Safety & Quality

Safety and quality on an Assup site are managed through routine, practical controls rather than slogans. This page describes how we work. We will add formal certifications and policy documents here once copies are supplied and verified.

Site safety

• Site induction for all personnel before work starts
• Personal protective equipment (hard hats, high-visibility vests, safety footwear) as a condition of site entry
• Daily toolbox briefings covering the day’s activities and hazards
• Trained banksmen and spotters where plant and people share a working area
• First-aid provision and incident reporting to the Employer’s representative

Operator competence

• Plant is operated by experienced operators assigned to the equipment type
• Operators receive task-specific instruction on each site’s hazards
• Supervisors verify competence before assigning operators to compaction, paving and haulage tasks

Plant maintenance

• Pre-start checks on plant and haulage vehicles
• Scheduled servicing and repair records for the fleet
• Defective plant is tagged out of use until repaired

Traffic management

• Temporary traffic management on live roads using signs, cones and flagmen as set out in the approved site arrangements
• Separation of haul routes and pedestrian routes at works areas
• Advance warning to road users and to communities along the works

Environmental controls

• Dust suppression using water bowsers on haul roads and works areas
• Controlled stockpiling and reinstatement of borrow and working areas
• Drainage and erosion protection built into the works
• Responsible handling and storage of fuels, oils and bitumen

Quality checks

• Setting-out and level checks against the approved drawings
• Layer-by-layer compaction control and moisture management
• Material sampling and testing as required by the Engineer’s specification
• Inspection and acceptance of each stage by the Employer’s representative before the next is built