Courier Contractor WHS Requirements FACT SHEET v1 NRC 022019

FACT SHEET 1 Courier Contractor WHS Requirements Fact Sheet, National Risk & Compliance, Version 1, Review 2022. Classification: Public Check SharePoint for the latest version of this document. Courier Contractor WHS Requirements 1 Work Health Safety (WHS) is an Australia Post value As part of the Australia Post Group, StarTrack Courier has as our highest priority the health and safety of our people, and we are committed to our shared value of ‘Being Safe Everywhere’. We are looking to partner with other businesses that share this commitment to safety and our goal of zero injuries for our workers. WHS is a shared responsibility. As a business owner you have a responsibility under the law and the Courier Contract Agreement to: • ensure the safety of yourself, any workers working within your business and any other person who may be affected by how you run your business.; and • consult, cooperate and coordinate your WHS activities with StarTrack Courier. To assist you understand and meet your obligations we will provide you with guidance on the WHS requirements for the Services. However, you will be required to consider that guidance and then implement appropriate WHS systems and processes within your business. Further WHS guidance and information is available from the State and Territory WHS regulators listed below. 2 Your WHS requirements StarTrack Courier has developed WHS requirements as a way of monitoring whether you are meeting your WHS obligations at law and under the Contract Agreement. You will be expected to meet these WHS requirements for the duration of your contract with StarTrack Courier. Key things for you to consider are: • Induction – how you will induct workers to Australia Post Group sites, any site that StarTrack Courier operates a fleet, and your WHS Plan before they start • Work environment hazards & risks – how you will identify things that are most likely to injure the public, you or your workers while at work, reduce the exposure to injury, and ensure your workers have a way of reporting hazards. • Incident Notification, Reporting & Investigation – your system for notifying StarTrack Courier and WHS regulators (as required) about WHS incidents (including near misses) that occur while you are performing the Services. • Information, Training, Instruction & Supervision – how you will supervise your workers to ensure they are working safely and get the information and training they need. • Licensing & Qualifications – your system for making sure your workers have all the qualifications, certificates and licenses required by law and StarTrack Courier. • Consultation – your process for consulting with your workers and StarTrack Courier regarding safety issues and how they can be resolved. • Vehicles, Plant & Equipment – how you will maintain and regularly inspect vehicles, plant & equipment owned / operated by you. • Safety Monitoring – how you will monitor your own WHS performance so that you can ensure your WHS plan remains appropriate and effective. • Chain of Responsibility – CoR (vehicles more than 4.5t GVM only) – your systems to enable compliance with all CoR requirements, including vehicle loading and speed limits. • Fatigue Management (vehicles more than 12t GVM only) – your Fatigue Management Plan showing how you will manage fatigue-related risks. The requirements are outlined in the ‘ Courier Contractor WHS Requirements ’ . 3 You must create, submit, follow and maintain a WHS Plan Your WHS Plan must show StarTrack Courier that you have the knowledge, ability, systems and resources to meet your WHS requirements, including keeping records of your WHS activities. This WHS plan needs to be submitted to StarTrack Courier and you must ensure that your workers understand and follow the WHS Plan