AIMS

 

Transport activities carry significant safety risks, and responsibility for managing those risks does not sit with drivers alone. Under the Chain of Responsibility (CoR), every party involved in transport activities has a legal duty to ensure safety so far as is reasonably practicable. Supervisors, managers, and compliance officers play a critical role in influencing how transport activities are planned, managed, and monitored, and in ensuring that systems and practices support safe and lawful operations across the supply chain.

 

Courtenell’s 4-hour Chain of Responsibility (CoR) for Supervisors, Managers & Compliance Officers course has been designed to provide supervisors, managers, and compliance officers with the knowledge and skills required to understand, implement, and monitor safety duties under the Chain of Responsibility (CoR) obligations in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) or applicable state or territory law. Participants will learn how transport activities and parties fit within the CoR framework, understand shared responsibility and primary duty obligations, apply reasonable steps to meet legal requirements, and monitor workplace systems to ensure ongoing compliance.

 

The course focuses on hazard identification, risk control, workplace procedures, record keeping, reporting practices, and proactive risk management to improve transport safety outcomes and reduce the risk of breaches, penalties, and enforcement action.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

Learning outcomes of this course include:

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•  Identify transport activities and determine all relevant parties in the Chain of Responsibility, including consignors, consignees, loaders, schedulers, operators, drivers, and executives.

• Explain the principles of shared responsibility, primary duty obligations, and what constitutes taking “reasonable steps” under the HVNL or applicable state or territory law.

• Describe common breaches, penalties, and enforcement actions associated with non-compliance with Chain of Responsibility obligations.

• Apply Chain of Responsibility requirements to workplace transport activities to support safe, lawful, and compliant operations.

• Monitor transport activities to verify compliance, identify unsafe practices, and recognise emerging transport safety risks.

• Review workplace records, reports, and risk information to ensure transport risks are identified, assessed, and managed in a timely manner.

• Implement, administer, and monitor workplace policies, procedures, and systems that support effective Chain of Responsibility compliance.

• Demonstrate due diligence by ensuring appropriate resources, controls, and continuous improvement processes are in place to manage Chain of Responsibility obligations.