Clarity on contractor management under the Chain of Responsibility

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released an article "Extra CoR pressure not required under law".

The crux of the Chain of Responsibility (CoR) article is that many heavy vehicle operators are facing pressure from larger customers to disclose a wide range of operational and compliance documentation (e.g. details of drivers, safety systems and work diaries).

"This level of information is not required by a customer or primary contractor under the CoR laws," explains NHVR.

"It's the transport operator's responsibility to manage their own operations."

"Customers are entitled to rely upon the fact that their transport operators have systems and procedures in place to manage their own safety responsibilities."