Policies
Supporting safe, consistent and evidence-informed practice
Why clear policies and processes matter
Having clear policies and processes in place is important for both professionals and organisations with responsibilities relating to the safe transport of people with disability and medical conditions. They provide a foundation for consistent practice, support professional and legal responsibilities, and help organisations manage transport-related risk.
MACA’s model policies reflect current evidence, best practice and relevant standards and legislation. They provide practical guidance for MACA-trained professionals and can also support organisations to develop or strengthen their own policies and procedures.
By using these policies, professionals and organisations can:
- support consistent and safe approaches to motor vehicle transport
- strengthen compliance with professional, legal and organisational responsibilities
- support confident, evidence-informed practice
- demonstrate a commitment to safety, accountability and quality.
Our model policies
MACA has developed three model policies, which are included our training courses and available to MACA trained professionals in MACAhub Pro.
Buckle Covers - Model Policy
This model policy sets out best practice considerations for MACA-trained professionals prescribing child restraint and seatbelt buckle covers for vehicle passengers. It includes information about child restraint and seatbelt buckle covers, and the legal requirements for their use in each state and territory.
Crotch Buckle with Extended Strap - Model Policy
This model policy provides guidance for MACA-trained professionals assessing and prescribing the short-term use of crotch buckles with extended straps for children travelling in a hip spica cast or brace. It includes information to support best-practice assessment, relevant legal requirements, and communication with families, including FAQs for prescribers and parents.
Modified Australian Standard Child Restraints - additional padding
This model policy provides guidance for MACA-trained professionals assessing and prescribing where additional padding is used with an Australian standard child restraint. It draws on Australian research into modification practice and crash testing and includes practice guidance, legal requirements for use and FAQs.
Keeping your staff safe on the road
As travelling on our roads is a major cause of work-related injury and death, it is also recommended that organisations have policies and processes in place in line with Work Health & Safety obligations.
MACA’s Workplace Road Safety Leadership Course provides information about using vehicles as a workplace, the different types of risks associated with travelling on our roads, and how these risks can be managed.
The online course includes practical information, valuable resource links and guidance for developing and implementing an organisational road safety policy to help keep all people safe when using a vehicle as a workplace.
