Keep Your Team Safe, Stay Compliant, And Streamline Your Operations - Without The Paperwork Headache.
Transport and warehouse operations involve high-risk activities like vehicle use, forklift operation, loading and unloading, and manual handling. Managing these risks while meeting your OHS obligations can be complex. Our Transportation & Warehousing OHS Management System gives you a complete, ready-to-use solution that makes safety management simple, professional, and effective.
Created by OHS experts specifically for logistics, freight, and warehousing businesses, this system is fully editable and easy to implement - helping you protect your people, win more contracts, and stay audit-ready without expensive consultants.
Package Includes:
1️⃣ Transportation & Warehousing OHS Manual (291 pages, including 44 forms & registers)
2️⃣ Managing Psychological Hazards in the Workplace Manual (37 pages)
3️⃣ x38 Transportation & Warehousing Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)
4️⃣ x86 Toolbox Talks
5️⃣ Staff Induction Handbook
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1️⃣ OHS Manual
This OHS Manual template is specifically designed for businesses in the transportation and warehousing sectors within Victoria. It provides a streamlined approach to establishing a robust OHS management system. Aligned with ISO45001 standards and Australian regulations, this fully editable template allows you to incorporate your business specifics seamlessly. It includes a variety of OHS form and register templates, and is easily customised to address the unique requirements of your business.
Note: If you operate in other States & Territories, consider purchasing our WHS Management System for All States.
OHS Manual Key Sections
The manual includes detailed sections to help manage and improve safety in your workplace:
- Overview
- References
- Definitions
- Our Organisation
- Leadership and Worker Participation
- Planning
- Support
- Operation
- Performance Evaluation
- Improvement
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Smoking in the Workplace
- Sun Safety
- Hazardous Manual Handling
- Traffic Control
- Fit for Work
- COVID-19 in the Workplace
- Health and Safety Plan
- Risk Management
- Hazard & Opportunity Reporting
- Legal Requirements
- Objectives and Outcomes Procedure
- Induction
- Training and Qualifications
- Injury/Incident Management
- Return to Work
- Consultation & Communication Procedure
- Health and Safety Representatives and Committees
- Documentation and Data Control
- OHS Audit
- Emergency Procedures
- Workplace Inspection Procedures
- Stop Work Authority
- Office Safety
- Ergonomics
- Fatigue Management
- Health Surveillance
- Procurement and Design
- First Aid
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Plant and Equipment
- Powered Mobile Plant
- Forklift Operations
- Warehouse Safety
- Working in Confined Spaces
- Electrical Safety
- Tools – Hand and Power Operated
- Chemical Management
- Isolation Procedures
- Ladder Safety
- Working at Heights
- Height Safety Equipment
- Fall Protection Rescue Plan
- Lighting
- Working in Remote and Rural Locations
- Site Safety
- Heat Management
- Hearing Conservation (Noise)
- Chain of Responsibility (CoR)
- Safe Driving
- Vehicle Accident Procedure
- Subcontractor Management
- Working Near Water
- Container Weight Declaration
- Fatigue Management (Transport)
- Speed Procedure
- Load Restraint
- Loading and Unloading Procedure
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2️⃣ Managing Psychological Hazards in the Workplace Manual:
Included as an add-on to the main WHS Manual, this 37-page guide helps you identify and manage common psychosocial risks like stress, bullying, fatigue, and poor communication. It supports your legal obligations under updated WHS laws and gives you practical, easy-to-follow procedures to help create a safer, healthier workplace - both mentally and physically.
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3️⃣ Safe Work Method Statements
The package includes 38 pre-filled, ready-to-use Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) covering the most common higher-risk activities in transportation and warehousing operations. Each SWMS helps you identify key hazards - such as forklift use, manual handling, vehicle movement, and loading or unloading - and outlines practical control measures to reduce risk and keep your team safe. It’s an effective way to train staff, document your processes, and stay on top of your workplace safety obligations.
SWMS's Included:
- Chemicals
- Cleaning of Vehicles
- Confined Space Entry
- Driving a Vehicle
- Driving in Remote Locations
- Elevated Work Platforms (EWP)
- Forklift
- Fuel Storage, Refuelling, and Decanting
- Fuel
- General Plant
- Hand, Air, and Power Tools
- Handling Hazchem
- Heavy Lifting Using Forklift, Jibs, and Slings
- Ladder
- Loading and Unloading Pallets
- Loading and Unloading Trucks
- Manual Handling
- Manual Jack
- Manual Tyre Change
- Mechanical Lifting
- Mobile Plant
- Operation of Trucks
- Picking Up and Unloading of Skip Bin
- Preparation of Load Export Containers
- Refuelling Plant and Equipment
- Rigging & Chain Blocks
- Telehandler Forklift
- Tipper
- Traffic Control
- Traffic Management Sign Setup
- Truck Driving (Fatigue)
- Truck Driving (Speed)
- Truck Driving (General)
- Truck Haulage
- Truck Mounted Crane
- Watercart
- Working Around Plant & Equipment
- Working Around The Public
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4️⃣ Safety Training/Toolbox Talks:
The package includes 86 ready-to-use safety training sessions/toolbox talks designed to engage your team and reinforce safe work practices in transport and warehouse environments. Each short, practical talk focuses on a specific topic - such as forklift safety, load restraint, fatigue management, and traffic control - helping your team recognise hazards, understand controls, and respond correctly if something goes wrong. These sessions also create a documented record of your commitment to ongoing safety training and compliance.
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5️⃣ Staff Induction Handbook:
The Staff Induction Handbook makes it simple to onboard drivers, warehouse staff, and contractors with a clear summary of your safety requirements. It saves you time, reduces your business risk, and ensures every worker understands site rules, responsibilities, and safe work practices.
Transportation & Warehousing OHS Management System (Victoria)
We accept the following payment methods:
➡️ Instant delivery via email.
➡️ Easily add your logo and business details.
➡️ Fully Editable (Microsoft Word Format).
➡️ Customisation instructions provided.
➡️ In line with Australian legislation.
➡️ Pay once, no ongoing subscriptions.
➡️ 12 Months Phone & Online Support.
➡️ Helps you secure more contracts with professional, audit-ready WHS documentation
➡️ Helps comply with WHS laws within Victoria and Australia
➡️ Easy to edit and implement - all documents provided in Word and Excel format
➡️ Ideal for small to medium logistics, transport, and warehousing teams
➡️ One-time purchase - no ongoing fees or subscriptions