Heavy Vehicle Accreditation and Activity Update Paul Starling - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Heavy Vehicle Accreditation and Activity Update

Paul Starling – Heavy Vehicle Services

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Provides a quantifiable and effective tool in ensuring that sustained road safety standards are maintained as part of heavy vehicle operations. Affords evidence that operators are complying with regulatory responsibilities. Maintains a satisfactory minimum standard in relation to Maintenance, Adherence with Fatigue requirements and loading / dimension control. Achieved through a formal auditing regime.

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• Entry Audit – Required to begin the Heavy Vehicle Accreditation

Process

• Bridge Supervision Audit

During the current financial year there have been 357 bridge supervision audits conducted.

Compliance Audits -

• Scheduled
• Random
• Triggered

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Common Non Conformances found -

• Vehicles with no roadworthy certificate/inspection/checklist;
• Commercial Vehicle Driver Medicals have expired;
• Commercial Vehicle Drivers Medicals do not exist;
• Vehicle maintenance does not reflect the maintenance schedules in the operators policy and

procedure manual;

• Drivers operating outside the approved ”commercial vehicle operating standard”;

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Random - These are sometimes confused with “triggered” audits – THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! A random audit is initiated through a computer generated sample being created comprising of 5% of accredited operators each year.

• Conducted by Main Roads staff or auditors from a Panel Contract
• Audit costs are met by Main Roads
• This year approximately 220 Random audits will be conducted

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Triggered - Usually initiated through -

• Poor history in regards to on road compliance (maintenance,

fatigue or loading / dimension related breaches)

• Crash involvement or history
• Complaints received

These are conducted by auditors from the Accreditation Section at HVS (no external auditors used)

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If an audit is not received by the due date or fails to meet the required standard –

• Accreditation can be suspended or
• Accreditation can be revoked

Resulting in the operators permits becoming invalid Main Roads WA also offers a consultation service to assist

• perators in meeting accreditation requirements.

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• Currently Accredited under WA HVA = 4,459
• Non Compliant = 189
• Expired = 149
• Revoked = 225
• Retired = 4125 (SINCE INCEPTION)

Compliance Activities and Update

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Date Location Roadblock Type Total Vehicles Intercepted Total Non- Compliant Combinations Roadworthy Defect Notices issued to Vehicles Load Restraint Offences 29/1/2016 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan Inter-agency 84 25 (30%) 16 (19%) 7 (8%) 21/12/2015 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan Inter-agency 50 13 (26%) 12 (24%) 1 (2%) 16/12/2015 Port Beach Road, North Fremantle Inter-agency 137 50 (36%) 37 (27%) 4 (3%) 7/10/2015 Port Beach Road, North Fremantle Inter-agency 119 29 (24%) 20 (17%)

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OFFENCE TYPE MAX PENATLY FINE IMPOSED BY COURT

Exceed quad axle mass limit $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Exceed exempted mass limit $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Exceed exempted mass limit $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload (quad) $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload (quad axle) $ 2,400-6,000 $ 18,000.00 Exceed exempted mass limit $ 12,000-30,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload (quad axle) $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload (tandem drive axle) $ 7,000-15,500 $ 7,000.00 Overload (quad axle) $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload (quad axle) $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload (quad axle) $ 2,400-6,000 $ 12,000.00 Overload (tri drive axle) $ 2,400-6,000 $ 15,000.00

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Chain of Responsibility Investigation activity – The investigation team have undertaken 23 investigations on a range of

• ffences, with the resultant actions;
• Total of 34 charges completed or pending court outcome (in addition to 8

infringements deemed to be appropriate sanction)

• 3 significant investigations are ongoing
• 5 investigations resulted in no further action as allegations in original

referrals could not be validated during the investigation.

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An example of a recent Chain of Responsibility Investigation An investigation was launched into a Transport Company as a result of a load restraint breach (load dislodged on the freeway) It was found that the company had implemented sufficient policy and procedure to provide a ‘reasonable steps defence’ However, the Logistics Manager had not complied with the companies procedures

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An example of a recent Chain of Responsibility Investigation Both the driver and Logistic Manager were charged under CoR legislation RESULT Both Driver and Manager were found guilty and were EACH fined – $1,000 for a severe loading breach and $1,000 for a severe dimension breach (caused by the load moving in transit)

Mass Management

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Main Roads are currently scheduling a number of Information sessions in Perth and Regional areas specifically dealing with AMMS and Accreditation Modules. For further information, locations and dates please contact the HVS Helpdesk on 138 486 Or on the Main Roads WA website www.mainroads.wa.gov.au

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