C-24.2, r. 37.1.1 - Pilot project concerning the recording of hours of driving and rest by the driver of a heavy vehicle that carries goods or persons in the ordinary course of business of a film or television production enterprise

Section 5 Disposition versions

2024-05-02

5. For the purposes of the pilot project, subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 519.21.3 of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2) and sections 28.1 and 30.1 of the Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers (chapter C-24.2, r. 28) do not apply to the operator of a heavy vehicle where that vehicle carries goods or persons in the ordinary course of business of a film or television production enterprise.

That operator must however

(1)  keep the Société informed of any changes to the information transmitted pursuant to section 4 regarding the heavy vehicles operated as part of the pilot project;

(2)  maintain a safety rating of “satisfactory” in the Register of owners and operators of heavy vehicles established at the Commission des transports du Québec under the Act respecting owners, operators and drivers of heavy vehicles (chapter P-30.3);

(3)  place in each heavy vehicle under its responsibility a copy of the document relating to the pilot project, ensure that the driver keeps the copy in the vehicle and not allow a heavy vehicle to be driven if the copy is not kept in the vehicle;

(4)  keep at its establishment, within the meaning of the Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers, a copy of the document relating to the pilot project and, in respect of that copy, comply with the second paragraph of section 519.25 of the Highway Safety Code;

(5)  monitor the compliance of each driver with the requirements of the pilot project and, if the operator considers that the requirements are not complied with, take measures without delay to correct the situation and document the intervention;

(6)  conduct a periodic analysis of accident reports involving the heavy vehicles being operated and, in the case of an accident involving a vehicle driven as part of the pilot project, evaluate whether the accident arose from non-compliance with the restrictions relating to the hours of driving and rest provided for in the Highway Safety Code or the Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers, or from non-compliance with the requirements provided for in the pilot project and, in such a case, take measures without delay to correct the situation and document the intervention;

(7)  transmit to the Société, each year and at the end of the operator’s participation in the pilot project, a report containing

(a)  a summary of the analysis and, if applicable, the evaluation provided for in subparagraph 6; and

(b)  an overview of the manner in which the operator’s activities were conducted in the context of the pilot project, in particular the means taken to ensure compliance with the requirements of the pilot project;

(8)  respond to surveys or requests for information by the Société concerning the progression of the pilot project;

(9)  notify the Société if the operator wants to terminate participation in the pilot project.

M.O. 2024-08, s. 5.

Not in force

In force: 2024-05-02

5. For the purposes of the pilot project, subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 519.21.3 of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2) and sections 28.1 and 30.1 of the Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers (chapter C-24.2, r. 28) do not apply to the operator of a heavy vehicle where that vehicle carries goods or persons in the ordinary course of business of a film or television production enterprise.

That operator must however

(1)  keep the Société informed of any changes to the information transmitted pursuant to section 4 regarding the heavy vehicles operated as part of the pilot project;

(2)  maintain a safety rating of “satisfactory” in the Register of owners and operators of heavy vehicles established at the Commission des transports du Québec under the Act respecting owners, operators and drivers of heavy vehicles (chapter P-30.3);

(3)  place in each heavy vehicle under its responsibility a copy of the document relating to the pilot project, ensure that the driver keeps the copy in the vehicle and not allow a heavy vehicle to be driven if the copy is not kept in the vehicle;

(4)  keep at its establishment, within the meaning of the Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers, a copy of the document relating to the pilot project and, in respect of that copy, comply with the second paragraph of section 519.25 of the Highway Safety Code;

(5)  monitor the compliance of each driver with the requirements of the pilot project and, if the operator considers that the requirements are not complied with, take measures without delay to correct the situation and document the intervention;

(6)  conduct a periodic analysis of accident reports involving the heavy vehicles being operated and, in the case of an accident involving a vehicle driven as part of the pilot project, evaluate whether the accident arose from non-compliance with the restrictions relating to the hours of driving and rest provided for in the Highway Safety Code or the Regulation respecting the hours of driving and rest of heavy vehicle drivers, or from non-compliance with the requirements provided for in the pilot project and, in such a case, take measures without delay to correct the situation and document the intervention;

(7)  transmit to the Société, each year and at the end of the operator’s participation in the pilot project, a report containing

(a)  a summary of the analysis and, if applicable, the evaluation provided for in subparagraph 6; and

(b)  an overview of the manner in which the operator’s activities were conducted in the context of the pilot project, in particular the means taken to ensure compliance with the requirements of the pilot project;

(8)  respond to surveys or requests for information by the Société concerning the progression of the pilot project;

(9)  notify the Société if the operator wants to terminate participation in the pilot project.

M.O. 2024-08, s. 5.