the school is closed during the day to prevent people using the

school as a thoroughfare or shortcut through. The main entrance gate remains open for visitors and deliveries throughout the day.

Safe passage of vehicles in Coburg High School (large vehicles, buses, 4WD, mobile plant etc.)

The following safety arrangements and features are in place when large vehicles or mobile plant such as tractors, forklifts or ride on mowers are required to move around the worksite:

• Vehicles are not allowed to move around the school grounds during the following time periods of peak pedestrian traffic:

- Student pick up and drop off times in the morning and afternoon. • Prior to entering Coburg High School, drivers of large vehicles must report to Sally Boyd, Business

Manager on 9353 1700 to arrange for a member of staff to act as a “spotter” to supervise vehicle movements whilst on site.

• Forklifts are only to be used in clearly marked areas as designated on the site map. • Worksite speed limits are set at (10 km/hr) with clearly displayed signage located at:

There are four signs along the driveway. • Other considerations or risk controls that may need to be documented?

- Roadways are of sufficient width to allow for cars going in both directions to pass each other safely

- The VCAA entrance to the school is closed during the day to prevent people using the school as a thoroughfare or shortcut through. The main entrance gate remains open for visitors and deliveries throughout the day.

Parking arrangements The following safety arrangements and features are in place to minimise the risks associated with vehicle parking:

• There are 80 car parks available for employees, 8 car parks available for visitors and 3 car parks available for people with disabilities.

• Car parking areas are clearly designated with marked parking bays and signage displayed in the following areas:

- At the entrance to the staff car park and at the drop off roundabout at the front of the school.

• Signage identifying the whereabouts of the Office/Reception is clearly visible from the car park and is located at:

- The edge of the staff car park where the pedestrian pathway begins—there is a large map of the school located there.




- There is also signage outside the gym (where there were numerous instances of visitors going there because they thought it was the school office) to indicate to visitors to turn around to find the right reception area.

• Other considerations or risk controls that may need to be documented? - External lighting has been fixed but in some areas it is aging so needs to be monitored. -

Special Events (e.g. Fetes, Sporting Events etc.) Traffic control requirements for special events may vary. Specific control measures will need to be determined through a risk assessment process taking into consideration learning’s from previous special events.

The following broad safety arrangements and features are in place to minimise the risks associated with special events in conjunction with previously documented control measures: • Appropriate numbers of traffic controllers will be in place for all special events to restrict/direct

traffic to and from the workplace. • Additional car parking areas are clearly designated with marked parking bays and signage

displayed in the following areas: - Along the north section of the school driveway and the oval

• Other considerations or risk controls that need to be documented: - Ensuring that the visitors to the East Coburg Tennis Club in front of the school are made

aware that the school gates will be closed at 7.30pm and that they are not to park inside the school grounds (which they had done previously).

WORKPLACE LAYOUT [see map below]




This is the aerial view of the school. The main entrance is at bottom left section with the drop off roundabout clearly indicated. The driveway extends north to the main staff car park and then continues around to the right to the deliveries drop off area in front of the school canteen.




The driveway is marked in yellow.




This is the intersection that we are working with VicRoads and Moreland City Council to improve safety for students. So far, council have added additional signs indicating that this is the turn off for Coburg High School.

Despite our requests, VicRoads have refused to decrease the traffic speed on Bell Street to 40km/hr.

Signatures: Workplace Manager/Management OHS Nominee……S Milner…………..Date…2018…....

Health and Safety Representative………D Brash…………….Date…2018………….

Person Completing TMP……Stewart Milner …………………….Date…2018……….

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