WorkSafe fatigue management training for commercial drivers
This unit involves 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.
Relevant work concerning fatigue management occurs when operating equipment, trains, vehicles, and load shifting equipment.
There are three online lessons and three quizzes. You must pass all three quizzes to obtain a certificate of completion.
Course structure: Apply fatigue management strategies
Part 1
Identify and act on signs of fatigue
This lesson describes potential causes of fatigue and ways to minimise its effects. It includes personal warning signs of fatigue and necessary steps to ensure that effective work capability and alertness are maintained.
Part 2
Implement strategies to minimise fatigue
This lesson discusses what a commercial driver can do to combat and reduce the signs and effects of fatigue, both within their personal lives and within the workplace to manage their fatigue.
Part 3
Required skills and knowledge
This part contains an assessment to determine whether commercial vehicle drivers’ required skills and knowledge in fatigue management are met according to relevant legislation and workplace procedures.
Recommended reading
- Code of practice: Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers (2019)
- Code of practice: Working hours (2006)
- The study guide: Staying alert at the wheel
- Code of practice: Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers (2019)View code of practice
The Western Australia’s code of practice for the fatigue management of commercial drivers provides practical guidance to industry on requirements in occupational safety and health regulations for driving commercial vehicles. The regulations establish an operating standard for hours of work and rest and other requirements for the management of fatigue for commercial vehicle operators.
- Code of practice: Working hours (2006)View code of practice
This code provides guidance for employers and workers on the management of safety and health hazards and risks commonly associated with working hours arrangements.
- The study guide: Staying alert at the wheelView study guide
This study guide is designed to help you to understand how to recognise and prevent fatigue from becoming a hazard. It suggests lifestyle changes and other steps you should consider managing your fatigue effectively. Additionally, the content includes all the material covered in the online fatigue management lessons for commercial drivers.
