Entry-Level Driver Training: Whistleblower/Coercion

Entry-Level Driver Training: Whistleblower/Coercion

Course Length: 15 minutes

Intended Audience: Drivers who are applying for an initial commercial driver's license (CDL) or drivers upgrading their current CDL.

Course Disclaimer: This course can be used to help satisfy the theory instruction portion of the new entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements that go into effect on February 7, 2022. To satisfy the theory instruction requirements, this course must be assigned and administered by a school or other entity listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Training Provider Registry (TPR). To satisfy the complete ELDT training requirements, the school or entity conducting the training must provide the driver-trainee "behind-the-wheel" instruction in addition to theory instruction.

Regs Covered: Unit A1.5.7 Whistleblower/Coercion

This unit must teach the driver-trainees about the right of an employee to question the safety practices of an employer without incurring the risk of losing a job or being subject to reprisals simply for stating a safety concern. The training providers must instruct driver-trainees in the whistleblower protection regulations in 29 CFR part 1978. The training providers must teach the procedures for reporting to FMCSA incidents of coercion from motor carriers, shippers, receivers, or transportation intermediaries.

Overview: Having a safe workplace is serious business. There are many laws and regulations intended to keep drivers safe while at work. It is up to drivers and their employer to follow these laws and regulations. Drivers do have ways to protect themselves if anyone encourages or tries to force them to violate these rules. That's where whistleblower protection and coercion regulations help. They are intended to protect drivers from retaliation if they refuse to violate a law or regulation related to health, safety, or security.

This course is designed to inform drivers about whistleblower protection and coercion regulations and how they can use these regulations to protect themselves.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Describe the whistleblower protections available to you
• Discuss how you can file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) if your whistleblower protection is violated
• Recognize coercion when it occurs
• Explain how to file a coercion complaint with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Outline

The J. J. Keller Entry-Level Driver Training: Whistleblower/Coercion online course covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

Whistleblower Protection

• Filing a Complaint
• OSHA Findings

Coercion

• Filing a Complaint

Conclusion

• Summary

Copyright Date: 2022

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