Fatigue Management Transport

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to:

• Recognise factors and lifestyle choices which will affect fatigue;
• Identify signs of fatigue and personal early warning signs;
• Take steps to ensure effective work capability and alertness are maintained; and,
• With others, effectively implement and apply fatigue management strategies.

Units of Competency

TLIF2010 Apply fatigue management strategies

Assurance Audit

AVELING conducts assurance audits of participants completing Nationally Recognised eLearning courses to verify identification and ensure the participant did the course themselves.

Participants doing Nationally Recognised eLearning courses must be subjected to AVELING’s assurance audit process within 12 months of course enrolment and successfully pass the assurance audit to complete the course and receive certification. If this does not occur, they may have to redo the course.

Course Detail

Topic 1 – What is fatigue, why must it be managed?

Section 1 – What is fatigue, why must it be managed?
Section 2 – Why is sleep important?
Section 3 – Effects of fatigue and personal early warning signs

Topic 2 – Causes of fatigue, how to manage it

Section 1 – The body clock
Section 2 – Healthy lifestyle
Section 3 – Life factors and work factors
Section 4 – Drugs, alcohol and stimulants
Section 5 – Medical fitness and sleep disorders

Topic 3 – Fatigue management laws

Section 1 – Fatigue management laws
Section 2 – Taking reasonable steps to manage fatigue
Section 3 – Duties to prevent driver fatigue
Section 4 – Fitness for work
Section 5 – Penalties

Topic 4 – Record keeping and work diaries

Section 1 – Using a work diary
Section 2 – Legislative requirements when using work diaries

Topic 5 – Fatigue management strategies

Section 1 – Fatigue management policies, procedures and scheduling
Section 2 – Staying alert on the road
Section 3 – Signs of fatigue
Section 4 – Rest options
Section 5 – Alcohol and drugs

Topic 6 – Work times

Section 1 – Planning routes and schedules to minimise fatigue
Section 2 – Standard hours and Advanced Fatigue Management
Section 3 – Basic Fatigue Management (BFM)
Section 4 – The 36 hour rule
Section 5 – Two-up driving

Topic 7 – Applying fatigue management strategies

Section 1 – Applying fatigue management strategies scenario