Driver Fatigue Management SWMS (HVNL)
Fatigue risk management for heavy vehicle drivers — NHVR standard and basic fatigue management, work/rest scheduling, fatigue monitoring, and impairment response.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Fatigue risk management for heavy vehicle drivers operating under HVNL Standard or Basic Fatigue Management. Covers work/rest scheduling, fatigue monitoring, impairment response, and chain of responsibility duties. Required under HVNL fatigue provisions and WHS Regulation 2017 psychosocial hazard duties for PCBUs engaging HVNL-regulated drivers.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Fatal crash, multi-vehicle collision, driver fatality
CoR breach, severe penalties, licence loss
Chronic impairment, psychological injury, attrition
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Schedule rosters within HVNL SFM/BFM work/rest limits with documented compliance verification before each trip.
- 2Conduct pre-start fitness-for-duty checks; stand down impaired drivers and arrange relief without penalty.
- 3Implement fatigue monitoring technology (in-cab cameras, lane-departure alerts) with escalation procedures for detected events.
- 4Provide fatigue management training covering sleep hygiene, identifying impairment, and Chain of Responsibility obligations annually.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Mandates work/rest limits, record-keeping, CoR fatigue duties
Fatigue as psychosocial hazard requiring risk control
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS template fully customisable to your fleet operations
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation schedule including Comcare and HVNL participating jurisdictions
- ✓Fatigue hazard register with risk ratings and CoR control mapping
- ✓Worker sign-on register for driver acknowledgement and training records
Related legislation
- Heavy Vehicle National Law 2012 (Fatigue Management)
- WHS Regulation 2017 — Psychosocial Hazards (Ch 3 Pt 3.2)
- NHVR Fatigue Management Code of Practice