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 :

160-kilometer radius exception
Use of a Split-sleeper berth
Emergency conditions that occur
Adverse driving conditions that occur
Electronic logging devices (ELDs) use
Ferry operations exceptions
Daily off-duty deferral exceptions
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