Driver Fatigue for Operations Training

Overview

This course is for people who want to improve their knowledge of driver fatigue laws and compliance.

The primary duty to eliminate or minimise public risk applies to all trucks over 4.5 tonne, then driver fatigue rules for trucks about 12 tonne.

Then there’s different record keeping requirements and duties for record-keepers.  Managing fatigue is also a work health and safety issue.

Learning objectives:

By doing this course, you will learn about

• The various scenarios and their record keeping requirements
• What you need to look for when checking runsheets or work diary pages
• The work hours and rest breaks regime and counting time
• How 12 hours of work time and 12 hours at work affects driver fatigue compliance
• How to identify and act on breaches
• Record keepers official duties

We use interactive learning, case studies and real court outcomes to bring the material to life.

Duration:

30-45 minutes (self-paced learning)