Transport and Storage Policy and Procedure
Editable Word transport and storage policy and procedure for Queensland businesses: safe loading, load restraint, getting on and off vehicles, manual tasks, driver fatigue and safe storage of goods.
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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 load, deliver, receive or store goods, with or without heavy vehicles. It sets out how to plan each job, load and restrain safely, avoid falls from trucks and trays, and keep stored goods stable, with the heavy vehicle chain of responsibility explained.
What is included in our transport & storage policy & procedure?
- Policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Plain-English definitions including chain of responsibility and hazardous manual task
- Roles for managers, supervisors, drivers, workers and suppliers
- A 24-step procedure from planning to review
- Three points of contact and safe access to vehicles
- Loading, unloading and manual task controls
- Load restraint, mass and dimension rules for heavy vehicles
- Preventing falls from trays, cabs and loads
- Driver fatigue, seating and comfort
- Receiving, racking, stacking and forklift safety
- Legislation and codes of practice references
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), ss 26A to 26E (chain of responsibility), ss 96, 102 and 111 (mass, dimension and loading), s 223 and s 228 (fatigue), ss 317 and 341 (records)
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 28 (duties of workers), s 38(7) (record of notifiable incidents), s 49 (consultation)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 38 (review of control measures), s 40 (workplace facilities), s 53 (flammable substances), ss 54 and 55 (falling objects), s 60 (hazardous manual tasks), ss 78 and 79 (falls), s 81 and sch 3 (high risk work licences), s 215 (powered mobile plant), s 218 (industrial lift trucks), sch 19 (definitions)
- Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018 (Qld), which gives effect to the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail
- Load Restraint Guide (National Transport Commission) and the loading requirements in the national regulations made under the Heavy Vehicle National Law
- 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
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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How to use it
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Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you. Links work for 3 months, so save your copies.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
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?
Microsoft Word. Edit it in Word, or free in Word for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
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.
What if it isn't right for my job?
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