Detailed NHVR Master Code practice self-assessment.

Practice to look for: Map transport activities to named owners, budget for safety capability and set a review cycle that survives staff turnover.

Practice to look for: Brief executives on transport operations and hazards; require a safety impact note for decisions that change transport demand.

Practice to look for: Write procedures from how work is done, test them against real tasks, and control versions so the floor uses the current copy.

Practice to look for: Include transport-safety responsibilities in position descriptions and selection criteria for every role that influences the task.

Practice to look for: Build a role-based training matrix, verify competence by observation, and retrain when equipment, loads or rules change.

Practice to look for: Set a fitness-for-duty process with self-declaration, supervisor prompts and a confidential, no-blame pathway to stand down.

Practice to look for: Agree who controls which hazard at each interface and confirm it in writing before work starts.

Practice to look for: Check controls in the field, sample records, and report leading indicators alongside incidents to executives.

Practice to look for: Set channels to share hazards, incidents and lessons across sites and with other parties in the chain.

Practice to look for: Review contracts for terms that create pressure to speed or breach hours; include safety clauses and realistic performance terms.

Practice to look for: Verify licence, history and combination-specific experience; run a practical assessment before solo work.

Practice to look for: Offer health awareness, enable confidential self-reporting and adjust duties when health affects safe driving.

Practice to look for: Plan work and rest from total demand, including waiting and loading time, and act on driver fatigue reports without penalty.

Practice to look for: Set a no-response-while-driving rule for dispatch, configure devices to suppress messages in motion.

Practice to look for: Define competency for each combination and task, assess before assignment, and record refresher training.

Practice to look for: Supply, inspect and replace driver equipment on a schedule; make defect reporting fast and visible.

Practice to look for: Assign review of telematics alerts, set response thresholds and use data to coach, not only to sanction.

Practice to look for: Specify safety features and task suitability at purchase; involve operations and drivers in fleet decisions.

Practice to look for: Run scheduled maintenance, risk-rank defects, and require sign-off before a defective vehicle returns to service.

Practice to look for: Require engineering assessment and approval for modifications and update vehicle records.

Practice to look for: Design separation of people and vehicles, turning paths and queueing space into premises from the start.

Practice to look for: Manage bookings, queueing, amenities and site rules so drivers are not delayed or exposed to risk.

Practice to look for: Assess carrier capability and timeframes when engaging transport; avoid terms that reward unsafe practice.

Practice to look for: Define the task, load and site conditions so the right vehicle and equipment are assigned.

Practice to look for: Allocate drivers by competence, recent work and rest, and route familiarity, not availability alone.

Practice to look for: Build schedules with realistic travel, rest, loading and delay buffers; re-plan rather than compress when delays occur.

Practice to look for: Plan approved routes for vehicle type, mass and height; account for roadworks, weather and rest locations.

Practice to look for: Require a pre-start inspection with authority to refuse a defective vehicle without penalty.

Practice to look for: Owner-drivers assess the task against their hours, vehicle and capability; hirers avoid terms that pressure acceptance.

Practice to look for: Design packaging and unit loads that can be restrained, with mass marked and stable stacking.

Practice to look for: Plan load placement for axle mass and stability; check before the vehicle leaves.

Practice to look for: Apply restraint to the Load Restraint Guide method appropriate to the load; check before departure and en route.

Practice to look for: Control unloading areas with exclusion zones, safe waiting points and clear roles for drivers and site staff.

Practice to look for: Provide accurate mass information and verify it by weighing where risk warrants.

Practice to look for: Measure loads against vehicle dimension limits; arrange permits, signage and escorts when needed.

Practice to look for: Use verified weighing equipment, record results and act on overload readings before dispatch.

Practice to look for: Coordinate fitness-to-load checks, loading density and curfews between consignor, agent and carrier.

Practice to look for: Build platform checks for vehicle suitability and job feasibility; avoid design features that reward unsafe speed.

Practice to look for: Plan site access, staging and delivery windows with transport providers before deliveries start.

Practice to look for: Match recovery equipment to the vehicle and site; plan safe work zones with traffic controllers.

Practice to look for: Verify DG classification, documentation, segregation and placarding before transport.

Practice to look for: Pack containers for even mass distribution and restraint; record verified gross mass.

Practice to look for: Seek packing and mass information from overseas suppliers and check high-risk containers before road transport.

Practice to look for: Check container securing and condition at collection, with authority to reject unsafe units.

Practice to look for: Manage slot bookings, turnaround times and driver facilities at container premises.