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NHVAS Accreditation
Since the 1990’s National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) has been known as a alternative compliance scheme. It has since evolved as a formal process for recognising operators who have robust safety and other management systems in place. It is also increasingly being used to show compliance with general duty
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Receiving windows, site rules, and unloading delays can all shape the transport task.
Unloading decisions can affect safety, scheduling, and responsibility.
Managers need a clear view of gaps before audit or enforcement pressure arrives.
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Role-based Chain of Responsibility controls, evidence, and SMS expectations.
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Role-based Chain of Responsibility controls, evidence, and SMS expectations.
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NHVAS Accreditation
Since the 1990’s National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) has been known as a alternative compliance scheme. It has since evolved as a formal process for recognising operators who have robust safety and other management systems in place. It is also increasingly being used to show compliance with general duty requirements under road transport law. Heavy Vehicle operators can apply to have their business and assets accredited under the following NHVAS modules; · Mass Management · Maintenance Management · Fatigue Management: Basic Fatigue Management (BFM) · Fatigue Management: Advanced Fatigue Management (AFM) The National Heavy Vehicle Operator (NHVR) is now responsible for administering the NHVAS nationally which includes accrediting and managing the auditors who are accredited for carrying out the NHVAS initial and renewal audits. MAEZ is proud to have access to an NHVAS accredited auditor and therefore offer accreditation audits for both initial access and renewal accreditations for each of the modules. There are definite benefits of accessing the scheme for any operator willing and able to demonstrate compliance. Now the laws require compliance so the natural progression for any operator should be to simply move to an NHVAS accreditation allowing them to generate more revenue, by streamlining processes or improving capacity. If you have any vendor who holds an NHVAS accreditation in one of the modules, it is fair to say that you have a vendor who has been able to show robust process in that module to the minimum standard the law requires. Still Have Questions? We've got the answers... Call your Chain of Responsibility Partner now! 1300 553 811 Products Chain of Responsibility Consultancy Chain of Responsibility Audit Chain of Responsibility Training Chain of Responsibility Management Chain of Responsibility GPS Systems Resources Our Voice & News Heavy Vehicle National Law Explained Transport Compliance FAQ What is Chain of Responsibility? Chain of Responsibility Training About Us Our Story Our Team About Our CoR Copyright © 2021 MAEZ Twitter Facebook-f Youtube Linkedin
How this connects to MAEZ now
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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Find the gaps. Fix the system. Prove the controls.
MAEZ helps transport operators deal with the compliance risk they already know is there. We help get the Safety Management System in order, protect NHVAS accreditation, reduce fine exposure, and connect training, evidence, and CoRGuard workflows where software is needed.
Find
Identify what is exposed before an auditor or regulator does.
Fix
Build the SMS controls around how the transport business actually runs.
Prove
Use CoRGuard where records, reminders, diaries, audits, and evidence need structure.
Evidence path
From MAEZ advice to a working Safety Management System
Advisory work should leave a practical implementation trail. These examples show how CoRGuard supports records, fatigue and driver diary checks, maintenance, audits, document control, inductions, corrective actions, and evidence review after MAEZ identifies the gaps.
Training records
Connect training completion from cortraining.com.au to evidence and follow-up.
Driver diary checks
Connect fatigue and driver diary review back to manager visibility.
Corrective actions
Turn audit findings, hazards and incidents into tracked actions.
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What is the purpose of NHVAS Accreditation?
Since the 1990’s National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) has been known as a alternative compliance scheme. It has since evolved as a formal process for recognising operators who have robust safety and other management systems in place. It is also increasingly being used to show compliance with general duty
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.