Chain of Responsibility

& Tipper Safety

Robin Murcutt

Compliance & Fleet Manager

CCAA Safety SeminarOctober 2019

Hobart

Tipper Safety

▪ On customer and internal sites

▪ Loading processes

▪ Vehicle features

▪ Effective ways to communicate

Chain of Responsibility

▪ A refresher

▪ Changes we have seen

▪ Has anything really changed?

Today’s Agenda

Robin Murcutt

Summary of responsibilities:

▪ Adherence to HVNL

▪ Requirements of NHVAS accreditations

▪ Cross functional interactions, particularly the risk team

▪ National driver training

▪ Involvement new truck purchases

▪ Are people happy to see me?

▪ Keep my boss out of jail.

▪ Ensure our people and the communities in which they

operate are as safe as possible

Who Am I?

Identification of the hazards, every time

▪ Drivers still have a responsibility

▪ Identify and reduce where we can’t eliminate

▪ Avoid complacency.

▪ If we don’t ask …

▪ Ask the right questions when the order is placed or the project is tendered

▪ Visit the site if ongoing – communication with site personnel.

Tipper Safety

Adherence to Exclusion Zones

▪ Higher risk of trucks falling over, being hit by mobile equipment, vehicular collisions

▪ Realistic – can’t eliminate every hazard every time

▪ Our behaviours influence the exposure

Tipper Safety

Communication

▪ Visually check, firm level ground condition, overhead hazards

▪ Positive communication – need for a response

▪ No response – No go! Don’t assume

▪ Where are the site personnel and other drivers?

Tipper Safety

•Every scenario is

different

•Remember things

change between

visits.

Safety Equipment on vehicles

▪ Suppliers expect more

▪ Safety features are being included

▪ Regulatory Body expectations to tender

▪ Hard for the smaller operator

▪ Accreditation schemes

Tipper Safety

Tipper Safety

Class V (side close

proximity mirror)

Class II (Plain rear

view mirror)

Class IV (wide angle

rear view mirror)

Class VI (front

projection mirror)

Initiative. Innovate.

▪ What is the incentive?

▪ Prescriptive Law

▪ Prevention of Harm

▪ Fatigue – what is the

true cause?

▪ Live bottom floors

Tipper Safety

Driver communication – what method suits best?

▪ Toolbox – what did you absorb from all of your classroom sessions?

▪ Different learning styles – some consider there are 8

▪ Classroom

▪ Online

▪ Social media

▪ Buddy sessions

Tipper Safety

THE 8

LEARNING

STYLES

Which one Works

for You?

Chain of Responsibility

The story so far –

▪ October 2018

▪ Everyone shares responsibility

▪ Speed

▪ Fatigue

▪ Mass

▪ Dimensions

▪ Loading

▪ Vehicle standards

▪ 12 months on

Chain of Responsibility

CEO –

▪ It starts at the top:

▪ Transport activities engaged in

▪ How to conduct them safely

▪ Processes and systems in place

▪ Appropriate resources are utilised

▪ Eliminate and minimise the risks

▪ Including to the public

▪ Monitor and review – self identify, take

corrective action

Chain of Responsibility

Your responsibilities –

▪ Tick and Flick

▪ We’ve done our bit

▪ Smaller operators – what do they really

understand?

▪ The ‘R’ in NHVR

▪ Blindingly obvious

▪ Acknowledge safety responsibilities

▪ The supply chain - acknowledge its safety

responsibilities

Chain of Responsibility

Why?

▪ CoR Policy

▪ Don’t want our image tarnished

▪ No all encompassing rule

▪ Notice something should you take action?

▪ Appears unroadworthy, fatigue, load not

properly restrained

▪ If you do nothing?

▪ An obligation to take steps

▪ Can’t avoid responsibility saying “the

contractor did that not me”

▪ Contractor checklist

▪ Random Sampling?

Chain of Responsibility

Reasonably Practicable –

▪ What is Reasonably Practicable?

▪ Proportionate to Risk

Chain of Responsibility

TIME & COSTPOTENTIAL RISK

Reasonably Practicable –

▪ Ensure the safety of your team, others and

vehicles

▪ Consider the language you use

▪ staff don’t risk breaching fatigue

▪ Realistic schedules and timeframes

▪ Regularly engaging with external parties

▪ Promote a safety culture

Chain of Responsibility

An established practice –

▪ Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), Section 26A

▪ Show me your restraint mechanism on a concrete

agitator?

▪ Not responsible for the behaviour of other parties?

▪ Responsible to the extent of your influence and control

▪ Remember you may wear many hats, not just a fleet

operator but scheduler, loader, manager, customer etc.

▪ Compliant business

▪ Sub-contractors and ex-bin

▪ Policies and Procedures in place

▪ Random sampling

Supplier Audits

What’s the process –

▪ Random check onsite

▪ Oops something didn’t pass - Rectify

▪ What is law and what is not?

▪ About learning

▪ Smaller Operators

▪ Have always been around

Supplier Audits

As a driver, what do I need to know?

You are responsible for:

▪ Your safety & compliance

▪ The operation of your truck

▪ Outcomes for yourself & others

When operating you need to remember:

▪ You work in a dangerous

occupation

▪ adhere to CoR requirements at all

times

▪ When something goes wrong the

effects can be devastating

Drivers

Summary –

▪ Where to?

▪ Something simple

▪ Did I do enough?

▪ Take the additional step?

▪ Self identified and Reported and document,

document, document

▪ Be prepared to do just a little more

▪ IGNORANCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE!

Chain of Responsibility

Thank You