This program consists of 10 courses:
- Hours of Service
- Cargo Securement Flatbeds
- Daily Trip Inspection
- Weights and Dimensions
- Defensive Driving
- Distracted Driving Prevention
- Firefighting & Fire Extinguisher Safety
- WHMIS 2015 (GHS)
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
- Fatigue Management Training for Workers Certification
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TRAINING PROGRAM COURSE DETAILS
HOURS OF SERVICE
Standard: NSC Standard 9
Topics:
- The history of Federal Hours of Service legislation
- The human body clock and fatigue
- When driving is prohibited
- Which vehicles the regulations apply to and which are exempt
- Logbooks and daily duty status categories
- On-duty limits and off-duty requirements
- Sleeper berth requirements
- Cycles, cycle limits, cycle resets, and cycle switching
- Special permits for various vehicles
- Exemptions for emergencies or adverse driving conditions
- Out-of-service declarations
- Inspections
Duration: Approximately 3 hours
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
CARGO SECUREMENT FLATBEDS
Standard: NSC Standard 10
Topics:
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
- Compliance, Safety, Accountability
- Pre-Trip Planning
- Permits
- Walk-around Inspections
- Loading and Securing Cargo
- Lumber & Building Materials
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
DAILY PRE-TRIP INSPECTION
Standard: NSC Standard 13
Topics:
- Module 1: Preparing for the Pre-Trip Inspection
- Module 2: Inspecting the Air Brake System
- Module 3: Defects and Major Defects
- Module 4: Performing the Inspection
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS
Topics:
- Factors that influence commercial vehicle weight allowances
- The legal load limit, required safety measures, and related exemptions
- Factors that determine the maximum allowable length for a vehicle and load
- The difference between primary highways and local roadways
- Road bans and their impact on you
- Conditions under which an over-dimensional permit must be obtained and used
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
DEFENSIVE DRIVING
Topics:
- Recognize the importance of maintaining the right attitude when behind the wheel
- List the procedures and techniques required to ensure vehicle safety
- Identify driving hazards and know how to avoid or handle them
- Define distracted driving and list the associated risk
- Describe how to follow, brake, steer, and reverse safely
- Navigate lane changes and intersections safely
- Identify circumstances and situations when you shouldn’t drive
- Prepare yourself and your vehicle for winter and all adverse driving conditions
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
DISTRACTED DRIVING PREVENTION
Topics:
- Driver Distractions
- Recognizing Distractions
- Dangers
- Distracted Drivers
- Identifying Signs of Distracted Drivers
- Avoiding Accidents
Duration: Approximately 20 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
FIREFIGHTING & FIRE EXTINGUISHER SAFETY
Topics:
- Understanding how fires burn
- The fire triangle
- The fire tetrahedron
- Physical states of fuel
- Types of heat
- The role of oxygen in fires
- Fire classifications
- Fire extinguisher ratings and classifications
- Fire extinguishing agents
- Types of fire extinguishers
- Fire extinguisher inspections
- Basic firefighting procedures
- Controlling fires
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
WHMIS 2015 (GHS)
Topics:
- What is WHMIS?
- Components of WHMIS
- WHMIS responsibilities
- How hazardous products enter the body
- Classes of hazardous products
- WHMIS 2015 hazard groups and classes
- WHMIS 2015 pictograms
- Supplier and workplace labels
- Consumer labels
- Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
- Emergency Actions
- Personal Protective Equipment
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG)
Topics:
- The requirements for TDG training and certification
- Dangerous goods classification
- Packing groups
- Shipping name
- Compatibility groups
- Placards and UN numbers
- Label requirements
- ERAPs (Emergency Response Assistance Plans)
- Reporting requirements
- Safety marks
- Packaging and vessel requirements
- Requirements for documentation
- TDG schedules
- Exemptions
- Containers
Duration: Approximately 3.5 hours
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
FATIGUE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR WORKERS CERTIFICATION
Topics:
- Sleep cycles and circadian rhythms
- Health benefits of sleep
- Causes of fatigue
- Key physiological impacts of fatigue
- Fatigue’s impact on health and safety
- Identifying and managing fatigue
- Symptoms of fatigue
- Strategies for assessing workplace fatigue
- Fatigue-related legislation
- Responsibilities for managing fatigue
- Proactive and reactive strategies for fatigue management
- Team-based fatigue management strategies
- How to manage fatigue while driving
- Strategies for shift workers (optional module)
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Pass mark: 80%
Attempts: 3
