Test Methods and Specifications
Painting of Steel Bridges – Site Management
- Publication no: ATS-5453-26
- Published: 31 July 2026
- Edition: 2.1
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Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5453 sets out the requirements for site management when painting a new steel bridge outside of a workshop or repainting an existing bridge. It includes requirements for:
a) the design of the containment system and scaffolding;
b) safety and environmental management;
c) inspection and compliance of structures and hazardous management containment systems; and
d) management and disposal of any hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead and hexavalent chromium.
Refer to ATS 5450 for details of the surface preparation and application of the protective coating to the steelwork.
The technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.
Edition 2.1 published August 2025
- 1.3, 11.1 – new clauses
- 1.5 – clarification of scope
- 2.1 – AS 5100.2 added
- 5.2 – new Hold Point
- 4.1, 7.1, 15.1 – Hold Points amended
- 12.1 – AS 5100.2 added
- 14.11 – classification of waste added
- Annexure A – table updated
Superseded editions
- 1. Scope
- 2. Referenced Documents
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Quality System Requirements
- 5. Program of Work
- 6. Personnel
- 7. Approvals, Licences and Permits
- 8. Work Health and Safety
- General
- Non-Contractor Personnel
- Record Keeping
- 9. Risk Assessment
- 10. Presence of Hazardous Paint
- 11. Hazardous Paint Compliance Plan
- 12. Scaffolding/Containment Systems
- Design of Scaffolding
- Operational Requirements for Scaffolding
- Containment System
- Trial of Containment Structures
- 13. Emissions Monitoring
- General
- Air-Borne Emissions
- Ground Monitoring
- Water and Sediment Monitoring
- Non-Conforming Level of Emissions
- 14. Waste Management
- General
- Solid Waste
- Liquid Waste
- Transport and Disposal of Wastes
- 15. Completion
- Cleaning and Inspection
- Soil Remediation
- Compliance Report
- 16. Application of the Protective Coating
- Annexure A Summary of Hold Points, Witness Points and Records
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