WAHVA Changes
As part of Main Roads taking on the WA Heavy Vehicle Accreditation (WAHVA) Auditor Training and Certification process, and with input from the WAHVA Review Stakeholder Reference Group, changes were made to the WAHVA Business Rules, Management Systems Standards and Operator Guide: How to become and stay accredited that came into effect as of 31 March 2022. Accredited Operators at that time had until 31 March 2023 to transition to the new documentation.
Since that announcement, Heavy Vehicle Services has hosted both online and in person information sessions with operators and auditors as well as the annual WAHVA Certified Auditor conference which has led to some further changes to the aforementioned documents.
Some of these changes include:
- Removal of the Quarterly Compliance Statement, to be replaced with bi-annual (6 monthly) Internal Reviews
- Removal of the Table of Tolerances
- Wording changes to a number of criteria in the Management Systems Standards document
- Amendments to the requirements of the Vehicle Register
- Amendments to the requirements of the Employee/Driver Names Register
- Amendments to the daily vehicle check brake requirements
- Updated templates in the Operator Guide.
You can view the updated documents on the Accreditation and Auditing page on our website.
The transport industry is reminded that all audits conducted from 31 March 2023 will include the amendments from 31 March 2022, and all audits conducted from 1 May 2023 will include those and incorporate the amendments made since.
HVS 2023 Industry Workshop and Information Sessions
Following the success of the 2021 and 2022 series of HVS Industry Workshops, we will be holding state-wide heavy vehicle workshop and information sessions in 2023.
There will be a change to the format and a general outline of each information session will be as follows:
- Regional Update - Presentation from the Main Roads Regional Office on heavy vehicle related matters and / or relevant infrastructure project(s)
- Information session relating to a HVS product or service - see topics below.
- Interactive Workshop – focus on what functionality attendees would like in a new customer portal
- One-on-One with HVS Staff – attendees can meet with HVS representatives from Access, WA Heavy Vehicle Accreditation, Compliance, OSOM moves and permits.
There is an option to attend online or in person, noting that online attendees will have access to the Regional Update and the Information Session portion (up to 1 Hour) of the session only.
The region, dates and information session topics are:
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REGION
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DATE
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TOPIC
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Albany
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May 23
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Permit Applications – submitting your Single Trip application & supporting documents (e.g. vehicle forms)
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Bunbury
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June 21
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AMMS – Overview of Scheme and Mass Management Module Requirements
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Karratha
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July 12
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PBS Scheme – Scheme Overview and Application Process
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Kununurra
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August 16
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Applying for Restricted Access Vehicle Access – What you need to know.
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Geraldton
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September 13
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Topic TBC
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Metro
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September 27
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Traffic Escort Services - Scheduling Solution
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Kalgoorlie
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October 18
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WA Heavy Vehicle Accreditation – know your responsibilities including 3rd Party Accreditation Arrangements
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Northam
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November 8
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Heavy Vehicle Licenced Pilot Scheme – Review Overview + next steps
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Please note: the HVS Industry Information Session 2023 schedule may change dependant on registration numbers. Places are limited. To register for one of the 2023 sessions, please click on the button below.
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