Welcome to the commercial vehicle driver fatigue management training package.
Drivers
This unit includes the skills and knowledge required to apply fatigue management strategies including identifying and acting on signs of fatigue, and implementing appropriate strategies to minimise fatigue during work activities to meet legislative and regulatory requirements.
To commence training, you will require a personal email address to register, and note that each person must have a different email address to use this system.
Following successful completion of this unit an online statement of completion will be issued of which a copy should be provided to your employer for their records.
Administrators
This unit includes the skills and knowledge required to administer the implementation of fatigue management strategies in an organisation. The training package Administer the implementation of fatigue management strategies helps the responsible person to ensure that:
- commercial vehicles are operated in accordance with the commercial vehicle operating standard
- every commercial vehicle driver is certified by a registered medical practitioner as fit to drive the commercial vehicle
- there is a fatigue management plan that covers every commercial vehicle driver
- records are kept in accordance with the regulations for driving commercial vehicles.
The responsible person also has general duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022. These general duties include ensuring that workers and contractors who drive commercial vehicles have adequate information, instruction, training and supervision so that they can work in a safe manner.
Learn how to:
- monitor the implementation of fatigue management strategies
- develop and assess staff competence in fatigue management
- provide feedback to staff on any areas for improvement in their fatigue management skills and knowledge
- report to management on the implementation of your fatigue management policy.
This package also explains the impact of fatigue on commercial vehicle drivers and other road users and provides assistance to the responsible person at a workplace to develop a Driver Fatigue Management Plan, as required by Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 184F.
If you are a first-time user of this system you will need to create an account using the Register hyperlink in the login box.
Resources and guidance
- Work Health and Safety Regulations Part 4.10 – Driving commercial vehicles
- Code of practice: Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers
- Code of practice: Working hours
- Guidance on driver fitness for duty
- Developing a fatigue management plan for commercial vehicle drivers and operators
- Assessing fitness to drive, Austroads