The Code of Practice on Fatigue Management for Commercial Vehicle Drivers has been approved by the Minister for Labour Relations as a code of practice under section 57 of the Western Australian Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 .
Driver fatigue is a foreseeable risk for all drivers.
For drivers of commercial vehicles it is an occupational hazard which under Occupational Safety and Health laws must be managed by a safe system of work. The Code of Practice on Fatigue Management for Commercial Drivers seeks to provide guidance on what a safe system should consider. The Code provides guidance to industry, the authorities and the Courts. The Code provides a defence against prosecution and the basis for prosecution. Codes of Practice are the modern approach to work safety.