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Fatigue

Keep Your Head In the Game

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Keep Your Head In the Game By Phil La Duke After all the hoopla in the U.S. about the dangers of texting while driving, a new study has found yet another reason that people drive like fools. In a study released by the Erie Insurance Group 10% of all crashes were caused by “distracted” driver, [...]

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Managing Workplace Fatigue

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Managing Workplace Fatigue While fatigue is often difficult to manage studies show that fatigue does contribute to many workplace problems such increased accident rates, absenteeism, and more accidents. Therefore it is essential that all employers regardless of the type of business they operate gain insight into the causes and effects of fatigue in the workplace [...]

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Driver Fatigue

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Driver Fatigue   This simple but powerful little video was sent to us by Tony Anthony who recently experienced a potentially deadly scare whilst at the wheel. He ‘ummmed’ and ‘ahhhed’ about it and thought, “well I made for that very reason, to ‘get it out there”,  It was inspired by the efforts of Sara [...]

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Best Practice Guide for Driver Safety at Work

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Best Practice Guide for Driver Safety at Work – Guest Post Introduction Whether an employee is heading across town for a meeting or across the country to deliver goods, employers should maximize their safety on the road. From smart workplace policies that help to prevent accidents to proactive safety programs that minimize risk, employers have [...]

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Journey Safety and Risk Management Plans

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Journey Safety and Risk Management Plans Not sure what has happened out there to prompt the number of enquiries we are getting about travel safety plans, journey risk management, Trip Management Plans and safe driving hours for workers driving out to mines and remote sites. In response, below is a great example of a procedure [...]

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Fatigue Safety Posters

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Fatigue Safety Poster One of the new safety posters from the quirky new collection at the SAFETY TOOLSHED

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Todays Safety Poster

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Todays Safety Poster – Fatigue Safety Poster from the awesome new collection at the Safety Toolshed

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Fatigue management – getting a better night’s sleep

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Have you ever been awake in the middle of the night doing mental gymnastics? Do you find it difficult to get to sleep or stay asleep?  Consider this research: 51% of Australians don’t get enough quality sleep. And, if you’re on night shift, lack of sleep is compounded by a lighter, poorer quality sleep during [...]

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About basic fatigue management – reducing your fatigue

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About basic fatigue management: reducing your fatigue If you work in the transport industry, you may be required to complete your fatigue management training. You can do this by completing an online fatigue management course. Basic fatigue management shows you how to prevent fatigue from being a danger to yourself and others. A study of [...]

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