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Your Expert With over 20 years Supply Chain Senior Management experience and the former National Logistics Manager for CSR Monier with a $20m budget with direct responsibility for; National Chain of Responsibility Safety System Management Logistics Strategy, including safety Intelligent Systems and Process Engineering

Daily fleet activity has to connect back to duties, controls, and review.

Due diligence means knowing whether the safety system is actually working.

Proof that freight promises do not create unsafe transport pressure.

Loading controls need evidence, not assumptions.
Consignors
Role-based Chain of Responsibility controls, evidence, and SMS expectations.
Consignees
Role-based Chain of Responsibility controls, evidence, and SMS expectations.
Loaders
Role-based Chain of Responsibility controls, evidence, and SMS expectations.
Managers
Role-based Chain of Responsibility controls, evidence, and SMS expectations.
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Your Expert
Your Expert With over 20 years Supply Chain Senior Management experience and the former National Logistics Manager for CSR Monier with a $20m budget with direct responsibility for; National Chain of Responsibility Safety System Management Logistics Strategy, including safety Intelligent Systems and Process Engineering There isn’t a consultant working Chain of Responsibility, more experienced to offer practical advice to your organisation. “MAEZ was established to help business tackle Chain of Responsibility head on, with an every increasing demand on professionals to know everything, I know this isn’t possible.” “With my Masters in Logistics, Exemplar and Cert IV in Training and Education, along with years of hands on and corporate Supply Chain management experiecne, I am your trusted practical advisor in Chain of Responsibility.” Let me explain more >>>>>>>> MAEZ AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS With over 20 years of experience within Australian Supply Chains, such as Linfox, Harris Scarfe, CSR and NEXT based in the UK, managing logistics budget portfolios worth millions, including Chain of Responsibility and Safety outcomes for large businesses. Within that period, managing Heavy Vehicle investigations and directing Chain of Responsibility programs and reporting, and genuinely considered the national expert on CoR at CSR, Matthew has an intimate knowledge of the legal requirements and expectations of regulatory authorities. Whilst Manager, of Logistics within CSR, Chain of Responsibility within the organisation, Matthew established the direction and strategies for national compliance, particularly the systems and reporting structure method that CoR would require in today’s framework. He led the design and development of the CoR/Safety Education program, investigated multiple breaches, formulated strategy to mitigate future breaches, wrote the policy on numerous CoR processes, and oversaw technology to assist with developing sound Chain of Responsibility safety measures. Working alongside the National Corporate Safety Team, Matthew was also deeply entrenched in the amendments to the CoR policy for the wider CSR business that delivered the Primary Duty reforms within CSR. With an intent to “understand human behaviour” when investigating CoR breaches, he also refocused CSRs philosophy to one of cooperation and partnership to enhance the outcomes within the business. Possessing a great passion for improving the safety, well-being, and productivity of businesses transport safety and workplace health and safety, and having worked in, or collaboratively engaged with, enforcement agencies and industry alike, Matthew has a real-world understanding of the many challenges faced in addressing the legal, political and business expectations acting upon the supply chain and transport industries. As Matthew’s expertise comes from years of operational management, he takes pride in his ability to recognise your unique challenges and being able to devise strategies that address them. The combination of deep legal understanding and practical solutions is critical to Matt’s approach, and he works collaboratively with clients to tailor effective, safe, and compliant systems. Matt’s other experience includes strategic planning, managing organisational change, and performance measurement. He is also regularly sought for public speaking engagements, and to facilitate workshops, seminars and training programs. Matthew has become instantly recognisable as the Australian authority on Chain of Responsibility, having built a profitable business over the last few years from very humble beginnings. He has also presented at national forums and seminars on the practical approach, safety philosophies and performance measurement of CoR, and has won the respect of transport and supply chain organisations by bringing a simple and genuinely practical leadership style to compliance and safety improvements in over 50 Australian businesses. 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.
Operational message set
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 Your Expert?
Your Expert With over 20 years Supply Chain Senior Management experience and the former National Logistics Manager for CSR Monier with a $20m budget with direct responsibility for; National Chain of Responsibility Safety System Management Logistics Strategy, including safety Intelligent Systems and Process Engineering
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.
