Chain of responsibility obligations under recently-enacted Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue laws impose legal responsibilities on all supply chain parties to prevent driver fatigue and ensure drivers are able to comply with the legal work/rest hours. Fatigue management accreditation standards under either Basic Fatigue Management (BFM) or Advanced Fatigue Management (AFM) models extend on these obligations by requiring operators to ensure that drivers and scheduling staff (and those who supervise drivers and schedulers) are competent in fatigue management practices.
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