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PBS Certification
What is PBS?
Performance Based Standards (PBS) is a government scheme which offers Australian heavy vehicle operators the opportunity to boost productivity and safety.
This approach allows businesses to have vehicles that have the potential to carry higher mass, while still keeping within the requirements of road safety.
At its heart, PBS matches the most suitable type of vehicle for each freight task. PBS vehicles must meet additional guidelines which guarantee an adequate level of performance as well as adherence to safety and network standards.
Why PBS?
The PBS scheme will allow transport businesses to carry higher mass and as a result, significantly increase their profitability.
PBS is quickly becoming indispensable for businesses looking to maximize profits while ensuring safe and reliable transportation services.
What else is needed for a PBS vehicle?
OBM
Telematics
Access Permits
NEBCOH can help with a full service PBS Certification package providing OBM, Telematics and Access Permits to ensure vehicles are completely ready for work.
OBM Dealer
On Board Mass (OBM) systems measure the mass of axle groups and calculate the gross vehicle mass of a vehicle. They are a requirement for PBS vehicles.
Telematics Dealer
Telematics systems provide data in real-time to the Australian government to ensure PBS vehicles are complying by transporting the correct weights on the approved routes.
Access Permits
Access Permits allow heavy vehicles on the PBS scheme to circulate through access roads that are not authorised under notice. Contact us to help you apply for access routes in the form below:
NHVAS
What is NHVAS?
“The National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) is a national formal process for recognising operators who have robust safety management systems in place. It is also increasingly being used to show compliance with general duty requirements under road transport law.” (NHVR)
Heavy vehicle operators can apply for accreditation under the following NHVAS modules:
Mass Management
Maintenance Management
Fatigue Management (Basic or Advanced)
How can NEBCOH help?
NEBCOH are approved independent auditors for the NHVAS mass, maintenance and fatigue management schemes. Transport businesses are audited periodically to ensure they continue to meet the standards required by the scheme.
NEBCOH can conduct:
Entry Audits
Initial Audits (After 6 months)
Compliance Audits (Every two years)
NEBCOH can assist in the auditing of systems for certification. This process can be easily undertaken by assessing your compliance needs, implementation of a system and then a systems entry audit. If rectifications are required, an agreed date will be set to complete non-conformances and then an audit report will be generated within seven days of rectifications.
Requirements for compliance?
In order to be compliant businesses will need a manual for each management system (mass/fatigue/maintenance) setting out policies and procedures. They will also need to keep a variety of records, for example:
Staff register
Training records
Fleet register
Trip records
Maintenance records
NEBCOH can guide you through the requirements for a successful audit.
Benefits of NHVAS
Mass Management
“Mass Management accreditation encourages heavy vehicle operators to take more responsibility for loading their trucks correctly and ensuring that their trucks are not overloaded.
It helps you to manage your business more efficiently, partly because you will have clear procedures for ensuring that your trucks are not overloaded and partly because there will be reduced risk of penalties from mass offences. It should also lead to greater productivity and road safety.”
(NHVR – Mass Management Guide)
Maintenance Management
“Transport businesses accredited in the Maintenance Management module maintain their own vehicles to comply with all relevant road transport legislation. It allows businesses to take responsibility for maintaining their own vehicles, improving productivity and efficiency with consistent compliance with road safety standards.”
(NHVR – Maintenance Management Guide)
Fatigue Management
“The aim of Fatigue Management accreditation is to achieve improvements in road safety and transport productivity.” By managing fatigue and implementing safety procedures, operators are allowed an increase in driver hours.
(NHVR – Fatigue Management Guide)
Chain of Responsibility
NEBCOH can provide audit services for a third-party analysis of your organization's operation. This will underpin your organization's requirements for the five core elements (fatigue, speed, vehicle mass, vehicle dimension & load security) of Chain of Responsibility.
FAQs
Can an old trailer/truck be PBS approved?
Generally yes this can be achieved, however it depends on a number of factors. In order to assess the suitability of your vehicle give us a call.
What is the first step PBS Certification on my vehicle?
The easiest way would be to give us a call to guide you through the process and the requirements that are needed.
How do I get access?
The first step would be to fill in the request form for access routes request so we can best help you or otherwise you can find the information on the government website here.
Access Permit Routes Request
