Heavy Vehicle Fatigue Management Policy and Procedure
Editable Word heavy vehicle fatigue management policy and procedure for Queensland operators: Standard Hours limits, work diaries, scheduling, fitness-for-duty checks and chain of responsibility duties.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
For transport operators, schedulers and businesses that run heavy vehicles. It sets out the Standard Hours work and rest limits, the duty not to drive impaired by fatigue, scheduling with margin, work diary rules and officer due diligence under the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
What Is Included In Our Heavy Vehicle Fatigue Management Policy and Procedure?
- Chapter 6 fatigue duties and the chain of responsibility primary duty
- Standard Hours work and rest limits for solo and two-up drivers
- The duty not to drive impaired by fatigue or unfit to drive
- Scheduling and rostering with margin
- Fitness-for-duty check before each shift
- Stopping safely without penalty or reprisal
- Work diary rules: 28 days, in the driver’s possession
- Changing hours option and the reset rest break
- Officer due diligence and quarterly reporting
- Records, training and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld), including the Heavy Vehicle National Law: s 5 (party in the chain of responsibility), ss 26A to 26E (primary duty, executive due diligence and prohibited requests), Chapter 6 (ss 220 to 226 fatigue, s 228 driving impaired by fatigue or unfit to drive, ss 263 and 264 change of hours option, ss 289 and 291 100+km work, ss 293 to 297 work diary)
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): ss 47 to 49 (consultation)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 39 (information, training and instruction)
- National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Work and rest hours, for the Standard Hours tables
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
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