Fatigue Management in the Northern Territory
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Frequently asked questions
- Fatigue management requirements under Northern Territory law
- The model fatigue management systems
- Implementing your fatigue management system
- Sleep and rest
- Controlling the risk
- Review and audit
Fatigue management requirements under Northern Territory law
- Does the NT regulate driving hours?
- Why doesn't the NT follow the national driving hours regulations?
- Why isn't the Code of Practice mandatory?
- Fatigue management is only for long distance trucking operations, so why should I implement fatigue management systems?
The model fatigue management systems
- Do I have to use one of the model systems in the fatigue management package?
- If I already have records for driver’s hours and schedules in place, do I have to duplicate these?
- Do the model systems have any legal standing?
- If I implement a model system have I got any guarantees that I will meet my OH&S obligations?
Implementing your fatigue management system
- What if my drivers don't follow company policies and drive outside our fatigue management policy?
- How can I tell if my driver is adequately rested and fit for work?
- How can I influence my drivers’ out of work activities?
- Must I undertake a risk assessment for each trip?
- Must drivers be involved in every risk assessment?
- Are medical assessments mandatory?
- What training is available?
- What is considered 'appropriate' accommodation?
Sleep and rest
- What is adequate rest?
- What is ‘sleep debt’?
- How much sleep is needed to overcome sleep debt?
- How many short rest breaks are required?
Controlling the risk
- Tour itineraries are set, how can our drivers' schedules be 'flexible'?
- Our tour commences before sunrise, so our drivers work in the high risk period. How do we accommodate this risk?
- Some of our tours may be up to 24 days in length, how can these be accommodated in our fatigue management system?
Review and audit
- How do I review my fatigue management system?
- How often will I be audited?
- What recognition of a successful audit will I receive?
- What if my fatigue management system does not meet all the requirements at the time of audit?
- What will happen if my fatigue management system ‘fails’ an audit?