Section 740 deals with fees payable under the HVNL. Bus operators may obtain further information in regard to the HVNL by contacting VicRoads. Reviewing and monitoring Monitoring and reviewing safety hazards The obligation to eliminate or reduce the risks to safety under the Bus Safety Act is an on-going duty. Duty holders must ensure that they remain vigilant to changes in their operating environment that may introduce new risk sources or change the nature of existing ones. Typically, you ought to know” regularly changes. For example, you may “what become aware of a new risk source associated with your bus operations, or you may learn about an incident that will affect your operations (and which you should document and assess) from another operator. In addition, the reasons a risk control was rejected may change, as it may become easier/ cheaper to implement over time. A thorough risk source review should be conducted at once a year, ideally when: the operating environment changes seasonal/weather conditions change the operator encounters an internal incident the operator hears about an external incident that may affect it. Communication and consultation It is important for all people involved in the provision of a bus service to have the opportunity to be involved in the planning and implementation of risk management processes. Stakeholder consultation will greatly assist duty holders to obtain a proper understanding of risk sources. Duty holders should consult with others who have an understanding of operations and bus systems, including behaviour of technical components, how workers behave and the operating environment. Stakeholders may include management and bus safety workers, such as supervisors, contractors, operators and maintainers. Relevant technical advisors such as human factors and risk assessment specialists could be involved where appropriate. The involvement of bus safety workers is important because risk sources may not be visible to management but are understood by frontline workers. In addition, employees can have a significant impact on safety as a result of their behaviour, attitude and competence in carrying out any safety-related role. The involvement of appropriate employees (or their representatives) enhances their awareness of these issues and is critical to achieving safe operation in practice.
Section 740 deals with fees payable under the HVNL. Bus operators may obtain further information in regard to the HVNL by contacting VicRoads. Reviewing and monitoring Monitoring and reviewing safety hazards The obligation to eliminate or reduce the risks to safety under the Bus Safety Act is an on-going duty. Duty holders must ensure that they remain vigilant to changes in their operating environment that may introduce new risk sources or change the nature of existing ones. Typically, “what you ought to know” regularly changes. For example, you may become aware of a new risk source associated with your bus operations, or you may learn about an incident that will affect your operations (and which you should document and assess) from another operator. In addition, the reasons a risk control was rejected may change, as it may become easier/ cheaper to implement over time. A thorough risk source review should be conducted at once a year, ideally when: the operating environment changes seasonal/weather conditions change the operator encounters an internal incident the operator hears about an external incident that may affect it. Communication and consultation It is important for all people involved in the provision of a bus service to have the opportunity to be involved in the planning and implementation of risk management processes. Stakeholder consultation will greatly assist duty holders to obtain a proper understanding of risk sources. Duty holders should consult with others who have an understanding of operations and bus systems, including behaviour of technical components, how workers behave and the operating environment. Stakeholders may include management and bus safety workers, such as supervisors, contractors, operators and maintainers. Relevant technical advisors such as human factors and risk assessment specialists could be involved where appropriate. The involvement of bus safety workers is important because risk sources may not be visible to management but are understood by frontline workers. In addition, employees can have a significant impact on safety as a result of their behaviour, attitude and competence in carrying out any safety-related role. The involvement of appropriate employees (or their representatives) enhances their awareness of these issues and is critical to achieving safe operation in practice.
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