A commercial vehicle driver has a duty to comply with the following requirements:
- to drive in accordance with regulation 18D of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022
- to hold a current medical certificate that confirms their fitness to drive a commercial vehicle
- keep records.
Workers who drive commercial vehicles also have general duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022.
These general duties include:
- ensuring they follow the person in control of the business or undertaking's (PCBU) instructions
- reporting for work rested and fit for duty
- producing accurate records showing their work times, breaks from driving and non- work time.
Guidance and resources
- Work Health and Safetey (General) Regulations 2022 Part 4.10 Driving commercial vehicles.
- Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers: Code of practice
- Working hours: Code of practice
- Guidance on driver fitness for duty
- Developing a fatigue management plan for commercial vehicle drivers and operators
- Assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers, 2022, Austroads
- Regulatory requirements for driver testing, Austroads
Free fatigue management training for commercial vehicle drivers and administrators
A free to use resource designed to help drivers and manager/supervisors understand the impact of fatigue and the strategies to prevent fatigue from driving commercial vehicles.