It is alleged that one third of all road crashes in Oz are caused by drivers that are so tired that they fell asleep on the wheel. A video on Seven News examines the impact that driver fatigue has on…
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Fatigue Management Update: Combating Sleep Apnoea
What exactly is Sleep Apnoea and what role does it play in Fatigue Management? This is a question that is best answered by understanding what causes sleep apnoea and how it has been linked to fatigue in a lot of…
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Driver Fatigue Breakthrough
Researchers at The University of Sydney have discovered that drinking caffeinated drinks could have a positive effect on commercial drivers, helping them to stay awake during long journeys, thereby improving road safety. Although caffeine’s benefit in fatigue management has been…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: driver, Driver Fatigue, Driver Fatigue Breakthrough, fatigue, Fatigue Breakthrough
The Dangers of Heat Stress
Even though the weather is getting cooler in some parts of Australia many areas are still subject to temperatures that can cause heat stress in workers. Besides, workers that are indoors in hot environments can also suffer heat stress so…
Managing Noise to Prevent Injury
Noise can cause short and long time injuries and it can often be neglected when planning is made. Long-term exposure to noise can create permanent damage but so can short term exposure to extreme levels of harmful noise. Any person…
Uncomfortable Sleep Dangerous for Commercial Drivers
Fatigue can be caused by a number of reasons such as sleep apnoea, medical conditions, insomnia, stress, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy and even bad quality sleep as a recent alert by WorkSafe WA has highlighted. Fatigue came under the spotlight…
Reporting on Workers Comp Mental Stress Claims
For the first time Safe Work Australia has released a report that looks at mental stress that is work related on its own. The data that is used for the report is from workers that are covered by the countries…
Draft ‘Managing the Risk of Fatigue at Work Guide’ Released
Fatigue is a serious issue in all workplaces because of the potentially serious consequences that can arise from workers suffering from fatigue. In particular fatigue is an issue where workers such as long haul truck drivers are subjected to dangerous…
Outlining the Primary Duty of Care
A duty of care is a legal obligation that means that a reasonable standard of care needs to be adhered to whilst any actions are undertaken that may potentially cause harm. WorkSafe in the Northern Territory have released a safety…
Fatigue Reform in the US in Ongoing Debate
Fatigue is on the mind of all people involved with supply chains because everyone has a strong responsibility to ensure that they do not cause any breaches of the law. Fatigue is a difficult issue and research is still investigating…
