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  • 1 Introduction
    2 About you
    3 About your company
    4 Alcohol & Illegal Substances
    5 Health & Safety Requirements
    6 Hazard / Risk Reporting
    7 Injury Management
    8 Notifiable Injuries
    9 Emergency Procedure
    10 Loading & Unloading
    11 Transport
    • Welcome to Harvest Logistics Limited

      The management of Harvest Logistics Limited welcomes you to the team and values your contribution to the business and to the improvement of our workplace. To achieve Harvest Logistics Limited’s legal and social responsibilities for health and safety, we have developed this induction pack for your information and general use.

      Our vision for health and safety is ‘Striving for Zero Harm’. We value all the skills, qualifications and experience that our contractors bring to the business and to help us to achieve our vision, we ask that all truck drivers play their part for the benefit of all.

      As you read through this induction pack, please ensure you contact us if you need clarification on anything, either by email to;

      ted@harvestlogistics.co.nz or phone Ted 027 275 0025.
      paul@harvestlogistics.co.nz or phone Paul 027 878 2537.
      info@safebusiness.co.nz or phone 0508 424 723.

      Sign-off is required to ensure you have read and understood the contents of this information and that you agree to abide by the rules and procedures adopted by Harvest Logistics Ltd and the Forest Mangers as described within this presentation.

    • Information about you

    • A valid e-mail address either personal or a company admin email address. All e-mails from the system will be sent to this address. The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used to alert you of when your induction is due to expire.
    • Please re-type your e-mail address to confirm it is accurate.
    • Please enter your full first and surname name as per your ID document.
    • Please enter your mobile phone number with no spaces or dashes.
    • Information about your company

    • The name of the company you represent when undertaking Harvest Logistics work. If you're company isn't listed then scroll to the bottom and select "Other" and then type in your company name.
    • Item number 5a on your drivers licence
    • Please enter the name of the company you represent when undertaking Harvest Logistics work.
    • Item number 4b on your drivers licence
    • Alcohol and Illegal Substances

    • Harvest Logistics Limited have a zero tolerance Drug and Alcohol Policy regarding illegal substances being brought into, dealt or used in its workplace. There are no exceptions to these.

      If it is suspected or identified that you may be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other illegal substances, you will not be allowed to start work and may possibly be removed from site until we have received confirmation of a non-negative result.

      Harvest Logistics Ltd drug and alcohol policy and procedures allows for pre-employment required, random, reasonable cause and post-incident drug testing.

      Please click here to read more about Workplace Alcohol and Other Drugs Procedures

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    • Health & Safety Requirements

    • Health & Safety Responsibilities

      Truck Drivers

      1. To act in a manner that will not place themselves or others at risk.
      2. To be aware of their responsibilities for health and safety and follow all reasonable instructions.
      3. To report any hazards, near misses or incidents that they may identify while at work, to their manager or Harvest Logistics using the appropriate incident report form.
      4. To accurately report and record all injuries as soon as possible.
      5. Not to operate a truck without the appropriate licences, endorsements and certification.
    • Critical Rules
      1. No passengers allowed unless approved by Harvest Logistics Ltd
      2. No operating trucks under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol.
      3. Wear PPE that complies with the requirements of the Forest Managers for harvest sites.
      4. To carry out and document daily truck pre-checks and abide by the legal requirements of completing the logbook.
      5. Trucks must meet legal requirements at all times.
      6. Follow Loading/Unloading, Log Load Securing, Trailer Lifting policies and procedures and any other Harvest Rules or Forestry ACOP.
      7. Maximum speed limit on Forestry roads is 30 km/hr unless otherwise specified.
    • Scaling Shed Rules
      1. Hi-viz and steel cap boots to be worn at all times in checkpoint
      2. No smoking/vaping in checkpoint
      3. 5km/h speed limit in checkpoint
      4. Muddy loads will be turned away
      5. Over height loads will be turned away
    • PPE / Safety Equipment The following PPE / Safety Equipment is required in all trucks as a minimum:
      • Hi-vis hard hat
      • Hi-vis outer clothing
      • Gloves
      • Lace up, steel cap safety boots
      • Torch
      • Fire extinguisher
      • First aid kit
      • RT radio with correct channels
      Any person found breaking any of these critical rules may constitute a breach of the Contractor Agreement and the driver may face exclusion from future Harvest Logistic Ltd’s work.
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    • Hazard / Risk Reporting

