Trucking Giant Calls for CoR Enforcement
During the recent Australasian Road Safety Conference in Canberra, trucking giant Toll has detailed some measures it says will help improve road safety. Toll was a major sponsor at the conference and a spokesperson for the company Sarah Jones mentioned a list of proposed trucking industry reforms to improve safety. She highlighted issues around operator […]
Prioritising CoR Application for Livestock Transportation
Following the release of a Queensland Parliamentary Transport and Utilities Committee report, the ALRTA has called on transport regulators to get serious about the application of CoR to livestock preparation. Recommendation 2 advises the state’s transport minister to address the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) issues with other relevant Commonwealth and state ministers. ALRTA president […]
NHVR Releases Chain of Responsibility Tools
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator released a series of podcasts and fact sheets for the heavy vehicle supply chain, to help improve road safety overall. According to Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Darren Chester, the new material shows that road safety is not just about truck drivers, everyone in the chain has a responsibility towards […]
Monitor Your Vehicles, WA Companies Urged
The Western Australian safety watchdog WorkSafe WA has urged employers to manage the movement and speed of vehicles to minimize injuries. They have also asked for employers to design and maintain workplaces to ensure workers are kept safe at all times. Recently WorkSafe WA conducted an inspection in Perth and other regional areas and […]
NHVR New Database for National Maintenance Compliance
The Technical and Maintenance Conference was recently held in Melbourne and one of the issues that was raised at the conference was the development of a national maintenance compliance database by the NHVR. The regulator said it was looking to the state of NSW as an example, with the state having already developed a successful, […]
Proposed NHVL Changes Could Greatly Impact COR
We may see changes in Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws if the proposed Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 which has been tabled in the Queensland Parliament is accepted. Under the proposed amendments, proceedings could be brought against parties in the chain, even if an incident has not yet occurred. In […]