CoR Compliance Email Update – 8th January 2016
Welcome to the first of your weekly CoR Compliance Email Update for the New Year! This Newsletter 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
New Dangerous Goods Requirements Begin in 2017
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the an updated version of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code, which includes changes to rules governing licensing, placards, packing, labels and more.
RSRT hands down minimum rate for owner drivers
The TWU said the ruling will ensure long-distance drivers and those working in retail are paid the full cost of their work, easing pressure on an industry with the highest rate of work-related fatalities.
Speed and fatigue fatal mix on NSW roads
A deadly mix of speed and fatigue has fuelled NSW’s worst road toll in three years, with 348 people killed in 2015
SA roads would not pass engineering tests for 110kph speed limits, Road Safety Minister says
No rural roads maintained by the South Australian Government would pass engineering tests supporting 110 Km/h speed limits, Road Safety Minister Tony Piccolo says.
News updates
Work still to do on technology to address Truck Blind Spots
A recommendation to ban bonneted trucks from city streets without blind spot technology may be impractical, with the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) saying work on such technology still has a long way to go before it is ready.
Taking hay while the sun shines
Freightliner Racing transporter driver Paul ‘Stax’ Eddy has swapped his regular load of two V8 Supercars and race equipment for 32 bales of donated hay.
NSW truck driver charged over deadly crash
A truck driver has been charged after a crash that killed a 36-year-old man on the NSW south coast.
CCTV shows moments before fatal van explosion in Melbourne
Security cameras have captured the final moments before a rental van exploded on a Melbourne street, killing one person and injuring six others.
M1 at Nerang in gridlock after man hit by truck
The 49-year-old man is in a critical condition in Gold Coast University Hospital after he was struck by a truck travelling northbound on the M1 at 2.45am.
Pacific Hwy southbound lanes reopen after truck blaze
The truck blaze has been extinguished after local firefighters battled the inferno for around three hours.
Weekly CoR implementation tip
Does your organisation have the Training and Competency Policy?
The purpose of a Training and Competency Policy is to set out a commitment to providing training to all employees and contractors to ensure they have the skills and competencies necessary to perform their work safely.
The key components of a Training and Competency Policy include:
- a commitment to training across the organisation
- a summary of the training and competency framework
- a summary of key roles and responsibilities involved in the training and competency framework
The Training and Competency Policy supports CoR as it ensures that employees with responsibilities under CoR have the skills and competencies necessary to meet their CoR responsibilities.
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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