Carrier Occupational Health and Safety Systems: The Key Actors

Carrier Occupational Health and Safety Systems: The Key Actors

In the trucking industry, companies frequently segregate compliance requirements with National Safety Code (NSC)-related legislation and OHS legislation. Many companies ignore their OHS responsibilities and focus on NSC; for companies that strictly operate over-the-road fleets and don’t have their own facilities, OHS may not seem as important as the on-road safety elements for the company.

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The Carrier Safety System’s Purpose: Compliance and Beyond

The Carrier Safety System’s Purpose: Compliance and Beyond

In this article, I will be describing the purpose of the safety management system in a general trucking company. While the methods used by a carrier to manage safety and compliance objectives vary greatly, many of the outcomes are legislated requirements with which carriers must demonstrate compliance. As a result, major themes within safety systems will show considerable similarity between different organisations.

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