Rio Tinto - Iron Ore | Individual Business Rules | Traffic

For an RMS issued card:

• The applicants name shown on the card needs to match the applicants registered name in Onsite
  Must be issued by NSW Roads & Maritime Services (RMS)**

**From 1 July 2020, Traffic Control cards will no longer be issued by Transport for NSW (formerly RMS). They will be issued by SafeWork NSW and will be called a Traffic Control Work Training Card. RMS issued cards are still valid / can be accepted until the card expiry but following on from that contractors will supply Safework issued card.

• Cards from RMS/ Safework Accepted:
  • Containing "Traffic Controller" or TCR – Traffic Controller
  • Containing "Apply Traffic Control Plans" or
  • Containing "Implement Traffic Control Plans" or IMP – Implement Traffic Control Plans
• Either black and white or colour copies of certification is accepted

For Main Roads issued card:

• The applicants name shown on the card needs to match the applicants registered name in Onsite
• Must be issued by Main Roads
• Cards from Main Roads Accepted:
• Containing "Traffic Controller"
• Containing "Apply Traffic Control Plans"
• Containing "Implement Traffic Control Plans"
• Containing "Worksite Traffic Management"
• Either black and white or colour copies of certification is accepted

For an interim certificate:

• Interim Certificate can be accepted for this competency in lieu of card (Interim certificate is a Statement of completion)
• The applicants name shown on the card needs to match the applicants registered name in Onsite
• Statement of completion is valid exchange for Card, however only valid for 90 days
• Implement Traffic Control Guidance Plan (RIISS00041) *NSW Only* to be listed on certificate
• Certificate is to be issued by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
• Either black and white or colour copies of certification is accepted

NOTE: If not issued by NSW Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) / Safework NSW it will need to be escalated to Site for approval.

Please note: the certified document that has been issued by the Registered Training Organisation (RTO)** must meet the following requirements to be approved:

• RTO Name, Code and Logo
• Name of Applicant
• Units of competency code and name, date completed
• Date certificate issued
• Authorised person name or title (does not necessarily need a signature)
• Issuing organisation’s logo / corporate identifier / unique watermark and / or document or certificate number
• Nationally Recognised Training (NRT) Logo (For a Statement of Attainment only - Not Card)
• There is no expiry date on a Statement of Attainment or Transcript.

**RTO registration must only have been current at the time of training completion / awarding the document

• Document verifier to ensure the Issue of this document is an RTO.

For an RMS/ Safework issued card:

• The Issue date does not need to be recorded in Onsite
• Expiry date to be entered IF displayed on card*
  *Will not be shown on the new Safework Licences but WILL be shown on the old RMS cards.

NOTE: Safework cards do NOT expire. No expiry date is required for these cards. 

For Main Roads issued card:

The issue date does not need to be recorded

The expiry date will be the most current date displayed on the card

For an interim certificate:

• The issue date should be recorded as the date of completion / date of application
• The expiry date must be recorded in Onsite - Expiry date is calculated to be 90 days from the date of completion / date of application

Issue Date = as shown on the evidence

Expiry Date = 3 years from issue date