HVTT11 International heavy vehicle symposium
Electronic Work Diary
for Heavy Vehicle Fatigue monitoring
in Australia
Shaun Talko
Senior Engineer
March 2010
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HVTT11 – EWD FOR FATIGUE IN AUSTRALIA
Agenda
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6.
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Why an electronic work diary
Approach / project schedule
Requirements
PWD
Considerations
Next steps
WHY AN ELECTRONIC WORK DIARY?
A paper work diary:
DRIVER
OPERATOR
AUTHORITY
IS SINGLE USE
IS NOT TRUSTWORTHY
CAN CONFLICT WITH
ELECTRONIC DATA
IS EVIDENTIARY
IS PORTABLE
IS STANDARDISED
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COURTS
APPROACH
S
P
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C
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P
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L
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C
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
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REQUIREMENTS FOR EWD
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PAPER WORK DIARY PROCESS
DESIGN
PURCHASE
DELIVER
RETAIL
REPLACE
IDENTIFICATION
AUTHENICATION
READABLE
WRITABLE
TECH-FREE
UNBREAKABLE
INTEROPERABLE
RELIABLE
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LOW INTEGRITY
PWD vs EWD?
PAPER WORK DIARY
ELECTRONIC WORK DIARY
Allocation
Allocation
Authentication (signature)
Authentication (electronic)
Records – no deletion
Records – security
Records - difficult to change
System - Tamper evident
Records duplication (paper)
Records duplication
(electronic)
Always operational
EWD is ‘looked after’
Interoperable – same for all
users
Interoperable - storage and
format
Portable
diary
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Portable records
PWD vs EWD?
Equivalent
•  Possible?
•  What would this achieve?
•  Each has strengths / weakness
Not Equivalent
•  Recording of time
•  Recording of location
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EWD AND IAP?
Different Specifications
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EWD
IAP
work and rest
periods
access
compliance
REGULATORY APPLICATIONS
APPLICATIONS
Access
Fatigue
Speed
Core platform
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Mass
PERFORMANCE BASED
Philosophy
•  Performance based requirements (output driven)
•  Prescribed only where necessary
•  Available for industry
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PRESCRIPTION?
MULTIPLE STATES
MULTIPLE AGENCIES
MULTIPLE OFFICERS
MULTIPLE OPERATORS
MULTIPLE VEHICLES
EWD
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TRANSITION?
PAPER WORK DIARY
COMMERCIAL
ELECTRONIC
SYSTEMS
TRANSITIONAL
EWD
PILOT
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EWD
REFINE
NEXT STEPS
1.  APPROVAL FROM AUSTROADS
2.  CONSULTATION – IN EACH PARTICIPATING
STATE
3.  FINALISATION OF SPECIFICATION
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GENERAL
Questions and discussion
Shaun Talko
shaunt@tca.gov.au
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