The National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) is a national formal process for recognising operators who have robust safety management systems in place.
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Heavy vehicle operators can apply for accreditation under the following NHVAS modules:
- Mass Management
- Maintenance Management
- Fatigue Management (Basic or Advanced)
The NHVAS is managed on a national basis by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR). We are the administrators and single point of contact for all NHVAS business including all enquiries, application assessments and granting/maintaining accreditation.
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What are the benefits of having NHVAS accreditation?
NHVAS Mass Management:
- Helps operators manage their business more efficiently, as a result of clear procedures for ensuring vehicles are not overloaded, and reduces the risk of penalties arising from mass offences.
- A quality system that demonstrates the operator can verify that the legal mass of the vehicle is controlled.
- Have clear procedures for ensuring vehicles do not overload.
- The operator can verify that the legal mass of the vehicle is controlled for both axle and gross. Options include use of a weighbridge, on-board scales, estimating the weight from the volume of the load, or a combination of these methods.
- The important thing is to record the method used and explain how it ensures the vehicle will not overloaded. Operators must also be able to prove that they are always following their documented procedures and meet accreditation standards.
Specific benefits for mass are:
- increased mass limits (concessional mass limits).
NHVAS Maintenance Management:
- Encourages heavy vehicle operators to take more responsibility for servicing their vehicles regularly and ensuring their vehicles are safe at all times.
- Provides a basis for sound management, because you will have clear procedures for ensuring your vehicles are well maintained, and will reduce down time associated with breakdowns and annual inspections.
- Ensure your vehicles are well maintained and meet all relevant safety standards. You must keep a record of the maintenance and servicing work done to each vehicle so you can prove that the vehicles are safe.
- Ensure all nominated vehicles comply with relevant state and territory legislation and the relevant Australian Design Rules. These contain mandatory requirements for safe design, construction and maintenance of heavy vehicles.
Specific benefits for maintenance are:
- eliminating the need for a certificate of inspection for annual registration renewal
- reduced vehicle down time
- improved safety and improved driver morale.
NHVAS Basic Fatigue Management:
- Allows operators to give drivers greater flexibility in when they work and rest, providing the risks of fatigue from working long and night hours are properly managed.
- Operators must establish and maintain an auditable fatigue management system that meets the 7 Fatigue standards.
- Operators are not restricted to how they achieve the standards, however an audit is required to ensure their management system meets the 7 standards.
NHVAS Advanced Fatigue Management:
- Takes a risk management approach to managing driver fatigue. It offers operators more flexible hours than BFM when they demonstrate accountability for managing their drivers’ fatigue risks.
- Operators must maintain an auditable fatigue management system that meets the 7 Fatigue standards.
- Operators are not restricted to how they achieve the standards, however an audit is required to ensure their management system meets the 7 standards.
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