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S P O N S O R E D S P E C I A L F E A T U R E
The general trucking industry
urgently needs better policies and
practices to minimize the trucking
profession's potentially harmful effects
on driver mental health. These
improvements would have a positive
effect in reducing driver fatigue and
increasing public safety.
How IHSA can help
IHSA has developed a number of online
educational resources to address driver
fatigue and help workplaces strengthen
"IHSA is proud of our work as an advocate for improving
professional truck driver training, non-compliant carrier
enforcement and the importance of driver mental health and
wellness."
Michelle Roberts, IHSA
Brought to you by
their road safety plans. These resources,
which include driver fatigue tip sheets
for employers and workers, assist in
communicating the hazards of driver
fatigue and other hazards on the road
and support the recommendations of
the driver fatigue root cause analysis.
IHSA urges stakeholders in the
trucking industry to visit ihsa.ca/
driverfatigue to learn more about the
industry-identified root causes and
recommended solutions that address
driver fatigue in the workplace.
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