COR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT – WHAT QUESTIONS DO I ASK?
There is still a common misconception among many organisations that Chain of Responsibility legislation isn’t something they need to be concerned with because they don’t operate heavy vehicles. It’s not uncommon to hear statements such as:
- “CoR doesn’t apply to us, we’re not a transport company.”
- “Our subbies manage the trucks.”
Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) all parties in the supply chain have a shared responsibility to ensure the safety of their transport activities by eliminating, and where this is not possible, minimising as far as is reasonably practicable, risks associated with road transport. Under the law, this safety duty may not be transferred to another person. In essence, this means that if you use a third party to perform activities such as transporting goods to our customers, moving bulk loads such as soil on a public road, or collecting household waste on your behalf you need to ensure those activities are safe.
The intent of this session is to give you an insight into how to do this when road transport is not the primary function of your organisation. What questions should I be asking? And what should I be doing to ensure my transport providers are safe?
Come, listen, and ask questions of two of Australia’s leading and most respected experts in the area of road transport safety. Owen and Graeme are two guys that have not only provided guidance to some of Australia’s leading organisations but have also been there on the front line implementing it.
Free for NSCA members.
Meet your presenters
Owen Corey, Director, Transport Safety and Logistics ANZ, HSE Global
Owen is widely considered as one of Australia’s leading experts in transport safety, health & wellbeing. Owen’s background includes working in executive and senior leadership positions with ASX Top 50 organisations and large companies including Woolworths, Linfox and Serco.
Graeme Agnew, Technical Manager, Transport Safety and Logistics , HSE Global
With over 30 years experience in technical and safety leadership roles, Graeme is internationally recognised as an expert in heavy vehicle safety having worked or consulted for large multi-national organisations including BlueScope Steel, OneSteel, and Laing O’Rourke.