CoR Compliance Email Update – 11th November 2016
Welcome to your weekly CoR Compliance Email Update! This update will help you to keep up to date with the Chain of Responsibility laws that govern the transport and logistics industry.
Industry and legislation updates
NSW Model For National Compliance database
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is looking to NSW for inspiration as it develops a national maintenance compliance database.
VICROADS Bans HPFVS from West Gate Bridge
In a recent move, VicRoads has banned access to High Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV) exceeding 68.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass (GVM) on the West Gate Bridge, “even on a one-off basis”.
WORKSAFE WA Calls for Strict Vehicle Movement Rules
Western Australia safety watchdog is urging employers to effectively manage the movement and speed of vehicles to reduce the risk of injury and to design and maintain workplaces to ensure the safety of workers at all times.
New Chain of Responsibility tools launched
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has this week released its first series of podcasts and fact sheets for the heavy vehicle supply chain as part of a national effort to boost safety for all road users.
ALRTA Calls For Livestock Transport CoR Focus
The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) has called on transport regulators to get serious about the application of chain of responsibility (COR) to “livestock preparation”.
News updates
Another truck stuck under Napier St, Footscray bridge
A driver failed to negotiate a four metre high rail bridge on Napier St, near McNab Ave, when the shipping container his truck was carrying struck the bottom of the overpass and dislodged from the semi-trailer.
Truck flips carrying radioactive material
A truck driver is in hospital isolation after she rolled her vehicle while carrying highly toxic nuclear material.
Operation Nabs 20 Drivers For Drugs
An eight hour police operation in South Australia has nabbed 20 truck drivers for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and saw 27 defect notices issued.
Enforce Chain of Responsibility, Urges TOLL
Tougher COR, compulsory EWDs and more rest areas are amongst numerous measures Toll says will make the trucking industry safer
Weekly CoR implementation tip
Does your organisation have the Code of Conduct Policy?
The purpose of a Code of Conduct Policy is to set out the standard of professional and personal behaviour expected of employees in the workplace.
The key components of a Code of Conduct Policy include:
- a summary of the core values that underpin the Code of Conduct
- an explanation of the behaviours required to embrace the core values
- a summary of key responsibilities for all employees
- an explanation of disciplinary action undertaken if the code of conduct is breached
The Code of Conduct Policy supports CoR as it articulates the responsibility of employees for appropriate conduct (which includes meeting CoR responsibilities) and the disciplinary impacts of not meeting their responsibilities (breaching the code of conduct).
If you have subscribed to our full access subscription, you have access to the full suite of CoR Framework templates consisting of 59 policies, procedures and tools that are ready to implement into your workplace. If you would like to upgrade your subscription, just call us on 1300 362 226.
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We look forward to hearing from you and assisting you with your CoR compliance initiatives.
Kind regards,
Steven Asnicar
Director
CoR Australia
www.coraustralia.com