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How
to stay safe travelling on leave
THE
Defence Safety Management Authority (DSMA) is sponsoring a scheme
to help ADF personnel travelling over the Christmas leave period.
Called
the Highway Rest Stop Program, it has been established to alleviate
driver fatigue.
Research shows that driver fatigue is a factor in up to 50 per cent
of all vehicle accidents in Australia.
The
program provides overnight transit accommodation in various establishments
around Australia to both service and civilian Defence personnel
and their families travelling over the Christmas/New Year leave
break.
DSMA
is sponsoring the accommodation component of the Highway Rest Stop
Program for Defence members. But Defence personnel who are in receipt
of travelling allowances are expected to utilise normal commercial
accommodation and not occupy these limited rest stop facilities
at Defence establishments.
Members
wishing to take advantage of the program will need to adhere to
Safebase-Bravo security requirements and will gain access to the
Base on producing their Defence ID card and, in some instances,
a second form of photo ID, eg, their driver's licence.
Specific
access requirements at each base are listed on the DSMA website.
Should the alert level increase, members will be required to comply
with any additional security measures.
Details
of booking procedures are available on the website, along with a
list of participating establishments, costs, facilities available
and points of contact.
In
addition to overnight rest stops please remember to take a 10-minute
break every two hours on your trips during the day.
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