Reporting No Reprisal Policy
Policy that encourages people to report hazards and concerns and protects them from reprisal.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use this policy to make speaking up a normal part of safe work: people can report hazards, fatigue, unsafe pressure, incidents and improvement ideas without fear of being punished or treated badly for doing the right thing.
A safety system cannot work if people hide fatigue, defects, unsafe loads, impossible plans, poor site conditions or commercial pressure. The most useful information often sits with the people who drive, schedule, load, maintain, receive freight or work at customer sites. LEAD-08 tells them that reporting is expected, valued and protected, and explains what happens next.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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