Canada Hours of Service Training. Module 5: Exceptions Online Safety Course

The Canada Hours of Service Training curriculum will help drivers and carriers to be compliant; Understanding how these limits affect safety and productivity will bring clarity to the drivers performance and learn to maximize the available hours of driving allowed.

Hours-of-service limits have many exceptions, often based on policies and procedures of the Carriers.

With hours-of-service it’s very important to know what exceptions are. The Drivers needs clarity in what you can use and how to use these exceptions. If a Drivers may end up with a violation because it will look like a rule is being broken if they dont understand the exceptions. .

There are eight commonly used hours-of-service exceptions :

1. 160-kilometer radius exception
2. Use of a Split-sleeper berth
3. Emergency conditions that occur
4. Adverse driving conditions that occur
5. Electronic logging devices (ELDs) use
6. Ferry operations exceptions
7. Daily off-duty deferral exceptions
8. Personal use of a CMV exceptions

Based on company policies and practices, carriers may allow or prohibit the use of exceptions.

Canada Hours of Service Training: Exceptions is designed to help drivers understand exceptions to the rules. It will outline what can be used and when to use them.

Intended Audience for this online presentation: CMV Drivers Operating in Canada

Reg Covered: SOR/2005-313

COURSE TOPICS

The following topics are covered:

• 160-Kilometer Radius
  • What Is the Driver Exempt From and explanations?
  • Who Can Use them?
  • Qualifying Conditions for exemptions
• Split-Sleeper Berth
  • Drivers Operating South of the 60th Parallel in split sleeper berts
    • What Is the Driver Exempt From in these scenarios?
    • Who Can Use the exemptions?
    • Qualifying Conditions for split sleeper berths
• Emergency Driving Conditions
  • What Is the Driver Exempt From in emergencies?
  • Who Can Use these exemptions?
• Qualifying Conditions and examples
• Adverse Driving Conditions
  • What Is the Driver Exempt From under these circumstances?
  • Who Can Use It and when?
  • Qualifying Conditions for adverse driving conditions
• Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)
  • Definition of what the Driver Exempt From?
  • Who Can Use It?
  • Qualifying Conditions
• Ferry Operations
  • What Is the Driver Exempt From?
  • Which Drivers Can Use It?
  • Qualifying Conditions for ferry operations
• Daily Off-Duty Deferral
  • What Is the Driver Exempt From while off duty?
  • Which drivers Can Use It?
  • Qualifying Conditions for off duty deferrals
• Personal Use of CMV
  • What Is the Driver Exempt From?
  • Who Can Use these exemptions?
  • Examples of acceptable and unacceptable Qualifying Conditions
• Other Exceptions
  • Check with Your Carrier about exceptions
• Learners will be able to understand the following:
  • Describe the most common exceptions to the rules. Learn what each exception relieves a driver from doing
  • Learn when drivers can use an hours-of-service exception and when

ONLINE COURSE DURATION

Approximately 40 minutes of online training

PASS MARK

Pass mark 80% to achieve certification

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

A printable Certificate of completion can be obtained and downloaded.

COURSE PREVIEW

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