Fatigue Management & Speed Compliance 

 

Plan, Check, Analyse and Manage Compliance of Truck Drivers'

Hours, Work Diary and Schedules 

 

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* Fatigue Buddy - Smart Phone App (Or Laptop  Version)

Thet ThThett    The mobile, simple-to-use, affordable and effective tool to help drivers get it right and avoid fines.

 

*  Fatigue Database   Laptop oooooooo

  v  A comprehensive management tool: Plan Schedules, check and manage all drivers' compliance.

 

* Fatigue Calculator

Excellent for random snapshot checking of schedules and a driver's compliance.

 

 

* Fatigue Scheduler

An aaaEasily print out schedules for drivers. Just alter the start time to adjust the whole schedule. 

 

* Fatigue Wheels

For both Drivers and office staff - a simple ready-reckoner for checking compliance on rest rules.

 

 

* Policies and Programs

We provide effective Policy, Procedure and Accreditation Programs for your business;          

Fatigue Management Programs (Standard, BFM and AFM)Speed Policy, NHVAS Mass and Maintenance Management Policies

 

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We Can Hep You Manage Your Compliance and Establish a Reasonable Steps Defence

The Fatigue Management laws for truck operations are very complex . Breaches attract fines from $500 to $10,000 (drivers) and up to $50,000 (operators). There is a very high  risk of errors and breaches if you  plan schedules and allocate work manually and monitor drivers' compliance through manual record keeping and compliance checking.  That's why more and more operators are adopting SAMS's innovative tools and programs to help manage compliance and - when the inevitable mistakes are made - help establish a Reasonable Steps Defence. Steve Shearer, a recognised expert in the Fatigue Management, Speed Compliance and Chain of Responsibility laws, has developed our practical tools for drivers and operators, from Owner-Operators to small to large fleets. 

 

If just 5% of work days in a 5-truck fleet involve breaches - that's 60 breaches in a year and the cost in fines could easily be over $30,000 and up to several hundred thousand dollars.  So avoiding even just a mere handful of such fines by investing a far smaller amount in SAMS Fatigue Management and Speed Compliance tools and products, would be a smart and very cost-effective business investment. 

This is exactly what we have designed SAMS range of products to help you do. To view details of SAMS Fatigue Management Tools and Programs, click on the item(s) at the top of this page or on the headings below. A summary of these products is set out below.

 

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PRODUCT SUMMARY and COMPARISON

 

  

Fatigue Database - The Comprehensive Compliance Solution

The Fatigue Database is our most comprehensive Fatigue Management and compliance tool. It enables you to  to plan schedules, allocate work and record, assess and maintain work diary records for as many drivers and trips as you wish and to undertake complete compliance checking and monitoring - EASILY AND SIMPLY.

 

At the click of a button, it produces comprehensive management reports of work history and compliance by one or more drivers, by depot or across your entire business. These reports enable your business to identify patterns and trends in compliance so you can prioritise the issues that need addressing. For example the reports may show that a particular rule is not well understood by a driver or group of drivers or that a particular schedule may need reviewing as it is routinely causing Fatigue law breaches. The reports can also demonstrate very clearly that your business has improved its compliance rates over time and that a particular breach is is contrary to your proven high levels of compliance.

 

The Fatigue Database is the best tool for any business that is serious about ensuring effective planning of schedules and/or monitoring and management of the business' compliance, as well as the drivers', with the Fatigue Management laws - and MINIMISING the Risk of Fines. The Fatigue Database is a POWERFUL REASONABLE STEPS DEFENCE TOOL.

 

The Fatigue Database also enables the user to record and manage drivers' Health and Medical records, Licences, Training, and compliance history. The Database handles Standard Hours, BFM and AFM, for Solo and 2-Up drivers. The system requirement is Microsoft Access 2007 or later.

 

If your drivers average just one Breach every four weeks (say 5% of days), your legal and financial exposure can quickly amount to $10,000  or more (small fleet) to far more for medium to large fleets.

 

For more details click Fatigue Database.

 

 

 Fatigue Calculator - The Snapshot Work Diary & Schedule Checker

The Fatigue Calculator is an excellent SNAPSHOT CHECKER for up to 14 days of Work Records or Schedules at a time for one driver at a time. It is not a databse and can only handle one driver at a time for a maximum of 14 days.

 

Like the Fatigue Database, the Calculator is simple to use and handles Standard Hours and BFM  for Solo and 2-Up drivers. The Calculator is designed to deal purely with checking Work Diaries or Schedules and so it does not provide the far more comprehensive features of the Fatigue Database, such as the health/medical records and the licences etc. Whilst it comprehensively checks compliance and produces very useful reports on each Work Diary and a 14-Day Compliance Report, the Fatigue Calculator does not produce the more comprehensive range of reports as the Fatigue Database. The Fatigue Calculator is ideal for random checking of drivers' Work Diary compliance.  The system requirement is Microsoft Excell 2003 or later.

