Heavy vehicle national laws and business owners

The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS, formerly known as the RTA), enforces the Chain of Responsibility heavy vehicle laws in New South Wales. The RMS has announced that it is actively targeting all parties up and down the supply chain.
The concept of Chain of Responsibility is fully integrated into the Heavy Vehicle National Laws, meaning all parties in the road transport supply chain may be held responsible for their actions and inactions for breaches of:
•   Road transport
•   Fatigue
•   Speed
•   Mass
•   Dimension
•   Load restraint laws
Each party in the chain, including the consignor, consignee, packer, loader, employer, operator, scheduler, loading manager, unloader and prime contractor, must take all reasonable steps to ensure that breaches do not occur.
This may include obligations on one party in the chain to monitor the chain of responsibility policies and compliance of other contracting parties in the chain. ISOsafe can assist in the preparation of policies, procedures, forms and driver handbooks needed for your workplace to maintain compliance.
If road transport is used for any part of your business' operations, you need to know about Chain of Responsibility legislation. Our Heavy Vehicle National Law & Chain of Responsibility awareness courses, will provide you and your employees with the skills to manage duties at each level, so you can work with your contractors to avoid causing or contributing to a costly breach and being held personally responsible under Chain of Responsibility.