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Fact sheets written for drivers by people in the industry. Print them, pin them up, or take one to your GP.
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Being straight with you: the set below is written and in proofing right now. The titles are final; the files go live here as each one is signed off. Nothing goes up until it has been checked properly.
Health & Welfare
The fact sheets. Written by Dianne Carroll OAM for The Drivers Advocate, and free to print, pin up or hand to anyone who needs them.
Deep Vein Thrombosis
In proofingClots in the leg from long hours sitting still. What raises your risk, and the signs you don’t sit on.
Energy Drinks
In proofingWhat’s actually in the can, how much caffeine is too much, and why it doesn’t replace sleep.
Constipation
In proofingThe one nobody brings up. Why the job causes it and what shifts it.
Every Step Counts
In proofingFour laps of the truck, six days a week. What that quietly adds up to over a year.
Could It Be Diabetes?
In proofingType 2 can run for years with nothing obvious. The signs worth noticing, and the blood test that settles it.
Sleep Apnoea
In proofingThe signs, the sleep study, CPAP, and what it means for your medical and your licence.
Diabetes & Driving
In proofingHypos behind the wheel. Knowing your numbers, and what to do when it drops.
Cuts, Grazes & Diabetes
In proofingA scrape on a truck step turning into something serious. First aid, and when to stop treating it yourself.
Quality Sleep In The Cab
In proofingSetting the bunk up so the sleep you do get is worth something.
Melanoma & Sunspots
In proofingSide window glass is not sun protection. What to look for on your own skin, and when to get it checked.
Fatigue & compliance
Where the book and the body stop agreeing.
Work Diaries & Real Rest
In proofingLoading, unloading, waiting — the demands add up. A diary records time off, not sleep, and a clean diary is not the same thing as being fit to drive.
Posters
For the crib room wall, the noticeboard, or the back of the depot door.
Are You Sleeping Properly?
In proofingSleep apnoea in the Australian fleet, in one page you can pin up.
Keep It Clean, Just Like Home
In proofingTruck stop amenities, and leaving them the way you’d want to find them.
Before you use them
They are general information, written for drivers, by people in the industry. They are not medical advice and they do not know your circumstances. Nothing in them replaces your doctor, your pharmacist or your own medical.
If something in one of them rings a bell about your own health, that is the sheet doing its job — take it to your GP. If something in one of them affects whether you are fit to drive, that is now a legal question as well, and the fit to drive page covers where you stand.
Copyright of these fact sheets rests with Di Carroll OAM. You are welcome to print and share them as they are. If you want to reproduce one in a company induction, a newsletter or a magazine, drop a line to support@tdaau.com first — the answer is almost always yes, we would just like to know where they are going.
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