    • Hazards are those events or things that have the actual or potential ability to cause you or others harm. Any task, machinery, equipment, process, near misses or any other event that has the actual risk or potential to cause you harm must be reported to your Manager and Harvest Logistics as soon as possible.


    • Injury Management

    • All injuries must be reported promptly and generally within 24 hours so that it can be investigated and to decide if corrective actions are necessary. Any notifiable incidents, they must be reported to WorkSafe as soon as possible. The descriptions should include what and how the injury occurred. In the event of an injury, the Incident Report form must be completed and the following process followed.

    • Notifiable Injuries

    • Notifiable injuries require special attention. These are injuries that by rule of thumb are bad enough to require hospital attention. If the incident has caused “notifiable injury” then you must FREEZE THE SCENE.

      This means the scene must not be tampered with until Worksafe NZ gives permission. The only reason you may be able to move equipment is to prevent further harm and make the situation safe.

      Exceptions to this rule; re-assist an injured person, make the site safe to prevent further harm, and under the direction of a police officer.

    • Notifiable Injuries and Incidents Procedure

    • Emergency Procedure

      1. Take all steps to prevent further injury.
      2. Call 111 or use RT to contact dispatch
      3. Give details:
        • Location
        • Forest
        • Road
        • How serious
        • Number of people involved
        • Type of injuries
        • Assistance required
      4. Contact your dispatcher and advise them of the situation.
      5. Contractor should advise Harvest Logistics immediately.

      Without Cellphone Coverage

      If radio coverage is available, contact dispatch or Harvest Logistics dispatch on channel FMNZ 4 or Fleet Link to relay your message to emergency services. If possible, relocate to a location with cellphone reception.

      Note: Unless it is essential for safety, do not move the injured person until you are sure what is wrong and what to do.

      Emergency Contacts

      Emergency – dial 111

    • Loading and Unloading - ACOP

    • For additional information on rules relating to loading and unloading at yards and mills (outside the forest) refer to the Log Transport Safety Council (LTSC) Loading/Unloading standards.

      1. Responsibilities
        Both the truck driver and the loader operator have a responsibility to ensure the load is contained and secured in such a manner that it cannot fall from the vehicle.
        1. The loader operator shall be responsible for:
          • controlling the loading/unloading operation
          • ensuring the safety of truck drivers while loading/unloading
          • the placement of logs within bolsters in accordance with the driver’s instruction
          • temporarily ceasing loading/unloading if the truck driver’s location is unknown or unsafe
        2. The truck driver shall be responsible for:
          • ensuring the load is stowed in accordance with industry standards
          • following any instructions given by the loader operator regarding his/her safety whilst loading/unloading on a harvesting site
          • advising the loader operator if intending to use an alternative safe area, e.g. crew shelter
      2. Trailer Lifting
        1. No person shall be under a raised trailer
        2. When turning the drawbar, trailers shall be suspended as close to the ground as practicable
        3. Trailer lifting shall be completed by machinery that is suitable for that purpose. The accepted methods of lifting the trailer are:
          • placing the load ring onto a hook on the lifting machine
          • grabbing the load ring or chain
          • non-chain alternatives such as cross beams that can be grabbed by the grapple or forklift pockets built into the trailer
      3. Loading Operation
        1. All truck drivers (and if applicable passengers) shall remain in a designated safe area during loading. Designated safe areas include:
          • inside the truck cab
          • outside the cab forward of the cab guard and on the same side of the truck as the loader
          • an alternative safe area, e.g. crew shelter
        Furthermore, it is recommended that the truck driver stand six metres forward of the cab guard during loading of the truck packet.
      4. Loading Zone


        Diagram 8
        1. The loading zone is deemed to be a minimum of six metres around the truck and trailer. This zone may need to be larger during loading of long logs.
        2. No loading activities shall occur while any person is on the ground within the loading (red) zone (Refer to diagram 8).

