The NHVR recognises that heavy vehicle drivers in Australia may need to use their fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for personal reasons from time to time as they cannot reasonably access alternative means of transport. Any activity involving a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle is counted as work and limited by the Heavy Vehicle National Law. The NHVR has…
From 1 July, the NHVR officially took over heavy vehicle safety and compliance for the ACT, with the capital following South Australia and Tasmania who have already transitioned. With this transition comes a number of changes for operators and drivers travelling through the ACT. The NHVR’s Safety and Compliance Officers are now authorised to stop…
Changes happening soon! On July 1st changes come into play in the provision of training for fatigue management in the Heavy Vehicle sector. Out go the units of competency TLIF2010 Apply fatigue management strategies and TLIF3063 Administer the implementation of fatigue management strategies. Replacing them will be TLIF0005 – Apply a fatigue risk management system; TLIF0006…
Changes to fatigue management training are coming. From July 1st 2018, Drivers, Schedulers and Supervisors or Managers of drivers or schedulers, will be required to undertake NEW units of competency covering fatigue management to fulfil the requirements of the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS). The new requirements will dovetail into the proposed changes to…
A Deloitte Access Economics report released on sleep deprivation effects on Tuesday August 8th, in a study, funded by the Sleep Health Foundation, and reported in News Corp (Daily Mail On-line) papers; found some 3017 people died from fatigue, with at least one person dying every day from falling asleep at the wheel of a…
“I was pulled over in New South Wales and now gotta go to court because my Work diary was all wrong. I am required to do the fatigue management course. Can you help me?” Not a new scenario at all, but a regular in the phone calls we get. A common problem that concerns the…
Often we are asked if we need to see the heavy vehicle driver’s medical records and reports as part of the fatigue management training assessments. While there is an obvious link between the two, we have to keep in mind that fatigue management training doesn’t include reviewing medical reports on driver capability or suitability. However,…
Once again the issue of fatigue amongst Heavy Vehicle drivers raises its ugly head with the very recent fatal accident in the Central West of NSW. But changes are coming which will eventually remove this problem; At least in the eyes of some advocates. Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a new world for the workplace, especially…
With winter almost upon us it is timely to be reminded that this is the season for colds and flu. Unless one is a hermit or very lucky, it is hard to avoid getting a dose of flu or a heavy cold. The pharmaceutical industry ramps up the marketing of various cures and preventatives. Flu…
With changes coming to Chain of Responsibility laws (in 2018) and impending changes to fatigue risk management requirements, the following story is one that underlines the need for best practice by everyone in the Heavy vehicle industry. The truck driver who killed a cyclist in a crash in South Australia was working for a Transport…
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