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This course aims to provide frontline staff in the supply chain with essential awareness and knowledge regarding transport safety. It covers skills such as identifying features and applying chain of responsibility obligations under relevant laws, including the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) or state/territory regulations, as well as identifying and reporting chain of responsibility risks.

Targeted at individuals involved in consigning, packing, loading, or receiving goods, the course highlights legal liabilities and responsibilities within the Chain of Responsibility (COR) framework, emphasizing the need for all involved parties to mitigate fatigue-related risks and ensure compliance with road transport laws.

What is the purpose of this course?

This unit is generally for general awareness for frontline staff who work in the supply chain. It involves the skills and knowledge required to ensure the safety of transport activities.

It includes identifying features and applying chain of responsibility obligation in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) or applicable state/territory law and regulations. It also includes identifying and reporting chain of responsibility risks.

Transport activities as defined by the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations. Work is performed under close direction, generally within a team environment.

Who is this course for?

If you consign, pack, load or receive goods as part of your business, you could be held legally liable for breaches of road transport laws even though you do not drive a heavy vehicle. In addition, corporate entities, directors, partners and managers are accountable for the actions of people under their control. This is the ‘Chain of Responsibility’ (COR).

Each person in the COR must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle does not drive on a road while impaired by fatigue or breach road transport laws relating to fatigue. In addition to this, each person in the COR must take all reasonable steps to ensure a heavy vehicle driver can perform his or her duties without breaching road transport laws.

Do you need a licence?

On 1 October 2018, the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) was amended to include Chain of Responsibility (CoR) obligations relating to every party in the heavy vehicle transport supply chain.

In general, CoR training is designed to educate individuals about their responsibilities and obligations within the supply chain to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The need for a specific license may depend on the nature of the work, industry regulations, and local laws. Always refer to the specific requirements set forth by the relevant authorities in your region.

This course is approximately 6 – 8 hours, depending on an individual’s prior knowledge of the industry and learning needs. Assuming that learner has prior skills and knowledge of reasonable steps to ensure how a heavy vehicle driver can perform his or her duties without breaching road transport laws. Learners are expected to engage in self-directed learning prior to assessment.

On successful completion of this program, participants will receive the nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for:

TLIF0009 Ensure the safety of transport activities (Chain of Responsibility)