Maintenance Management Module

The National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme Maintenance Management Module encourages heavy vehicle operators to take more responsibility for ensuring their vehicles are roadworthy and safe at all times. It helps members manage their business more efficiently due to the documented procedures in place ensuring vehicles are regularly maintained and as a result there will be less down time associated with breakdowns and annual inspections.

You need to ensure all accredited vehicles are maintained according to Australian Design Rules, Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Rules 1999, National Road Transport Commission Roadworthiness Guidelines and the Road Traffic Act & Regulations. These contain mandatory requirements for safe design, construction and maintenance of heavy vehicles.

Independent auditors audit accredited operators periodically, these auditors will confirm to Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure you are continuing to meet the standards required by the scheme prior to re-accreditation.

It is important to remember that even if you are an accredited operator you are still subject to the law and can be audited and inspected at any time in order to make sure you are conforming to the performance standards.

	NHVAS Maintenance Management Accreditation Standards – Jan 2007	51 Kb
	NHVAS Maintenance Management Audit Matrix – Jan 2007	50 Kb

NHVAS Medical Certificate for Road Train and/ or B-Triple Drivers

In accordance with the South Australian Government Gazette Notice titled Operation of Road Train Vehicles in South Australia and/ or the Permit to Operate a Long Combination Vehicle – B-Triple, road train and b-triple drivers are required to be certified as being fit to drive a heavy vehicle by a medical practitioner in accordance with the Assessing Fitness to Drive 2003, published by Austroads.

Road train and b-triple drivers must carry a valid medical certificate or copy with them when driving a NHVAS accredited road train or b-triple on routes between Port Augusta West and Northern Adelaide. The driver must be able to produce the medical certificate or copy to an Authorised Officer on request.

Drivers must have a medical examination conducted, as a minimum, once every three years for drivers aged 49 or under, and yearly for drivers aged 50 and over.

The NHVAS Medical Certificate (MR658) can be obtained from Heavy Vehicle Accreditation & Audit or downloaded and printed from the forms page. Drivers are required to complete their details and the patient questionnaire prior to their appointment. The medical practitioner will complete the clinical examination and if the driver is assessed as meeting the medical criteria the medical practitioner will sign the declaration.

Note: Drivers are only required to carry the completed page containing the Medical Practitioner Declaration with them. The Patient Questionnaire and Clinical Examination pages may be retained by the Medical Practitioner or retained for your own records.

To access Gazette Notices and Information Bulletins relating to a particular vehicle configuration please select the vehicle type below.
	Rigid Truck and Dog Trailers
	B Doubles
	Road Trains (including Converter Dolly)

NHVAS Application Forms (SA Only) – Effective September 2008

NHVAS application forms can be obtained from Heavy Vehicle Accreditation & Audit or downloaded and printed from the forms page.