New Code of Practice for Waste and Recycling Management

The Waste and Recycling Industry Code of Practice, which was sponsored by the Waste and Recycling Industry Association of Queensland, has been produced to support the waste and recycling industry and associated businesses in complying with the primary duty. 

The Code will drive better safety outcomes by identifying hazards and recommending effective, practical control measures that parties in the Chain of Responsibility (CoR) can implement to eliminate or minimise risk. 

The WRC will be of particular interest to those organisations who deal with waste materials day to day - waste contractors, recyclers, local councils, waste facility managers - but the code is also relevant to a much broader range of individuals, businesses, and organisations. Any of these who produces, packs, loads, sends, or receives waste that is transported on a heavy vehicle is a party in the chain of responsibility and has a duty under the HVNL. (See Figure 1 in the Code for examples of CoR parties for waste vehicles).

The Code is also essential reading for an executive of any business or organisation whose employees perform any of the above functions, as it will assist them discharge their due diligence duty. The WRC is relevant to any person, party or entity that operates heavy vehicles, engages the services of heavy vehicles or operators, or any other party that has control or influence concerning the safety of: load receptacles; nature of loads; load collection/disposal locations; transportation; loading, unloading and processing activities.

View the Code of Practice here