          Exception: The truck driver may need to stand at the rear stanchion of the truck to observe and direct the loader operator in the setting of bed logs on the trailer bolster and to make adjustments to the final load position on the trailer as long as no logs are being suspended by the loader. Before loading recommences, the truck driver shall return to a designated safe area.

        3. If any person needs to go into the loading zone, they may only do so with the loader operator’s approval. Loading shall temporarily cease (grapple/forks on the ground), and only recommence when the person has moved out of the loading zone.
        4. At no time is the loader to move into or swing logs over, or into, the truck driver safe area.
        5. Chaining up shall only occur after all loading at the site is completed.
      5. Load Placement
        1. General:
          • No part of the outside logs of the load shall be loaded above the top of the stanchions or the stanchion extensions.
          • Logs loaded in the middle of the load shall not have more than one-third of the diameter of the log above the adjacent logs (see diagram 9).
          • The top of the load shall be rounded so that the load-securing device will contact as many logs as possible.

        2. Diagram 9
        3. Overhang: Logs shall be loaded so that lower and outside logs overhang the bolster and stanchion edges by at least 300mm.

          Exception: The minimum overhang may be reduced to 150mm provided three chains are used, ie, two bolster chains and one belly chain.

        4. Logs which are shorter than the distance between the bolsters and stanchions shall be nestled between outer rows.

          Exception: Short logs may be placed on top of the load, provided the log end not supported by a stanchion is secured with a tensioned load restraint of equal strength in addition to other restraints required by this Code of Practice.

      6. Unloading
        1. Stanchion pins and extensions shall not be removed/lowered until the load has been lowered to a point where no part of any log is above the height of the top of the stanchion.
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    • Transport – ACOP

      1. For additional information on rules relating to loading and unloading at yards and mills (outside the forest) refer to the Log Transport Safety Council (LTSC) Loading/Unloading standards.
        1. Vehicles
          1. Vehicles transporting forest produce on a public road shall:
            • be subject to all aspect of the Transport Act 1998 and associated transport legislation
            • have a valid Certificate of Fitness (COF).
          2. Off-highway cartage vehicles shall hold a current Certificate of Road Worthiness as outlined in the Log Transport Safety Council (LTSC) standards.
          3. Vehicles used to carry logs shall be:
            • rated as to the maximum load the unit shall carry (this information shall be available to on request)
            • operated within the manufacturer’s rated gross vehicle mass and gross combination mass
            • operated within accordance of the manufacturer’s specifications
        2. Cab Guards
          1. Trucks used for the transportation of stem, logs and roundwood shall be fitted with an industry standard cab protection frame between the cab and forward end of the load.
        3. Sawdust, Woodchips & Waste Products
          1. Loose bulk loads carted in an off-highway situation shall be adequately covered by a tarpaulin or net as appropriate where there is a significant risk of material falling from a vechicle.
        4. Securing Loads on Logging Transport
          1. All loads shall be loaded and secured so that no portion of the load can become dislodged or fall from the vehicle.
          2. At log landings, it shall be permissible to move the vehicle up to 100 metres to a safe area away from the landing before securing the load,
          3. Restraining devices shall not be released until the load is ready to be removed. Exception: Log transport may move slowly (20kph) to the unloading area providing:
            • a designated unchaining area has been allocated
            • there is no access way by members of the public.
        Where loads are made up of smaller grade logs under 3.9 metres, belly restraints must be used to prevent these from falling.
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