❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on logs falling from trucks in the Great Southern region. The response details two incidents, investigations, actions taken, and relevant design and safety standards.
AnsweredQoN 8818Legislative Assembly
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(1) Can the Minister please advise how many incidents have been reported in the calendar years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 of logs falling off log transport trucks on roads within the Great Southern?
(2) On what roads did these accidents happen?
(3) How were these accidents investigated and what state government agencies were involved in the investigation?
(4) What action, if any, was taken against the drivers and or the transport companies carrying those logs?
(5) What are the design standards that apply to the trailers that carry logs?
(6) What are the safety standards that apply to securing the logs to these trailers?
(2) On what roads did these accidents happen?
(3) How were these accidents investigated and what state government agencies were involved in the investigation?
(4) What action, if any, was taken against the drivers and or the transport companies carrying those logs?
(5) What are the design standards that apply to the trailers that carry logs?
(6) What are the safety standards that apply to securing the logs to these trailers?
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Answered
6 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
40 days
Main Roads WA
advises:
(1) Two.
(2) Albany Highway.
(3) In 2009 Main Roads Transport Inspectors received advice that a log had fallen off a vehicle on Albany Highway in Albany but were unable to subsequently determine who was responsible. In 2012 one instance of log load restraint was reported to Main Roads which was dealt with by the WA Police.
(4) The WA Police issued a load restraint infringement to the driver involved in the 2012 incident.
(5)-(6) Under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002, an appropriate method must be used to restrain the logs and secured so they are unlikely to fall or be dislodged from the vehicle. The Australian Design Rules provide basic vehicle standards and load restraint for vehicles transporting logs are required to conform with the performance standards of the National Transport Commission (NTC) Load Restraint Guide (LRG). A copy of the LRG can be found at
www.ntc.gov.au
.
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advises:
(1) Two.
(2) Albany Highway.
(3) In 2009 Main Roads Transport Inspectors received advice that a log had fallen off a vehicle on Albany Highway in Albany but were unable to subsequently determine who was responsible. In 2012 one instance of log load restraint was reported to Main Roads which was dealt with by the WA Police.
(4) The WA Police issued a load restraint infringement to the driver involved in the 2012 incident.
(5)-(6) Under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002, an appropriate method must be used to restrain the logs and secured so they are unlikely to fall or be dislodged from the vehicle. The Australian Design Rules provide basic vehicle standards and load restraint for vehicles transporting logs are required to conform with the performance standards of the National Transport Commission (NTC) Load Restraint Guide (LRG). A copy of the LRG can be found at
www.ntc.gov.au
.
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