CLOCS-A: what the Standard requires on an Australian construction job
CLOCS-A (Construction Logistics and Community Safety, Australia) is a Standard for keeping pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users safe around the heavy vehicles that serve a construction job. It sets duties for the client, the principal contractor and the transport operator, at three tiers: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Demiton is not CLOCS-A, is not an accreditation body and accredits no one. This is an independent explainer. Every duty and item below is read from CLOCS-A Standard v1.6, published 21 April 2026, read 21 October 2026.
When it binds
CLOCS-A is a national voluntary Standard (s 1) that binds a contractor only when the client's contract requires it (s 3), or once the contractor is accredited.
TfNSW TS 00088 makes the Bronze vehicle tier mandatory for heavy vehicles on its own contracts; that is a separate instrument. Read TS 00088.
The three tiers
- Bronze, the minimum, is met by at least one standard of each either/OR pair plus every other Bronze standard.
- Silver adds daytime running lamps, a left turn audible warning, front, side and rear underrun protection, ABS on trucks and trailers, the ADR 80/03 (Euro V) emission standard, and left-side blind spot cameras OR proximity sensors.
- Gold adds a telematics monitoring system plus at least 4 of electronic stability control, roll stability control, advanced emergency braking, autonomous reverse braking, and ADR 80/04 (Euro VI) or a zero emission vehicle.
What the library holds for the Principal Contractor
| Duty | Clause | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Update the construction logistics management plan within 1 month of a change to processes, plans or operating procedures | App C(j) | 1 month |
| Review the heavy vehicle movement risk register at least every six months | cl 5.3.1(a)(ii) | 6 months |
| Keep a construction traffic management plan that includes Traffic Guidance Schemes and Vehicle Movement Plans | cl 5.3.4(a)(i) | none set |
| Make sure every heavy vehicle driver on the project holds a valid licence for the class of vehicle they drive | cl 5.3.7(a) | none set |
| Make sure every heavy vehicle driver on the project has completed the CLOCS-A driver training for the project's tier | cl 5.3.7(b) | none set |
| Give every heavy vehicle driver a project induction covering approved haulage routes, restrictions and local traffic risks | cl 5.3.7(c) | none set |
| Report and investigate every transport incident and community complaint to a level that matches its severity | cl 5.3.9(a) | none set |
| Report the CLOCS-A metrics to the client every quarter | cl 5.3.10(a) | 3 months |
What the library holds for the Transport Operator
| Duty | Clause | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Document and run a system that manages compliance with heavy vehicle transport law, such as the Heavy Vehicle National Law and the Road Rules | cl 5.4.1(a) | none set |
| Fit every heavy vehicle with the CLOCS-A safety equipment for the project's tier | cl 5.4.2(a) | none set |
| Carry out a Driver's Daily Pre-start Check on every heavy vehicle, and report and fix the defects it finds | cl 5.4.3(a) | 1 day |
| Make sure every heavy vehicle driver the operator engages, subcontractors included, holds a valid licence for the class of vehicle they drive | cl 5.4.4(a) | none set |
| Check every heavy vehicle driver's licence category, expiry date and restrictions on a regular basis | cl 5.4.4(b) | none set |
| Make sure every heavy vehicle driver the operator engages has completed training in vulnerable road user awareness, low-risk driving, safe loading and unloading, load restraint, pre-start inspection, fatigue management and breakdown safety | cl 5.4.5(a) | none set |
| Keep a Training Needs Analysis that documents the training, competencies and refresher training each heavy vehicle driver needs | cl 5.4.5(b) | none set |
| Medically assess every heavy vehicle driver before employment against Austroads' Assessing Fitness to Drive standards | cl 5.4.6(a) | none set |
| Check that every heavy vehicle driver's periodic medical assessment, and any health surveillance, is current | cl 5.4.6(b) | none set |
| Document and run a Drug and Alcohol Policy and a drug and alcohol testing program for heavy vehicle drivers | cl 5.4.6(c) | none set |
| Document and run a Fatigue Management Policy and procedures under which drivers declare their fitness to drive before and during work | cl 5.4.6(d) | none set |
| Develop and implement a Driver Code of Conduct, or Safe Driving Policy, that sets the operator's safe driving expectations | cl 5.4.7(a) | none set |
| Develop and implement a mobile phone and in-cab distraction policy for heavy vehicle drivers | cl 5.4.7(b) | none set |
| Deliver a series of heavy vehicle driver toolbox talks on current safety alerts, hazards and industry issues | cl 5.4.7(c) | none set |
| Monitor heavy vehicle drivers' speed on public roads and give them feedback | cl 5.4.7(d)(i) | none set |
| Monitor heavy vehicle drivers' harsh acceleration, harsh braking and following distance on public roads, and give them feedback | cl 5.4.7(d)(i) | none set |
| Identify non-compliances and unsafe driving behaviours, and set corrective actions and disciplinary measures where appropriate | cl 5.4.7(e) | none set |
| Report transport incidents and complaints from the operator's activities and supply chain, and investigate them with the Principal Contractor to a level that matches their severity | cl 5.4.8(a) | none set |
| After a transport incident or complaint with an actual or potential fatality or serious injury, take corrective action and share the lessons with the CLOCS-A Community | cl 5.4.8(b) | none set |
| Report the CLOCS-A metrics to the Principal Contractor every quarter | cl 5.4.9(a) | 3 months |
| Report CLOCS-A accreditation status to the Principal Contractor through the project, including audits, findings and any change to accreditation | cl 5.4.9(b) | none set |
| Carry out community engagement and vehicle branding to the Appendix B Communications Standard | cl 5.4.10(a) | none set |
In this guide
- Bronze requirementsThe 16 CLOCS-A Bronze vehicle equipment items as a printable checklist, and the 21 Transport Operator requirements in clause 5.4, each with its clause.
- The Standard, clause by clauseEvery CLOCS-A row the library holds, on the document's own page.
What this page is, and is not
It is the clause text this library holds from the CLOCS-A Standard, with whom each duty binds. It is not legal advice, it is not accreditation, and it does not score anyone's readiness. Read the Standard and the contract you signed.
Clauses read from the obligation library, release v22, last checked against the source on .
Source: CLOCS-A Standard v1.6, published 21 April 2026, read 21 October 2026