Safety at
our sites

Our safety standards mandate that Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is required to be worn when you are on site:

• Hat/cap.
• Safety glasses.
• High-vis vests.
• Enclosed footwear.

NOTE: No less than P2 level dust masks must be worn when exposed to airborne dust. In addition, safety glasses and, when required, goggles are to be worn. You must also wear hearing and UV protection when instructed. The best protection for feet and ankles are lace-up steel cap boots.

_{*Don't have your own PPE? We can lend you the essentials; collect at the sample stand or site office.}

Report to the sample stand or site office on arrival, and:

• Obey warning instructions and signs.
• Keep clear of all machinery and equipment, including mobile plant.
• Never enter any storage facility unless accompanied by a GrainCorp employee, never assist a GrainCorp employee with their duties or operate GrainCorp plant and/or machinery.
• Watch for trains at level crossings and keep clear of railway lines.
• Report hazards or incidents and injuries while on site to the GrainCorp Site Manager.

All trucks delivering grain to GrainCorp sites are responsible for:

• Ensuring tailgate chains are fitted.
• Opening and closing tailgates and bag chutes at delivery hopper.
• Ensuring vehicles are roadworthy and fit for use.
• Observing site speed limits (usually 20km/h) unless otherwise sign posted.
• Following traffic flow signs and instructions by GrainCorp employees.
• Watching for overhead power lines.
• Remaining outside the danger zone when tipping trailers.
• Controlling tipping operations to prevent roll-overs or road hopper damage.
• Do not enter exclusion zones.
• Do not climb on vehicles where a fall may result.
• Do not travel with trailer/tippers in the raised position; they must be fully lowered before departing the grain delivery hopper.
• Do not obstruct traffic with parked vehicles. Use designated parking zones.
• Do not clean trucks on site.
• All tarps need to be fully pulled back prior to arrival at the sample stand.

Note: Convertible tipper-trailers complying with the above points are permitted to deliver.

Everyone on GrainCorp sites must be 100% free from alcohol or illegal, prescription or pharmaceutical drugs that may affect their ability to safely perform their duties. Anyone who presents at a GrainCorp site in the presence of, or impaired, by drugs and alcohol will not be permitted on site. As a visitor you may be subjected to Drug and Alcohol Testing.

Children and animals must be supervised constantly and always remain in the vehicle when on GrainCorp sites.

Mass limits apply to heavy vehicles. During harvest, mass management laws apply to growers and truck drivers alike.

Whether loading the trucks on-paddock or driving the truck to a GrainCorp site, it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the truck complies with mass limits.

Mass limits apply to the truck configurations used by growers during harvest and these mass limits vary in every state.

When loading grain it is important that the mass limit, Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) and Gross Combination Mass (GCM) is known and not exceeded.

The default mass limit is the General Mass Limit (GML). On top of GML, trucks are also able to apply for extra mass limits that fall into the following categories:

• Concessional Mass Limits;
• Class 2 or Class 3 permits;
• Performance Base Standards; and
• Higher Mass Limits.

In 2018, GrainCorp implemented the Grain Transport Safety Network Truck Chart and in 2020, GrainCorp expanded this with a corresponding Truck Book. Both the chart and book can be found at www.gtsn.com.au.

Mass limits for all vehicles can be found on the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator website: www.nhvr.gov.au

GrainCorp has been working with state regulators to make it easier for growers to load on-farm and deliver grain to their local site during harvest. There are differences between state jurisdictions for overloaded vehicles:

Queensland. The GHMS is administered by AgForce Queensland in conjunction with Transport and Main Roads (TMR). Registered grower trucks, transport providers and receivers of bulk grain receive a mass limit increase of up to 7.5 percent from the General Mass Limit. No increase applies to trucks claiming CML, HML or PBS.

In 2020, the requirement for GrainCorp to reject very heavy trucks no longer applies, which is replaced by more frequent reporting to TMR. Trucks that exceed the mass limit in Queensland may be removed from the scheme by TMR.

NSW. Most truck types receive an increased mass limit of up to 5 percent above General Mass Limit, however you should always check your truck type and area with RMS to ensure your load is legal.

Council participation is optional, so it is important that you understand what mass limits apply for your area. GrainCorp must unload trucks within their usual legal mass limit if councils do not participate. Further information is available at the RMS website:

www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/heavy-vehicles/grain-transport.html

Victoria. Trucks receive an increased mass limit of up to 5 percent above General Mass Limit if they comply with the scheme.

For further information, refer to the VicRoads website: https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/business-and-industry/heavy-vehicle-industry/farmer-and-agricultural-information/grain-harvest-management-scheme

Harvest Overload Management. For harvest 2020/21, GrainCorp will continue to complement warning notices given to truck drivers that exceed the mass limit with emails and notifications, using GrainCorp’s CropConnect system.

For more information on Harvest Overload Management, click here.