The Performance Benchmarking of Australian Business Regulation: Occupational Health and Safety report released by the Australian Government has found that psychosocial hazards are given less attention that physical hazards by OHS inspectors and in OHS legislation. The types of psychosocial…
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Increase in Truck Crashes Could be Fatigue as well as Mining Boom
Heavy vehicle truck accidents are on the increase in areas that are also seeing a boom in mining activity. Initially it was thought that the increase in heavy vehicle accidents of roads like the Bruce Highway was solely to a…
How Shift Work can Affect Your Life
Shift work and working at night when everyone is asleep can play havoc with your life and have some long-term implications for your home, work and social life. It is ‘normal’ for people to be awake during daylight hours and…
Useful Fatigue Information for Managers and Loading Staff
It is essential that it is not just left up to drivers top manage their own fatigue within the freight industry. In fact the laws require that everyone that has a responsibility within a supply chain ensures that they do…
Fatigued Medical Residents at Risk for Traffic Accidents
We all rely on doctors to be on the ball when we consult them about our various physical ailments. A doctor making a mistake is too horrific to contemplate and before we enter hospital for a complex operation we hope…
State of the Road Fatigue Fact Sheet
The State of the Road fact sheet released by the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS) states that fatigue is one of the leading causes of accidents on the nation’s roads. They claim in the fact…
Fatigue Management Strategies to Keep Drivers Safe
We have all read a wealth of information that points to the hazards of fatigue especially in the workplace. Workers are at risk when they are fatigued for any number of reasons and it is the responsibility of employers to…
How to Prevent Fatigue In the Heavy Road Transport Industry
Road safety is compromised for every road user when heavy vehicle drivers are fatigued. The consequences can be devastating for everyone when fatalities are the results of road accidents when fatigue is the cause. It has been proven that prevention…
Fatigue a Leading Cause of Workplace Accidents
The effects of fatigue can be devastating and the worse thing is that you may be suffering and not even understand the ways that fatigue is affecting you. Fatigue and feeling sleepy are the principal causes of both workplace and…
How the Responsibility for Fatigue is Shared Throughout the Supply Chain
Since the legislation was changed and the health and well-being of workers became the responsibility of everyone that took part in the supply chain it has meant that before every decision is made a number of different factors need to…
