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In 2011, a truck driver working alone died from heatstroke when he walked away from his bogged vehicle near Wiluna. In 2013/2014, WorkSafe conducted a campaign to raise awareness of the Coroner’s recommendations and to ensure compliance with legislative requirements related to truck drivers working alone.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 require: These are minimum compliance requirements for workers working alone. Employers shall: This relates to drivers who are isolated due to the nature of their work, and not only to those in remote locations. In most instances, a solitary truck driver is considered an isolated employee regardless of their geographical location. Extra care should be taken where ordinary means of communication may be unreliable or where it may take some time for assistance to arrive in the case of an emergency. Current technology, such as GPS messenger devices, offer practicable, simple to use and inexpensive communication option. This Alert contains safety information following inquiries made by WorkSafe about an incident or unsafe practice. The information contained in this Alert does not necessarily include the outcome of WorkSafe’s action with respect to an incident. WorkSafe does not warrant the information in this Alert is complete or up to date and does not accept any liability to any person for the information in this report or as to its use.Contributing factors
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