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RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat Melbourne VIC
Control Traffic Safely and Effectively with RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat at NSTA Central™ Melbourne
Enhance your traffic control skills with RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat at NSTA Central™ in Melbourne, Victoria. This nationally recognised unit is designed for workers who need to safely control vehicle and pedestrian traffic using stop-slow bats, hand signals and approved communication devices.
This course supports traffic controllers, civil construction workers, road maintenance crews, infrastructure workers and personnel working in live traffic environments across Melbourne, Geelong and surrounding Victorian areas.
Nationally Recognised Traffic Control Training
RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat describes the skills and knowledge required to control vehicle and pedestrian traffic using stop-slow bats, hand signals and approved communication devices in the resources and infrastructure industries.
This unit applies to people working in operational roles who generally work in teams in live traffic environments under some degree of supervision.
NSTA Central™ supports students from Melbourne CBD, West Footscray, Footscray, Sunshine, Werribee, Geelong, Tarneit, Point Cook, Melton, Wyndham Vale, Hoppers Crossing and surrounding Victorian regions.
Course Overview
RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat provides practical training for workers required to control traffic safely on or near worksites. Students learn how to prepare for traffic control duties, follow workplace procedures, use approved communication devices and direct vehicle and pedestrian movement safely.
This course is suitable for workers involved in roadworks, civil construction, maintenance, infrastructure, utilities and event environments where safe traffic control is required.
Students looking to build broader traffic management skills may also be interested in RIIWHS302E Implement Traffic Management Plans or the combined Traffic Management Course Melbourne.
Important Course Information
✔ Unit Code: RIIWHS205E
✔ Unit Title: Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat
✔ Industry Area: Traffic Control / Civil Construction / Worksite Safety
✔ Training Location: NSTA Central™, West Footscray, Melbourne VIC
✔ Suitable For: Traffic controllers and workers in live traffic environments
✔ Outcome: Nationally recognised unit of competency upon successful completion
Mapping & Unit Currency
RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat supersedes and is equivalent to RIIWHS205D Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat.
The current unit reflects updated industry practices and training outcomes across Elements, Performance Criteria, Foundation Skills, Performance Evidence and Knowledge Evidence.
Elements & Performance Criteria
RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat includes the following key elements:
✔ Prepare to control traffic — select PPE, interpret work instructions, apply workplace procedures, prepare for emergencies and check tools and equipment
✔ Control traffic and operate communication devices — direct traffic using stop-slow bat and hand signals, monitor traffic, communicate with personnel and report traffic offenders according to workplace procedures
✔ Conduct housekeeping activities — remove signs and devices, clean and store equipment, and report environmental damage or safety concerns
Foundation Skills
✔ Numeracy: Apply basic mathematical processes where required
✔ Oral Communication: Listen to instructions, ask questions and confirm understanding
✔ Reading: Interpret workplace procedures, documentation, legislation and regulations
✔ Technology: Use common digital systems, tools and communication devices where required
✔ Writing: Complete workplace reports using appropriate terminology and conventions
Performance Evidence
Students must demonstrate the ability to control traffic with a stop-slow bat according to traffic guidance schemes in a safe manner and in line with workplace policies and procedures.
✔ Control traffic with a stop-slow bat on at least two occasions
✔ Direct pedestrian traffic, including pedestrians with mobility needs, prams or cyclists
✔ Use approved communication devices such as hand-held radios or telephones
✔ Coordinate with a pilot vehicle in a shuttle flow work arrangement where required
✔ Participate in risk assessment and risk management processes
✔ Identify hazards and recommend risk control measures
✔ Complete incident reporting and housekeeping requirements
Knowledge Evidence
✔ Risk assessment processes and hierarchy of control
✔ Work instructions and procedures for planning work
✔ Safety requirements relevant to temporary traffic management
✔ Environmental protection requirements
✔ Site emergency procedures
✔ Traffic guidance scheme and traffic management plan compliance
✔ Communication device operations, including radios and telephones
✔ Traffic control equipment types, capabilities and limitations
✔ Site isolation and traffic control responsibilities
✔ Effects of travel speed and vehicle mass on stopping distances
Modification History
RIIWHS205E supersedes and replaces RIIWHS205D Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat. Significant amendments have been made to Elements, Performance Criteria, Foundation Skills, Performance Evidence and Knowledge Evidence to better reflect current industry practices and clarify training outcomes.
Note: The terms Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Work Health and Safety (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace.
