Entries by Lee Stringer

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Update Your Driver’s license & DG License Details

If you hold a current Safe Load Program ID card please ensure your drivers license and dangerous goods license details, including expiry dates are correctly entered in your SLP online profile. Some Australian fuel terminals are now directly accessing license expiry information from the our databases and are using this information to block loading for […]

Pilot Program DKI-SLP-Viva Energy

Diamond Key International (DKI) and Safe Load Program (SLP) are working together in a trial that we hope will automate vehicle and driver loading authorisation.  Our Joint venture owner Viva Energy has agreed to host the trial at 2 of their Victorian terminals. The trial will commence on the 3rd February 2025 at Viva Energy […]

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Operating Guideline 7 Update Version 3.5

Safe Load Program Operating Guideline 7 (OG7) document and its checklists have just been updated and released on the SLP web for use immediately by all SLP Authorised Inspection Locations. The new 3.5 version checklist must be in use by no later than the 1st of January 2025. OG7-V3.5-Nov2024.pdf 2008-Prime-Mover-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf 2008-Tanker-Trailer-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf 2008-Rigid-Tanker-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf 2008-Skel-Trailer-Dolly-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf 2020-Prime-Mover-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf 2020-Tanker-Trailer-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf 2020-Rigid-Tanker-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf 2020-Skel-Trailer-Dolly-Inspection-Checklist-OG7-V3.5.pdf […]

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Try Our Mobile Phone APP & User Guides

On the 29th of January we launched our new and improved IT system, with the launch we have been experiencing some bugs but our IT team have been working hard to ensure these bugs are corrected so that we can provide the quickest and simplest way to access and manage your SLP processes within the […]

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EMERGENCY STOP & BATTERY ISOLATION SWITCH LOCATION

The location of EMERGENCY STOP buttons and BATTERY ISOLATION switches is critical to the safe operation of a dangerous goods delivery vehicle. Having these switches and buttons installed on the drivers side and behind the vehicle cabin allows all dangerous goods drivers and emergency services the ability to quickly access and shut down the vehicle […]

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NSW EPA BULLETIN “UNLOAD EXCLUSION ZONE”

Please be aware of this new information bulletin sent to all NSW Dangerous Goods vehicle licence holders regarding safe practices while unloading Dangerous Goods tank vehicles. The attached factsheet has been prepared by the NSW EPA specifically for petrol tanker unloading at petrol/service stations. The NSW EPA factsheet advises: When tankers unload petrol at petrol […]

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Spill During Diesel Loading – Sharing Lessons Learned

Many thanks to terminal operators in Australia that share incidents so we can learn from these incidents. Incident: While loading diesel onto the lead trailer on a multiple trailer combination, the driver noticed diesel leaking from under the trailer. The driver safely stopped loading by activating the loading bay emergency stop and then closed the […]

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Tanker “Return To Service” (RTS) for Australian Terminals

SLP, and it’s participating terminal partners in Australia, are implementing a new method for dealing with tankers loading for the first time, after Returning To Service (RTS) from maintenance, repairs, servicing, cleaning or inspection. SLP conducted a trial in South Australia, that has proved to be very successful. The new RTS process is easy to use and has been effective at reducing confusion […]

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NRSPP offers many great ideas for your next safety conversation

WHAT IS THE NRSPP? The National Road Safety Partnership Program (NRSPP) offers a collaborative network to support Australian businesses in developing a positive road safety culture. It’s about saving lives without the red tape. Partners within the NRSPP recognise road safety not as a competitive advantage but as a shared advantage. Collaboration will not only increase productivity but save […]