The two sessions were held at the Nowra Golf Club, one for the farming industry and the other for the transport industry.

Chain of Responsibility laws were brought in October 2018 to make sure that everyone in a supply chain is responsible for seeing that heavy vehicle safety standards and requirements are followed.

Event organiser Ron Arthur from Nowra Truck and Tractor said the event was about bridging the gap of knowledge in industry.

"Today was put on to give industry an introduction to the Chain of Responsibility legislation, enforcement and basically safe work," Mr Arthur said.

"I think it's shown people here today that there is a requirement to get involved and start to understand that they have to look at the China of Responsibility within their businesses."

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He said he hopes businesses would understand their role in the chain and begin to introduce small changes to their operations to meet the legislative requirements.

"It's about engaging compliance people with industry so they can start to work together to give each other an understanding of each other's challenges."

Traffic and Highway Patrol Command Chief Inspector Phillip Brooks said fatigue was a significant issue in the industry and was there to work business to change behaviour on our roads.

"Sadly so far in the last 12 months 52 heavy vehicle crashes have led to 57 deaths on our roads," he said.

"It's about drivers making sure that they fit and able to drive, businesses making sure that they've got fatigue management plans in place to protect their their drivers.

"it's incumbent upon businesses to ensure that the executive offices in the Chain of Responsibility can apply those laws evenly right throughout their businesses.

"And it's all those in the chain - it's loaders, consignors, consignees, drivers and now maintenance is also captured."