Nutrition

What we eat and drink influences our brain, mood, and mental health. Healthy Head in Trucks & Sheds has partnered with Nutrition Australia to educate, raise awareness and encourage longer-term healthy eating.   With the support of bp, the program offers freshly cooked meals, 24-hours a day – catering to the needs of those working … Continued

Awareness Raising

Healthy Heads in Trucks and Shed’s aims to collaborate with existing service provides and research institutions to deliver the best recourses to businesses and individuals within the road transport and logistics industries. Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds SuperFriend

Research

The health and wellbeing of heavy vehicle drivers is an issue of vital importance to all Australians. Ensuring drivers are healthy is not only important to them, it is an issue that impacts their families and friends, everyone else on our roads and our nation’s economy as a whole. OzHelp Monash SuperFriend

Fatigue

Driver fatigue or drowsy driving is an important safety hazard for the road transport industry. Fatigue laws apply to fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles. NRSPP NHVR Fatigue Management

Anxiety

When we’re very anxious, we have intense feelings of worry or distress that are not easy to control. Anxiety can interfere with how we go about our everyday lives, and make it hard to cope with ‘normal’ challenges. Sometimes severe anxiety can develop over time and we may not notice how it’s affecting us. Someone … Continued

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Maintaining a strong focus on safety from early in an organisation’s existence lays a solid foundation for an ongoing emphasis throughout its life. Health in Gear Health in Gear – health and wellbeing support for transport and logistics workers Health Tip’s Share the Load podcast Roadside health checks Everymind Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing, Tips … Continued

Depression

Are you experiencing depression? Do you know someone with depression? Depression is more than just feeling low or sad during tough times. 1 in 6 Australians will experience depression in their lifetime. Lifeline What is depression? Black Dog Depression self test Beyond Blue Anxiety and depression checklist