Load Restraint Safe Work Procedure
Editable Word load restraint safe work procedure for Queensland businesses: plan the load, choose and check restraint equipment, restrain, check during the trip and unload safely on trucks, utes and trailers.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits Queensland businesses that carry loads on trucks, utes, vans or trailers. It gives workers a step-by-step method from load planning to unloading, with equipment checks, the heavy vehicle loading requirements, and the other hazards of loading and unloading.
What is included in our load restraint safe work procedure?
- Short policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Plain-English definitions of restraint equipment, ratings and anchor points
- Roles for managers, supervisors, drivers, loaders and contractors
- A 22-step procedure from load planning to unloading
- Choosing the vehicle, checking weight and planning the restraint
- Inspecting straps, chains and other restraint equipment before use
- Restraint methods, covers and the final walk-around check
- Checks soon after starting and at every stop, and what to do if a load shifts
- Safe unloading, manual handling, falls and power line checks
- Heavy vehicle loading requirements and records
- Legislation and reference guide titles
Legislation and codes of practice referenced
- Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld), which applies the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland): ss 5 and 6 (definitions), s 60 (vehicle standards), ss 96 and 102 (mass and dimension), ss 110 to 115 (loading requirements and proof of a breach)
- National regulations made under the Heavy Vehicle National Law, including the mass, dimension and loading requirements and the loading performance standards
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 38(7) (record of notifiable incidents)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 39 (information, training and instruction), s 60 (hazardous manual tasks), ss 78 and 79 (falls), ss 81 and 85 (high risk work licences), s 219 (plant that lifts or suspends loads)
- Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): ss 11 and 13, and sch 2 (overhead electric lines)
- Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2021; Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces Code of Practice 2021; Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021
- Load Restraint Guide (National Transport Commission)
- Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (Qld), the Queensland Road Rules, which also contain rules about loads on vehicles
What you get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers.
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Make it yours
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Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
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How do I get it after I pay?
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Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
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