Position Descriptions and Safety Accountabilities
Position descriptions with safety duties, competence needs and escalation built into every role.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use position descriptions to make safety part of every role: people know what safe performance looks like, what competence they need, which controls they use and when they must stop, report or escalate.
Safety cannot sit only with the owner, a compliance person or drivers. Schedulers, supervisors, loaders, maintenance providers, contractor managers and executives all influence transport safety. LEAD-05 turns the role and delegation framework in LEAD-03 into practical expectations for each person, which can be explained at engagement, induction, role change and review.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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