IPWEAQ UPDATES
WORKING GROUPS UPDATE These are supported by three smaller but equally important areas: • Innovation • Resources • Risk
Craig Moss Director, Professional Services
The public works community is privileged to have many talented individuals who are willing to give generously of their time to help develop technical solutions that support those involved in the planning and provision of public works and services. While the past 18 months have proved challenging, our working groups continue to operate effectively to benefit the sector. I would like to acknowledge the efforts and contribution of all members of the IPWEAQ working groups and the support of their employers. NAMS-Q The NAMS-Q Advisory Group is tasked with identifying industry needs and provides leadership that results in more informed decisions and better outcomes for our infrastructure, community assets and services. At the Asset Management Symposium held in May 2021, delegates had the opportunity to provide information that will form the basis of achieving this goal. From the intelligence-gathering exercise, the advisory group was able to identify six common themes that reflect the challenges faced by our asset management community. The primary areas identified have been categorised into three main groups: • Data • Education • Lifecycle costs and decision making
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Over the coming year, the advisory group will hold regular online discussion forums with interested parties to build greater collaboration and link the analysis of available information to strategic decision to help our sector mature and advance. IPWEAQ encourages anyone involved in asset management to participate and grow our community of practice. Another initiative supported by the group is to investigate the need for formal nationally recognised asset management training for practitioners and paraprofessionals. PwC’s Skills for Australia has been conducting significant industry consultation to gauge the need for learning pathways and design training product solutions for the sector. This process identified solid support to develop a Certificate IV in Civil Infrastructure Asset Management, with a skill set ‘micro-credential’ option for those seeking to complete higher-level training. PwC’s Skills for Australia has worked with industry to develop these training products which have undergone a staged review process. The project is on-track to be submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee in October 2021, making these qualifications and skill sets available in 2022. TTM Toolkit The Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) Products Working Group has been developing a compliant toolkit to support the planning and design of safe, cost-effective and efficient temporary traffic management solutions for lowvolume category 1 roads.
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The TTM Toolkit will assist traffic management designers (TMD) prepare traffic management plans and guidance schemes for low-volume roads (up to 250 vpd). The Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management states a TMP shall be developed for every project to address the identified risks. The length and complexity of the TMP is proportionate to the level of risk associated with the works (AGTTM Part 2, Section 2.2). Central to this toolkit is a risk-based decisionmaking process that will identify project and site-specific risks, using a traffic light system to help the TMD control the risk. The working group has completed a draft version of the toolkit which is undergoing field trials. The group will be supported by a newly formed Technical Reference Committee through the validation of products against regulatory requirements and industry leading practice. The TTM Toolkit will be included in the suite of IPWEAQ technical products available through the Public Works Technical Subscription. Future work will investigate solutions for category 1 roads above 250 vpd. IPWEAQ acknowledges the significant contribution of Toowoomba Regional Council and Townsville City Council representatives in the development of this product. Standard Drawings The Standard Drawings Working Group continues to update the existing drawings to meet the new standard format while also ensuring references to existing standards and drawings are current. The existing suites of drawings have been expanded and the numbering system changed to a 100 series. This enables a more logical collation of drawing types while allowing for additional drawings in the future. The new groupings will