 

  

Fatigue Buddy - The Expert In the Truck That Can Help Ensure the Driver Avoids Breaches and Fines

The Fatigue Buddy is designed specifically to help the driver avoid breaches by tracking their Work and Rest Hours and calculating and showing the driver the deadlines by when they must START their next Short Rest, Sleep Rest and 24Hr Rest.

 

All the driver has to do is click a button when they Start a Work Period or a Rest Period - the program does the rest.

 

Fatigue Buddy stores the data for the past 28 days along with all the compliance results against all the rules.  It handles Solo and 2Up driving under Standard and BFM Hours Options.

 

The Fatigue Buddy comes in two versions:

 

Smart Phone App.

The Expert in Your Pocket. The Fatigue Buddy Smart Phone App is designed for Android phones and is fully self-contained, so it keeps helping the driver even if they are out of mobile phone network range.

 

Data can be downloaded to the Fatigue Buddy database in the Cloud for subsequent viewing or importing to SAMS Fatigue Database in the business.

 

Fatigue Buddy Smart Phone App is therefore suitable either for drivers to use purely for their own compliance management or it can also be used by the employer  to faciltate company-wide compliance management and provide automated data entry to the SAMS Fatigue Database. 

 

 

Laptop version.

The laptop version is the original Fatigue Buddy product. It operates on MS Excel 2007 or later as a stand alone program.

 

 

 

Fatigue Wheel - The Fatigue Rest Rules Ready-Reckoner for Drivers and Office Staff

The Fatigue Wheels provide Drivers and office staff, with a very simple easy to use ready-reckoner for checking compliance with the Short Rest Rules. It is a laminated A5 (1/2 A4 - fits easily in a Work Diary) board with a rotating wheel that lets the user see latest times by which the Short Rests must be taken, given that work started at a specified time. Just turn the dial to align the Start Time with the red start line and then read off the Stanadrd Hrs or the BFM Hrs ring on the wheel to see when the Rest are required. This also helps drivers ensure that they don't breach the maximum Work Without Rest rule, if they take their first rest early - this is a common mistake that can cost the driver $300 to $500.

 

 

 Scheduler - A Simple Tool For Issuing Detailed Schedules to Drivers  - With Variable Start Times

The Scheduler is an easy-to-use tool that lets operators set up Standard Schedules (or even one-off schedules) and then print out the Schedule for the driver in a simple format, showing the start time and location of each Rest Period and Work Period. The Schedule shows the hours involved in each leg and for the whole trip and if you enter the kms for each leg, it also displays the average speed for each leg. The Scheduler therefore provides  a useful guide for the driver as well as evidence that you met your Scheduler's Duty of Care under the Fatigue and Speed laws -  for the trip set out in the schedule.

 

Trip departure times are often delayed but with just one click you can select a new departure time and the Scheduler automatically adjusts all the Rest and Work times throughout the schedule. One more click and the Schedule is automatically printed out for the driver or for filing.

 

The system requirement is Microsoft Excell 2003 or later.

 

 

Fatigue Management Accreditation Programs (Standard, BFM and AFM) - Proven Programs

SAMS is a leader in providing effective practical Fatigue Management Accreditation Programs for BFM and AFM. We also provide a Strandard Hrs Fatigue Management Program which helps ensure that Standard Hrs operators, as well as BFM and AFM operators, comply with the law and have a Reasonable Steps Defence. 

 

SAMS established the first 6 AFM (Advanced Fatigue Management) programs in South Australia since November 2010 and we have established BFM and even Standard Hours programs for many operators. Our programs are so well regarded by the authorities and Auditors that they are generally processed quickly because we have worked closely with the authorities in developing our programs and they are confident in and trust our work.

 

We provide the fatigue Management Programs as either CORE programs, that the client then modifies to suit their needs, or we provide the COMPLETE program which we tailor to meet the client's needs. This is the most cost-effective option, as we are expert in this and can do it far more quickly and efficiently. This is all done for a set fee unless the client rerquires significantly more than is normally required.

 

We can merge our Fatigue Management programs with NHVAS Mass/Maintenance programs and/or with OH&S programs and we can incorporate a Speed Policy as well. We provide major discounts for multiple combined programs. Our programs are well regarded by Auditors and the Transport Agencies.

 

 

 

NHVAS Accreditation Programs (Mass and Maintenance) - Proven Accreditation Programs

SAMS NHVAS Mass and Maintenance Management Accreditation Programs are tried and proven as effective and practical programs that work well for the operator.  We provide the NHVAS Programs as either CORE programs that the client then modifies to suit their needs or we provide the COMPLETE program which we tailor to meet the client's needs. This is the most cost-effective option as we are expert in this and can do it far more quickly and efficiently. This is all done for a set fee unless the client rerquires significantly more than is normally required.