Primary Duty and Chain of Responsibility Risk Assessment
Maps who in the chain can influence safety and tests how instructions, contracts and incentives affect it.
Who it's for
Suits: All operators. Core chain of responsibility document.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use this assessment to make sure safety is managed by everyone who can influence the transport activity, not left to the person driving the vehicle or to a single compliance role.
The Primary Duty is about the safety of transport activities. Those activities include much more than driving: selecting work, setting delivery expectations, allocating vehicles, planning loads and routes, managing sites, maintaining equipment, supplying information, agreeing contracts, handling delays, responding to reports and funding improvements. RISK-03F identifies where those decisions can create or reduce public risk and makes responsibility, evidence and review visible.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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