21st MAY, DAY 2 TOPICS

Breakout Session

Impaired Driving – You Don’t Need to Break the Law to be Impaired

The statistics are sobering, drink driving is a factor in 18-20% of all fatal accidents in NSW and it’s estimated that illegal drugs are present in around the same numbers. What might surprise you is fatigue accounts for more than 20-30% of all fatal crashes and severe injuries.

A driver who has been awake for over 17-19 hours has the same driving ability as an individual with a blood-alcohol level of 0.05% and therefore double the risk of having an accident.

The cost of road incidents in Australia is an estimated $27 billion per annum. Of this, fatigue related road incidents cost workers, families and the Australian economy $3 billion each year.

Whether you’re using over the counter or prescription drugs, or simply fatigued, impairment increases your risk of being involved in a serious and potentially fatal road incident.

During this session we’ll explore some of the statistics and then participate in a hands-on workshop where we’ll get to feel the effects of impairment derived from the use of prescription drugs, fatigue, alcohol and illegal drugs.

This tactile experience is not to be missed!

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SPEAKERS OF THE EVENT

Greg Slore

Senior Safety Advisor, TasWater

Greg has over 30 years of Health and Safety experience across State and local government. He possesses skill in operational works, building, civil and water industries and is a workplace trainer and safety auditor.

Greg has also been recognised for his outstanding commitment to safety with a Better Work Tasmanian Award for WHS Leadership in 2015. A Tasmanian through and through his hobbies include fishing, family, football and safety.

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