While many enjoy a break over the Christmas and New Year period, the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS) is reminding car drivers to be considerate as truck drivers continue working hard to keep shelves stocked.
“It’s important to remember roads are workplaces too,” AIHS Chair Cameron Montgomery said.
“December is a peak season for transport workers, who help to ensure shelves remain stocked with food for the Christmas table, medicines, and other retail goods, while also delivering those last-minute Christmas gifts.”
He pointed to Safe Work Australia’s preliminary fatalities data, which shows the transport, postal and warehousing industry has the highest number of worker deaths of any industry in 2024, with 44 people having lost their lives.
But Montgomery added it’s not just truck drivers using the roads for work this Christmas.
“As well as heavy vehicles carrying goods, there are also Ubers and taxis, and small businesses like butchers and florists on the road making deliveries.
“Construction, trades, and maintenance workers also rely on the road network to do their job and so too do home care providers who must travel to and from private residences.
“We ask everyone on the roads this Christmas to take their time, be patient, and be courteous to those on holidays and those trying to do their job.
“Everyone has the right to go to work and return home safely.”
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