Elements & Performance Criteria — Detailed
Elements describe the essential outcomes. Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
| Element | Performance Criteria |
|---|---|
| 1. Prepare to control traffic |
1.1 Select and wear personal protective equipment required for work activities 1.2 Access, interpret and confirm work instructions and plan work 1.3 Access, interpret and apply required workplace policies, procedures, jurisdictional safety and environmental protection requirements 1.4 Obtain and interpret site emergency procedures and prepare for accidents and emergencies 1.5 Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability, and rectify faults and report according to workplace policies and procedures |
| 2. Control traffic and operate communication devices |
2.1 Adjust approved communication devices according to site requirements 2.2 Direct traffic using hand held stop-slow bat and visibly clear and unobstructed hand signals as required 2.3 Monitor traffic, make adjustments for changing traffic conditions and position waiting vehicles as required 2.4 Communicate messages to other personnel, confirm recipient understanding and clarify as required 2.5 Check and perform maintenance on approved communication devices according to requirements 2.6 Check communications contact after nominated period of non-contact 2.7 Report traffic offenders according to workplace policies and procedures |
| 3. Conduct housekeeping activities |
3.1 Confirm and remove signs and devices in line with job requirements and cover as required 3.2 Clean, check and store tools and equipment 3.3 Report environmental damage and potential for future damage as required |
Foundation Skills — Detailed
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Numeracy | Applies basic mathematical problem solving processes, including simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division |
| Oral Communication | Listens to short, explicit instructions for work procedures and asks questions to clarify and confirm |
| Reading | Identifies and interprets information from workplace procedures, documentation, legislation and regulations |
| Technology | Identifies purposes, specific functions and key features of common digital systems and tools and operates them as required |
| Writing | Produces and completes workplace reports using appropriate vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions |
Assessment Conditions
Assessment for RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat must include access to relevant traffic control equipment and be conducted in a safe environment.
✔ Stop-slow bat
✔ Personal protective equipment
✔ Hand-held radio or telephone
✔ Safe live or simulated work environment
✔ Be assessed in context of this sector’s work environment on a real live road setting under supervision
✔ Be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies and procedures directly related to the industry sector
✔ Confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances
Where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment may occur in a simulated work environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of this sector’s workplace performance.
Assessor Requirements
Assessors must demonstrate current and relevant industry knowledge and experience to satisfy mandatory competency standards as set out in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015. This includes:
✔ Vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered and assessed
✔ Current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided
✔ Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning
✔ Formal relevant qualifications in training and assessment
✔ Knowledge of latest techniques and processes
✔ High level of RII training product knowledge
✔ Understanding of legislation and regulations relevant to the industry and workplaces
Minimum years of current work experience required:
| Industry Sector | AQF Level | Experience Required |
|---|---|---|
| Drilling, Metalliferous Mining, Coal Mining, Extractive (Quarrying) and Civil Construction | 1 | 1 year |
| Drilling, Coal Mining, Extractive (Quarrying), Metalliferous Mining and Civil Construction | 2 | 2 years |
| Drilling, Coal Mining and Extractive (Quarrying), Metalliferous Mining and Civil Construction | 3–6 | 3 years |
| Other sectors | — | In line with industry standards for the sector; comply with relevant regulation where no standard is specified |
While a unit of competency does not have an AQF level, where a unit is being delivered outside of a qualification the first numeric character in the unit code should be considered as the AQF indicator level for assessment purposes.
Who Should Enrol?
✔ Traffic controllers seeking nationally recognised traffic control training
✔ Workers in civil construction, roadworks, maintenance and infrastructure projects
✔ Employees working in live traffic environments under supervision
✔ Workers needing traffic control skills for site safety and compliance
✔ Event staff or site personnel involved in pedestrian or vehicle traffic control
✔ Students from Melbourne, Geelong, West Footscray, Footscray, Sunshine, Werribee and surrounding Victorian areas
Why Choose NSTA Central™?
✔ Melbourne-based training at our West Footscray facility
✔ Nationally recognised training delivered through NSTA Pty Ltd RTO 32292
✔ Practical, workplace-focused traffic control training
✔ Experienced trainers with industry knowledge
✔ Convenient location for students across Melbourne and Western Victoria
✔ Support from enquiry through to course completion
Build Your Traffic Control Career
RIIWHS205E Control Traffic with Stop-Slow Bat supports workers who need practical traffic control skills for roadworks, civil construction, infrastructure, maintenance and event environments.
✔ Traffic Controller
✔ Roadwork and civil construction worker
✔ Worksite traffic control support
✔ Road maintenance crew member
✔ Event traffic and pedestrian control support
✔ Infrastructure and utilities worksite support
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