H-01 · SAFETY
Fatigue-related crashes
Drivers of heavy vehicles working beyond safe hours, causing crashes that kill and injure road users.
ACTIVE
Baseline
3.4
per 100M km
Current
2.9
Fatigue-attributed serious crashes per 100M km
Target
1.7
per 100M km
Trend
Q1 2024 to Q4 2025
Schemes addressing this harm
The intervention mix and its legislative authority
S-01 Fatigue management scheme
ACTIVEReduce fatigue-attributed serious crashes by half by 2028 through telemetry-based monitoring, targeted roadside checks and chain-of-responsibility enforcement.
Mix: Telemetry monitoring · Risk-based roadside checks · Accreditation conditions · Chain-of-responsibility enforcement · Driver education
Authority: HVSA 2024 s 12, HVS Reg 2025 r 26, HVSA 2024 s 55, HVSA 2024 s 60, HVSA 2024 s 72
9 products on the ladder. See the catalogue
Risk-control problems on this harm
| Code | Problem | Stage | Measure | Baseline → current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC-01 | Overnight inland-corridor fatigue cluster | IMPLEMENTING | Fatigue-attributed serious crashes on the corridor, 01:00 to 05:00, rolling 12 months | 14 → 9 |
Matters and signals
| Ref | Type | Entity | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG-2026-0917 | WHISTLEBLOWER | Southern Bulk Haulage | Former scheduler alleges OP-3377 instructs drivers to falsify work diaries | RECEIVED |
| SG-2026-0913 | COMPLAINT | Southern Bulk Haulage | Public report: truck swerving on the coastal highway, registration matched to OP-3377 | RECEIVED |
| SG-2026-0912 | TELEMETRY | Northbridge Freight Pty Ltd | Electronic work diary shows OP-1042 driver 14 h 40 m work in 24 h on 4 Sep | RECEIVED |