OHSBodyofKnowledgePhysicalHazards:VehiclesandOccupationalRoadUseApril,2012PhysicalHazards:VehiclesandOccupationalRoadUseOHSBodyofKnowledgePhysicalHazards:VehiclesandOccupationalRoadUseApril,2012CopyrightnoticeandlicencetermsFirstpublishedin2012bytheSafetyInstituteofAustraliaLtd,Tullamarine,Victoria,Australia.Bibliography.ISBN978-0-9808743-1-0ThisworkiscopyrightandhasbeenpublishedbytheSafetyInstituteofAustraliaLtd(SIA)undertheauspicesofHaSPA(HealthandSafetyProfessionalsAlliance).ExceptasmaybeexpresslyprovidedbylawandsubjecttotheconditionsprescribedintheCopyrightAct1968(CommonwealthofAustralia),orasexpresslypermittedbelow,nopartoftheworkmayinanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,microcopying,digitalscanning,photocopying,recordingorotherwise)bereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedwithoutpriorwrittenpermissionoftheSIA.Youarefreetoreproducethematerialforreasonablepersonal,orin-house,non-commercialuseforthepurposesofworkplacehealthandsafetyaslongasyouattributetheworkusingthecitationguidelinesbelowanddonotchargefeesdirectlyorindirectlyforuseofthematerial.Youmustnotchangeanypartoftheworkorremoveanypartofthiscopyrightnotice,licencetermsanddisclaimerbelow.AfurtherlicencewillberequiredandmaybegrantedbytheSIAforuseofthematerialsifyouwishto:•reproducemultiplecopiesoftheworkoranypartofit•chargeothersdirectlyorindirectlyforaccesstothematerials•includeallorpartofthematerialsinadvertisingofaproductorservices,orinaproductforsale•modifythematerialsinanyform,or•publishthematerials.Enquiriesregardingthelicenceorfurtheruseoftheworksarewelcomeandshouldbeaddressedto:Registrar,AustralianOHSEducationAccreditationBoardSafetyInstituteofAustraliaLtd,POBox2078,GladstonePark,Victoria,Australia,3043registrar@ohseducationaccreditation.org.auCitationofthewholeBodyofKnowledgeshouldbeas:HaSPA(HealthandSafetyProfessionalsAlliance).(2012).TheCoreBodyofKnowledgeforGeneralistOHSProfessionals.Tullamarine,VIC.SafetyInstituteofAustralia.Citationofindividualchaptersshouldbeas,forexample:Pryor,P.,Capra,M.(2012).FoundationScience.InHaSPA(HealthandSafetyProfessionalsAlliance),TheCoreBodyofKnowledgeforGeneralistOHSProfessionals.Tullamarine,VIC.SafetyInstituteofAustralia.DisclaimerThismaterialissuppliedonthetermsandunderstandingthatHaSPA,theSafetyInstituteofAustraliaLtdandtheirrespectiveemployees,officersandagents,theeditor,orchapterauthorsandpeerreviewersshallnotberesponsibleorliableforanyloss,damage,personalinjuryordeathsufferedbyanyperson,howsoevercausedandwhetherornotduetonegligence,arisingfromtheuseoforrelianceofanyinformation,dataoradviceprovidedorreferredtointhispublication.Beforerelyingonthematerial,usersshouldcarefullymaketheirownassessmentastoitsaccuracy,currency,completenessandrelevancefortheirpurposes,andshouldobtainanyappropriateprofessionaladvicerelevanttotheirparticularcircumstances.OHSBodyofKnowledgePhysicalHazards:VehiclesandOccupationalRoadUseApril,2012OHSBodyofKnowledgePhysicalHazards:VehiclesandOccupationalRoadUseApril,2012OHSBodyofKnowledgePhysicalHazards:VehiclesandOccupationalRoadUseApril,2012SynopsisoftheOHSBodyofKnowledgeBackgroundAdefinedbodyofknowledgeisrequiredasabasisforprofessionalcertificationandforaccreditationofeducationprogramsgivingentrytoaprofession.ThelackofsuchabodyofknowledgeforOHSprofessionalswasidentifiedinreviewsofOHSlegislationandOHSeducationinAustralia.Af...