Ensure Compliance in Supply Chains

Master the essentials of Chain of Responsibility with our online courses.

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In the dynamic transport and logistics industry, staying compliant with Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws isn’t just crucial—it’s the law. Our CoR training courses are meticulously crafted to keep you informed and your business compliant.

Understanding the Chain of Responsibility

The Chain of Responsibility legislation places responsibility on every link in the supply chain to ensure road safety. This includes drivers, loaders, schedulers, and business owners. Our courses empower you to understand your obligations and fulfill them.

Why Opt for Our CoR Training?

  • Expert Insights: Learn from seasoned industry professionals with a wealth of experience in transport and logistics compliance.
  • Practical Application: Gain actionable insights and real-world scenarios to directly apply to your operations.
  • Comprehensive Curriculum: Our courses comprehensively cover all facets of COR laws, ensuring you’re fully prepared to adhere to them.
  • Flexible Learning: Access our courses online, at your convenience, and from anywhere.

Course Highlights

  • Understanding the core tenets of COR legislation
  • Identifying and mitigating risks within your operations
  • Best practices for maintaining compliance
  • Safeguarding your business and drivers against legal ramifications

Overview

The Introduction to CoR training is a simple 30-minute introduction to the principles of chain of responsibility and provides learners with knowledge of transport activities, CoR responsibilities of various roles and identifying CoR hazards and risks.

This course has no prerequisites and the target learners are anyone in the chain of responsibility. The training includes 6 short modules and 1 assessment activity.
The focus of this course is on:

  • Explaining the Chain of Responsibility legislation;
  • Defining the target areas of the legislation;
  • Summarising the responsibilities for each key party in the supply chain; and
  • Taking action if you observe a potential or actual breach of the Chain of Responsibility.

Who Should Complete This Course?

CoR legislation extends responsibilities to anyone whose actions, inactions or demands can put driver’s lives or other lives at risk. Any party who has control in the transport chain can be held responsible and may be legally liable. If you have indirect influence on the action(s) of a heavy vehicle driver, you should complete this course.

Course Outline

Module 1: CoR Legislation
Module 2: Target Areas and Responsibilities
Module 3: Breaches of CoR

Assessment Outline

After completing the training modules, there is a multiple-choice knowledge quiz assessment to complete:

  • Knowledge Assessment: A series of multiple-choice questions to demonstrate your general understanding of the chain of responsibility;

Completion of this course and assessment only and results in a certificate of completion, not a nationally recognised statement of attainment.

Estimated Course Duration

The estimated completion time for this training is 35-45 minutes

  • Training modules (30 minutes)
  • Assessment activity (10 minutes)

Overview

The CoR Basic training is based on the TLIF0009 unit of competency and provides learners with the skills and knowledge required to ensure the safety of transport activities, including identifying features and applying CoR obligations of the HVNL and identifying and reporting CoR hazards and risks.

This course has no prerequisites and the target learners are anyone in the chain of responsibility. The training includes 6 short modules and 1 assessment activity.
The focus of this course is on:

  • Explaining the Chain of Responsibility legislation;
  • Explaining the importance of safe load restraint, appropriate load mass and dimension, and prevention of driver fatigue and speeding;
  • Identifying key responsibilities, requirements and actions for load restraint, load mass and dimension, driver fatigue and driver speeding; and
  • Taking action if you observe a potential or actual breach of the Chain of Responsibility.

Who Should Complete This Course?

CoR legislation extends responsibilities to anyone whose actions, inactions or demands can put driver’s lives or other lives at risk. Any party who has control in the transport chain can be held responsible and may be legally liable. If you are a transport operator, scheduler, loading manager, packer, loader, driver, consignor or consignee, or have influence on the action of a heavy vehicle driver, you should complete this course.

Course Outline

Module 1: Legislation and Key Roles
Module 2: Load Restraint
Module 3: Mass and Dimension
Module 4: Fatigue
Module 5: Speed & Maintenance
Module 6: Hazards & Incidents and Summary

Assessment Outline

After completing the training modules, there is a multiple-choice knowledge quiz assessment to complete:

  • Knowledge Assessment: A series of multiple-choice questions to demonstrate your general understanding of the chain of responsibility;

Completion of this course and assessment only and results in a certificate of completion, not a nationally recognised statement of attainment.

