Dangerous Goods Transport Policy and Procedure

Suits any Queensland business that packs, loads, carries, unloads or receives dangerous goods by road, including fuel, gas and chemicals. It is built on the road transport Regulation and sorts the duties by role, because one business often holds several.

What Is Included In Our Dangerous Goods Transport Policy and Procedure?

• Policy statement with an approval sign-off
• Plain definitions of consignor, packer, loader, prime contractor, driver and consignee
• Duties by role, from managers to drivers and carriers
• Packaging, marking and labelling checks
• Placard load check, placards and emergency information
• Loading, restraint and segregation
• Transport documents and how long to keep them
• Licence, safety equipment and insurance checks for placard loads
• Breakdown, parking and unloading steps for drivers
• Incident steps with the 24 hour and 21 day notices
• How the transport rules sit alongside the hazardous chemicals rules
• Records, training and review

Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced

• Transport Operations (Road Use Management – Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018 (Qld): s 4 (dangerous goods regulation for the Transport Act), s 6 (tools of trade), s 10 (inconsistency), s 32 (dangerous goods), ss 20 and 21 (training, approved courses), ss 47 and 57 to 61 (packaging), ss 78 and 80 to 82 (marking), ss 83 to 88 (placarding), ss 89 to 93 (vehicles), ss 103 to 113 (loading, restraint, segregation)
• The same Regulation: ss 125 to 133 (documents, emergency information), ss 134 to 136 (safety equipment), ss 137 to 142, 145 and 147 (driving, breakdown, parking, unloading, access), ss 148 to 152 (incidents, emergency plans), ss 186 and 187 (licences), ss 242 and 243 (insurance)
• Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld): sch 4 (the role definitions, transport and dangerous situation)
• Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail, as applied by the Regulation (cited by title only, no edition)
• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): ss 19 and 20 (duties that continue), ss 35 to 38 (notifiable incidents)
• Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 43 (emergency plans for our workplaces), s 328 (where Part 7.1 applies)
• Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld): s 133 (employer’s duty to report an injury)
• Explosives Act 1999 (Qld), Explosives Regulation 2017 (Qld) and Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld): named only, not covered here
• It is unsettled where the hazardous chemicals rules end and the transport rules begin at a depot or loading dock, and whether one incident notice satisfies another. This document uses a practical split and meets each time limit separately
• This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice

What You Get

• An editable Microsoft Word document (7 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. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.