Safety

Standard Hours are the work and rest hours allowed in the HVNL for all drivers who are not operating under NHVAS accreditation or an exemption. They are the maximum amount of work and minimum amount of rest possible that can be performed without additional safety countermeasures.

Standard hours

Standard Hours are the work and rest hours allowed in the HVNL for all drivers who are not operating under NHVAS accreditation or an exemption. They are the maximum amount of work and minimum amount of rest possible that can be performed without additional safety countermeasures.

The table applies to solo drivers.

PFM operates on "Standard" Fatigue Work Hours as set out by Queensland Transport & Main Roads and NHVR guidelines.

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Seven fatigue management principles

The seven principles are grouped into three categories:

Work-related rest breaks (such as short rest breaks):

  1. Reduce the time spent continuously working in the work opportunity
  2. The more frequent breaks from driving, the better

Recovery breaks (such as major rest breaks):

  1. Ensure an adequate sleep opportunity in order to obtain sufficient sleep
  2. Maximise adequate night sleep
  3. Minimise shifts ending between 00:00-06:00
  4. Minimise extended shifts

Reset breaks (such as long periods of rest or extended leave):

  1. Prevent accumulation of fatigue with reset breaks of at least 30hrs (and include two night periods, 00:00 – 06:00) between work sequences

The NHVR has developed a spreadsheet to assist you in calculating the fatigue risks in your proposed work and rest hours. 

 

Reference – NHVR