Fitness to Drive Stand Down and Safe Escalation Procedure
Procedure for standing a driver down safely and escalating without blame.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use FAT-07 to ensure that, when someone may be unfit to drive or perform safety-sensitive work, the organisation responds quickly, respectfully and safely, protecting the person, the public and the work system.
A declaration or policy has limited value if nobody knows what to do when a driver says “I am not right to drive”, a supervisor sees concerning signs, a delay makes the plan unworkable, or a site/vehicle/load issue combines with fitness pressure. The Unfit to Drive Duty legally empowers drivers to stop and requires CoR parties not to cause or encourage unsafe driving. FAT-07 converts that obligation into a practical response: no-start/stop, support, welfare, safe transport, work replan, record and learning.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
Related documents
Procedure for managing fatigue and fitness to drive, configured to your operating rules.
Roster and trip planner that checks planned work fits the hours and rest rules.
Pocket cards for drivers on what to do out of hours and in an emergency.
Workbook that tests whether fatigue and fitness records show the controls actually work.
Policy on alcohol, other drugs and medicines and how they affect fitness to drive.
Driver self-assessment before driving, with the safe response if the answer is yes or unsure.