Dolphins and seals have been passing the new Batemans Bay bridge project site - and all work stops until they pass, RMS says.
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Michelle Toms is RMS Senior Environment Officer and also works with marine mammal rescue group ORCA.
She was surprised to see dolphins and seals in the area, but had a procedure in place for when they do.
"We have special soft start procedures when we have marine animals in the vicinity of the site," she said.
"All the guys on site know to stop works when an animal is spotted.
"Then we have to wait 30 minutes, and if they are still in the area, (we) do a soft start, which means things like tapping or small vibrations to give the animals a warning or to give them a chance to move away before we do any works."
There have also been unexpected heritage finds.
"During some of our earthworks, we have come across unexpected heritage items," she said.
She said they stop works upon a find before an archaeologist would take a look.
"Depending on what is found, we would contact someone like the local historical society to see if they're interested in that find," she said.
She said one environmental control at the Clyde River was silt curtains in the water to prevent sediment moving off site.
Work Health Safety partner Brad Pigott looks after safety for workers through keeping a contractor to comply with the safety management system.
He said the major different between working on a bridge and road was the heights.
"On a bridge, you've got bigger cranes and you're working at typically much higher heights, and falling from heights is never a good thing," he said.
He said he never grew out of his love for big toys.
"(I love) the fact we're building big structures, and they're going to be here for quite some time," he said.
Hear from him in the video below:
