Safety

Safety Alerts, information and resources to help keep you safe at work

Load restraint is everyone’s responsibility

Did you know that most load restraint accidents happen in city areas after only a short distance and at low speed?

Loads that aren’t appropriately restrained can turn into dangerous projectiles with the potential to cause vehicle damage, obstructions and congestion on the road, serious injury or even fatalities.You are legally responsible for restraining your load so that:

  • It does not come off your vehicle under normal driving conditions, including heavy braking and minor collisions. If it comes off, this may be used as evidence that you have breached the law.
  • It does not negatively affect the stability of the vehicle — meaning it doesn’t cause the vehicle to roll over or swerve uncontrollably and cause an accident.
  • It does not stick out of the vehicle in a way that could injure people, damage property or obstruct others’ paths.

You must pick up any fallen load if it is safe to do so or arrange for someone to retrieve it as soon as possible.

Everyone shares the responsibility
Any person (including a corporation) who can control or influence transport activities, including packing, loading or restraining a load, must ensure - as far as is reasonably practicable - the safety of transport activities. This includes implementing safe systems and practices that remove risks and prevent any Heavy Vehicle National Law breaches.

Are you in my blind spot?

We’re helping the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to raise blind spot awareness by placing their ‘We all need space’ stickers on a selection of our TGE vehicles.

The ‘We all need space’ campaign is aimed at educating and reminding light vehicle drivers to give trucks the space they need. Typically, around 70% of serious incidents involving both heavy and light vehicles are the fault of the light vehicle.

Through our support, we’re helping to raise awareness around how and when people can safely overtake trucks, where trucks blind spots are located, necessary braking distances, safely driving around oversized loads and caravanning rules and etiquette.

“Whether you’re a musician, a comedian, an athlete or a truck driver; we all need space, to keep you safe. “

Managing our Critical Risks

At Team Global Express, we are committed to a culture of genuine care for the health, safety and wellbeing of our people. Our Critical Risk Management Program and our Management Standards support us to identify and control the risk of serious injury to our people. 

Recently you may have seen displayed on site our new TGE Critical Risk Management document. This page provides our workers and visitors with information on the on-site mandatory controls in place for each of our three critical risks. 

Please take the time to familiarise yourself with this information. If you have any questions or need further information you can reach out to your local HSW representative.