Estimated Course Duration

The estimated completion time for this training is 2-3 hours

  • Training modules (2.5 hours)
  • Assessment activity (0.5 hours)

Overview

The TLIF0009 unit of competency provides learners with the skills and knowledge required to ensure the safety of transport activities, including identifying features and applying CoR obligations of the HVNL and identifying and reporting CoR hazards and risks.

This course has no prerequisites and the target learners are anyone in the chain of responsibility. The training includes 6 short modules and 4 assessment activities, (a combination of online and workplace-based, practical tasks).

The focus of this course is on:

  • Explaining the Chain of Responsibility legislation;
  • Explaining the importance of safe load restraint, appropriate load mass and dimension, and prevention of driver fatigue and speeding;
  • Identifying key responsibilities, requirements and actions for load restraint, load mass and dimension, driver fatigue and driver speeding; and
  • Taking action if you observe a potential or actual breach of the Chain of Responsibility.

Who Should Complete This Course?

CoR legislation extends responsibilities to anyone whose actions, inactions or demands can put driver’s lives or other lives at risk. Any party who has control of the transport chain can be held responsible and may be legally liable. If you are a transport operator, scheduler, loading manager, packer, loader, driver, consignor or consignee, you should complete this course.

Course Outline

Module 1: Legislation and Key Roles
Module 2: Load Restraint
Module 3: Mass and Dimension
Module 4: Fatigue
Module 5: Speed & Maintenance
Module 6: Hazards & Incidents and Summary

Assessment Outline

After completing the training modules, there are several assessment tasks to complete, including a:

  • Knowledge Assessment A series of multiple-choice questions to demonstrate your general understanding of the chain of responsibility;
  • Short Answer Assessment A series of questions that require a short, written response to demonstrate your understanding of the chain of responsibility regulations related to your workplace;
  • Verbal Assessment Several questions that require a short, verbal response to demonstrate your understanding of the chain of responsibility. This activity is completed by calling the Urban Global Assessment Hotline and speaking with an Assessor; and
  • Practical Assessment Involves submitting example documentation to demonstrate your understanding and practical ability.

CoR Basic course includes knowledge assessment only and results in a certificate of completion, not a nationally recognised statement of attainment.

Estimated Course Duration

The estimated completion time for this training is 4-6 hours

  • Training modules (1.5 – 2 hours)
  • Assessment activities (2.5 – 4 hours), or approx. 30 minutes for CoR Basic assessment completion

Overview

The TLIF0014 unit of competency provides learners with the skills and knowledge required to monitor the safety of transport activities, including determining and monitoring chain of responsibility features in the HVNL, administering and monitoring CoR workplace policies and procedures and identifying and reporting CoR risks.

This course has no prerequisites and the target learners are anyone in the chain of responsibility. The training includes 6 training modules and 4 assessment activities, (a combination of online and workplace-based, practical tasks).
The focus of this course is on:

  • Determining chain of responsibility features in the HVNL;
  • Monitoring chain of responsibility obligations in the HVNL;
  • Administering and monitoring chain of responsibility workplace policies and procedures; and
  • Undertaking due diligence activities.

Who Should Complete This Course?

CoR legislation extends responsibilities to anyone whose actions, inactions or demands can put driver’s lives or other lives at risk. Any party who has control in the transport chain can be held responsible and may be legally liable. If you are a frontline manager or supervisor of schedulers, packers, loaders or drivers or you influence any of these roles, you should complete this course.

Course Outline

Module 1: Legislation and Key Roles
Module 2: CoR Focus Areas (Load Restraint, Mass & Dimension, Fatigue & Speed)
Module 3: Workplace Policies, Procedures and Documents
Module 4: Workplace Responsibilities
Module 5: Breaches of CoR and Penalties
Module 6: Reporting and Communication

Assessment Outline

After completing the training modules, there are several assessment tasks to complete, including a:

  • Written Workbook Assessment A series of questions that require a short, written response to demonstrate your understanding of the chain of responsibility regulations related to your workplace;
  • Verbal Assessment Several questions that require a short, verbal response to demonstrate your understanding of the chain of responsibility. This activity is completed by calling the Urban Global Assessment Hotline and speaking with an Assessor;
  • Practical Assessment Involves submitting example documentation to demonstrate your understanding and practical ability, demonstrating CoR activities to reflect a period of 4 weeks.

Estimated Course Duration

The estimated completion time for this training is 4-6 hours

  • Training modules (1.5 – 2 hours)
  • Assessment activities (2.5 – 4 hours)

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