Transportation Compliance Blog
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.
Carrier Maintenance Systems - The Key Actors
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the maintenance system in a carrier and how it relates to safety and compliance. While a preventative maintenance program is an important part of ensuring equipment remains reliable and repair costs are controlled, well-maintained vehicles are also safer to operate than their neglected counterparts.
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.
Trucking Safety Systems: A Series
Individual carrier operations are complex, and when one looks at how different carriers, shippers and receivers, and regulators interact in the broader world of logistics, the complexities become deeply perplexing. To coordinate the massive efforts needed to maintain our global supply chain, systems exist at all levels of organisations to coordinate labour and resources in the effort to achieve goals.
Tips for Adjusting to Expiring Alberta Safety Fitness Certificates
The requirements for transportation compliance as it relates to Alberta Safety Fitness Certificates (SFC) recently changed. Prior to March of 2019, commercial truck drivers only needed to apply for an SFC once, as the certification was continuous and required no upkeep. This is no longer the case.
It’s important for Alberta truck drivers and transport carriers to be aware of the new expiration process, as many certificates are now up for renewal and failure to adhere to the updated government requirements could result in serious implications for transportation companies