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Management of Heavy Vehicle Driver Safety
  • Publication no: AP-104-92
  • ISBN: 0 85588 429 0
  • Published: 1 January 1992
Management of Heavy Vehicle Driver Safety seeks to identify measures which can be introduced nationally to improve heavy vehicle driver safety. Problems and counter measures are focused on five study topics: work practices, driver training experience and attitude, driver health, use of alcohol and other drugs, and driver fatigue.
  • AP-104/92 MANAGEMENT OF HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER SAFETY
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1 The Project
  • Chapter 2 General Issues
  • Chapter 3 Work Practices
  • Chapter 4 Driver Training, Experience and Attitude
  • Chapter 5 Driver Health
  • Chapter 6 Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Chapter 7 Driver Fatigue
  • Chapter 8 Recommendations, Implementation Strategies, AUSTROADS Actions and Views on other Countermeasures
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