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Alert – Securing Trucks In A Dangerous World
ALERT: STOLEN HEAVY VEHICLE Companies are being reminded to take the theft of company vehicles seriously as a PCBU may have responsibility, for any damage caused. Background The heavy vehicle was allegedly stolen and driven to several service stations and food outlets in the Liverpool area in NSW, where a stolen credit
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Alert – Securing Trucks In A Dangerous World
ALERT: STOLEN HEAVY VEHICLE Companies are being reminded to take the theft of company vehicles seriously as a PCBU may have responsibility, for any damage caused. Background Two teenagers are to the front of the court after allegedly stealing a medium-sized heavy vehicle. The teenager’s alleged purpose seems opportunistic in nature, after obtaining a stolen credit card and then attending multiple service stations and using the stolen credit card to make purchases of up to $300. The offences occurred in NSW, Australia. The heavy vehicle was allegedly stolen and driven to several service stations and food outlets in the Liverpool area in NSW, where a stolen credit card was reportedly used to make $300 worth of unauthorised purchases. After that, the teens drove to Erowal Bay some 170klm away, north of Sydney and parked the truck. They then allegedly committed a break and entered offence. During the alleged opportunistic crimes, up to $5,000 worth of items were allegedly stolen from the home, including phones and laptops, as well as jewellery. Police attended a short time later, where police located the stolen items, including the key to the stolen truck, in the teen’s possession. Both teens were arrested and conveyed to Bay and Basin Police Station. The 16-year-old and 14-year-old are both to attend Children’s Court, and both have been refused bail. What does this mean? We have seen multiple events where heavy vehicles have been stolen and, in particular, have been used in offences relating to terror attacks globally. A PCBU has a duty of care to ensure that by virtue of conducting business, the risks associated do not injure people, including the general public. In this circumstance, the heavy vehicle was not used to injure people purposefully, and the two teenagers were also unharmed during their alleged opportunistic crime spree. One of the critical elements within our Chain of Responsibility site audit(s) and transport vendor desktop audit(s) is to identify that there is a process in place where the duty holder has sufficient control over the security of a heavy vehicle, managed directly. This ensures that the risk of a heavy vehicle being used for other crimes of opportunity or being used in a terror situation is mitigated. While in this case, the risk of criminal prosecution of the PCBU due to the alleged offenders acts would have been negligible. We believe that a severe litigation risk to the PCBU would still have been relevant if severe injury or death of the teens themselves or the general public. It is the responsibility of any PCBU to ensure a reasonable method to prevent the risk of injury or death . Therefore it is fair to presume that it is a prime duty to secure the vehicle and its keys at all times. You can download the Alert to share within your business Click here
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MAEZ helps Australian businesses turn Chain of Responsibility, HVNL, WHS, transport safety, and chartered risk obligations into practical training, advisory, audit, and implementation pathways. Where software is the right next step, CoRGuard at chainresponsibility.au supports the evidence workflow.
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ALERT: STOLEN HEAVY VEHICLE Companies are being reminded to take the theft of company vehicles seriously as a PCBU may have responsibility, for any damage caused. Background The heavy vehicle was allegedly stolen and driven to several service stations and food outlets in the Liverpool area in NSW, where a stolen credit
Who should read this page?
This page is useful for owner-operators, transport managers, executives, consignors, consignees, loaders, schedulers, contractors, and anyone who influences a heavy vehicle transport task.
What does MAEZ help transport businesses fix?
MAEZ helps Australian transport and supply-chain businesses identify Chain of Responsibility, HVNL, WHS, NHVAS, training, audit, document-control, and Safety Management System gaps, then turn those gaps into practical controls and evidence.
Is Chain of Responsibility training handled on this website?
MAEZ provides the advisory and risk pathway, but Chain of Responsibility training is delivered through cortraining.com.au. Where software is needed, CoRGuard supports the Safety Management System evidence workflow.
How does CoRGuard fit with MAEZ consulting?
MAEZ helps define the risk, obligations, controls, and implementation pathway. CoRGuard is the SaaS Safety Management System platform used when the business needs structured records, reminders, audits, maintenance, driver diary checks, inductions, corrective actions, and evidence reporting.