Pre-requisities: Nil.
Duration: ½ Day and on-the-job practical application plan.
Recognition: On completion, you will be issued with your "Statement of Attainment"
Cost: $220* excl GST.
*prices may vary depending on location
On 29 September 2008 new driver fatigue laws commenced and applied to drivers of all heavy vehicles with a GVM over 12 tonnes, and buses with 12 or more passengers including the driver, with a legal responsibility applying to all parties in the transport supply chain, for preventing driver fatigue.
It is a legal requirement to complete a work diary if you are a driver of a fatigue regulated heavy vehicle:
- working further than 200km from your base location
- working under any fatigue management accreditation or work and rest hours exemption.
Work diaries are available from Queensland Transport customer service centres, Queensland Government Agent Program offices, and some regional police stations.
BFM (Basic Fatigue Management) accreditation still allows operators to work 14 hour shifts, but offers greater flexibility for operators to schedule work and rest periods, providing the process is properly managed.
To meet the new legislation operators need to comply with the BFM standards. All drivers who are driving for either a Basic or Advanced Fatigue Management operation need to be assessed, and receive a Statement of Attainment in Apply Fatigue Management Strategies (TLIF1007C) and anyone who is a scheduler, or who supervise either drivers or schedulers, as part of a Basic or Advanced Fatigue management operation need to be assessed, and receive a Statement of Attainment in Administer the Implementation of Fatigue Management Strategies (TLIF6307A)
Drivers who are currently qualified for the Transitional Fatigue Management Scheme can apply to have their current skills recognised by applying directly for assessment, rather than having to undergo further training. It should be noted that this advice applies to the new requirements for drivers only, and not schedule and roster staff who currently hold a Transitional Fatigue Management Scheme qualification (but need to transit to the new TLIF6307A Administer the implementation of fatigue management strategies).There are small differences in the knowledge, skills and attitudes criteria between the old TDT1097B Apply fatigue management strategies, and the new TLIF1007C Apply fatigue management strategies. These relate largely to:
- the introduction of new legislation and national Standards for Basic Fatigue Management and Advanced Fatigue Management (and therefore a new accrediation framework and parameters for work and rest);
- the introduction of new concepts like fitness for duty, duty of care, chain of responsibility, risk management approach, and;
- a greater emphasis on "employability skills" (which replace the "key competencies" statement in the old TDTF1097B)
It is thought that drivers who have completed the Transitional Fatigue Management Scheme course, coupled with their current work experience, should be able to pass the assessment for the new competency unit, provided they are familiarised with the new legislative changes. This information is all available in information bulletins provided by NTC and by jurisdiction road agencies.
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