Investigation into Sydney container transport accident

On Wednesday 19 September 2018 at 11:30am, a heavy vehicle combination towing a trailer loaded with a container was travelling west on the M5 Motorway, Kingsgrove. About 300 meters east of the Bexley Road, the heavy vehicle combination started to veer to the right before coming into contact with a concrete safety barrier. As a result of hitting the concrete barrier, the fuel tanks on the heavy vehicle exploded and the heavy vehicle combination caught fire. Traffic westbound on the M5 Motorway was significantly affected resulting in the shutdown of westbound lanes on the motorway at Kingsgrove for a period of 18 hours. No injuries were sustained as a result of the crash to the truck driver or any other person ... read more

Reasonable Steps Defence - CoR Awareness Training

A fundamental component of a reasonable steps defence is to be able to demonstrate staff training has been completed to ensure awareness of CoR obligations.

To support members, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA), the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) and the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) have developed a Chain of Responsibility Awareness Training course that includes:
 

• Know what the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) is, it's purpose, and your duties under it

• Understand Chain of Responsibility

• Understand HVNL and Chain of Responsibility legislative requirements (including State and Territory regulations), offences and penalties

• Recognise the role State and Territory authorities play in the management and enforcement of HVNL laws

• Recognise who can be held responsible under Chain of Responsibility

• Know the importance of safe load restraint, appropriate load mass and dimension, and prevention of driver fatigue and speeding

• Identify what must be managed to avoid Chain of Responsibility related road safety breaches

• Understand what action to take if you observe a potential or actual breach of Chain of Responsibility in your transport chain

• Understand specific responsibilities of certain parties in the transport chain

This e-Learning course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete - upon passing the online assessment a certificate with two years validity will be automatically generated.

Importantly, the course provides management and operational staff with learning outcomes to be able to complete day to day activities with confidence that they are compliant with legal requirements.

Note: this course has been accredited for 4.5 customs broker CPD points (CPD Stream B - FTA053).

How to register

Chain of Responsibility Awareness is available for online purchase atwww.ComplianceNetFTA.com 

Course price - $137.50 (incl GST)

Bulk enrolment discounts are available for FTA / APSA / CTAA members.

To arrange your course demonstration or for further enquiries, please contact me on 02 9975 1878 or email pzalai@FTAlliance.com.au

Paul Zalai - FTA / APSA