A commercial vehicle driver has a duty to comply with the following requirements:

• to drive in accordance with the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 18 D
• to hold a current medical certificate that confirms his or her fitness to drive a commercial vehicle and 
• keep records

Workers who drive commercial vehicles also have general duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022. 

These general duties include:

• ensuring they follow the person in control of the business or undertaking's (PCBU) instructions; 
• reporting for work rested and fit for duty; and 
• producing accurate records showing their work times, breaks from driving and non- work time.

Other resources

• Work Health and Safetey (General) Regulations Part 4.10 - Driving commercial vehicles.  
• Code of practice: Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers
• Code of practice: Working hours
• Guidance on driver fitness for duty
• Developing a fatigue management plan for commercial vehicle drivers and operators
• Austroads - Assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers 2016
• Commercial vehicle drivers medical for Western Australian heavy vehicle accreditation 
• Commercial vehicle driver fatigue management training package