Safety
SCT considers safety to be paramount and is pro-active in providing a workplace that encourages, stimulates and embraces health and
safety within all of our operations.
safety within all of our operations.
SCT is committed to providing and maintaining a work environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees, contractors, labour-hire employees and visitors.
In order to continually improve safety, SCT has achieved and maintained numerous accreditations.
We are very proud to have achieved ISO45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System accreditation which demonstrates a commitment to continually improving our safety culture.
SCT has also achieved:
- National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS)
- HACCP – Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
- Ecovadis Sustainability Rating 2023 - Bronze
Chain of responsibility
OUR PROMISE
SCT will take all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure that
all persons participating in its transport operations are compliant with Chain of Responsibility requirements to ensure road safety is not compromised or the National Heavy Vehicle Legislation is broken.
OUR COMMITMENTS
- Will implement systems to ensure that the mass of each vehicle is assessed and recorded for each trip.
- Will implement an auditable system for the rostering and scheduling of drivers so that they do not exceed the regulated hours of driving and work or any speed limits, and that they have sufficient opportunity for rest and sleep to avoid fatigue.
- Will implement work practices so that vehicles and equipment are kept in good condition and all loads are properly restrained.
- Ensure that, where speed limiters are fitted to vehicles, they are operating properly.
- Keep records of driver activities including driving, working and resting, and check that they are complying with legislation.
- Include compliance assurance conditions in relevant commercial arrangements with customers and other persons (where applicable).
- Ensure participating persons involved in the following operations have the necessary information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure compliance with Chain of Responsibility requirements:
- Consigning — a person or company commissioning the carrying of goods
- Packing — placing goods in packages, containers or pallets
- Loading – placing or restraining the load on a vehicle
- Driving — the physical act of driving a heavy vehicle
- Operating — operating a business that controls the use of a heavy vehicle
- Receiving — paying for the goods/taking possession of the load
- Complying with the law is a shared responsibility by all.
ACCREDITATIONS
