Everyone involved with dangerous goods in Road Transportation, Logistics, Warehousing and Stevedoring is responsible for understanding their requirements to ensure that they are transported, handled and stored safely. Australian Standard AS1940 The Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids sets out the requirements and recommendations as classified by the UN Model Recommendations and listed in the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code) which covers these goods as transported in packages, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and bulk.

The Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code) Edition 7.8 sets out specific duties for the Road Transportation, Logistics, Warehousing and Stevedoring of Dangerous Goods. Failure to comply with regulations made under the ADG Code is an offence.

The ADG Code, governing both road and rail transport, defines Dangerous Goods including gases, flammable liquids and substances, oxidizing substances and organic peroxides, toxic and infectious substances, corrosive substances and miscellaneous environmentally hazardous material. These goods are classified according to their effects such as fire, pollution, corrosion, oxidation, spontaneous combustion or poisoning which may result in bodily injury, property damage, or environmental impairment or damage, or a combination of all three.

The updated version of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code Edition 7.8 came into effect 1 April 2023 and will bring domestic regulations in line with international provisions with the focus on improving transportation, storage and handling of dangerous goods safety outcomes. There is a 12-month transition period in place where both edition 7.7 and edition 7.8 can be used. The ADG Code is given legal force in each Australian State and Territory by each jurisdiction’s dangerous goods transport laws and includes vital information such as supply chain duties and licence requirements. ADG Code 7.8 will be mandatory from 1 April 2024.

The newly released AR Interactive – Warehouse & Logistics Managers Guide to Workplace Safety 2023, produced in conjunction with National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA), Australian Logistics Council (ALC), Healthy Heads Trucks & Sheds (HHTS) and endorsed by the NSCA Foundation, provides an overview of the relevant regulatory framework and updated ADG Code 7.8, how this aligns with the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and the obligations of parties in the Chain of Responsibility (CoR). This is inclusive of classification; packing and performance testing; segregation and storage; waste disposal; transfer of dangerous goods; carriage of dangerous goods (such as bulk containers); vehicle requirements; United Nations numbers and safety placarding; safety equipment and emergency equipment.

The Warehouse & Logistics Managers Guide to Workplace Safety 2023 is developed with interactive augmented reality (AR) capabilities for use with a smart device, using the free Pro-Vis AR Safety App from the App Store or Google Play to download tools and resources. Available via free subscription at www.provisual.com.au, the free resources include contact details for Competent Authorities for Dangerous Goods in each State/Territory and a video on Chemical Security for Wholesalers and Transporters.

Together Pro-Visual Publishing in consultation with NHVR, SCLAA, ALC, HHTS and industry have carefully identified high-risk hazards following in-depth sector feedback which includes:

• HHTS Healthy Heads App: Designed to improve everyday access to mental health and physical wellbeing resources for people in the road transport, logistics and warehousing sector. Scan the QR Code on the WHS Guide to download the Healthy Heads App.
• R U OK? and HHTS new resources to empower people in this sector to meaningfully connect and genuinely ask, ‘are you OK?’ and to promote peer-to-peer support and regular meaningful conversations in the workplace.
• Pallet Ranking Compliance | Safe Working Loads – AS4084:2012 Steel Storage Racking. Downloadable resources via the Pro-Vis Safety App include:
  • Safe Work NSW Incident Animation Forklift and Unloading Freight Video
  • Safe Work NSW Incident Animation Loading Unloading Video
  • Safe Work NSW Reporting Damaged Racking Flow Chart & Diagram
• Australian Logistics Council (ALC) Master Code Auditing Service (AMCAS). Acquired 1 March 2023 by NTI (Australia’s leading transport and logistics specialist insurer). AMCAS helps parties in the CoR to put in place safety management systems to support and monitor their compliance with the CoR laws as set out in the Master Code for heavy vehicle safety. For further information visit: www.logss.com.au/about-amcas.

Pro-Visual Publishing, CEO, John Hutchings, said, “ Thank you to our Industry Associations and Corporate Sponsors. We hope that we can drive conversations through sharing resources and new initiatives developed by NHVR, SCLAA, ALC and HHTS created by industry for industry, together with the updated version of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code Edition 7.8 with the focus on improving safety outcomes.”

For free Guides email: marketing@provisual.com.au or visit: https://www.provisual.com.au/free-guide-subscription.html.

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