Fatigue Management Transport

Additional information:

The Nationally Recognised course will, upon successful completion, lead to a Statement of Attainment for TLIF2010 Apply fatigue management strategies. It is recommended for people who work with or drive fatigue-related Heavy Vehicles, particularly those who work under Basic Fatigue Management (BFM) or Advanced Fatigue Management (AFM).

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