
Break time code#
The code is available at and contributions and bug reports are very welcome. * Whether to allow skipping, postponing and ending of breaksīreak Timer will also intelligently restart your break countdown (optionally) when it detects that you have not been using the computer for some amount of time.īreakTimer is free and open source. * Whether to play a gong sound at break start and end * Colour and text of break window and notifications * Working hours so you are only reminded when you want to be. * Whether to be reminded with a simple notification or a fullscreen break window * How long your breaks are and how often you wish to have them

Taking breaks whilst working or studying is crucial in preventing RSI, eye-strain and tiredness. īreak Timer allows you to set up customizable breaks and will remind you to take them. īreak Timer is now deprecated in favour of the standalone desktop app, which is available at.
Break time drivers#
Drivers using the short-haul exception in §395.1(e)(1) must report and return to the normal work reporting location within 14 consecutive hours, and stay within a 150 air-mile radius of the work reporting location.Enforce periodic breaks to prevent RSI / eye strain.
Break time driver#
All sleeper berth pairings MUST add up to at least 8 hours.ĭrivers are allowed to extend the 11-hour maximum driving limit and 14-hour driving window by up to 2 hours when adverse driving conditions are encountered.ĭrivers are allowed to extend the 10-hour maximum driving time and 15-hour on-duty limit by up to 2 hours when adverse driving conditions are encountered.Ī driver is exempt from the requirements of §395.8 and §395.11 if: the driver operates within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location, and the driver does not exceed a maximum duty period of 14 hours. When used together, neither time period counts against the maximum 14- hour driving window.ĭrivers using a sleeper berth must take at least 8 hours in the sleeper berth, and may split the sleeper berth time into two periods provided neither is less than 2 hours. All sleeper berth pairings MUST add up to at least 10 hours. May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days.ĭrivers may split their required 10-hour off-duty period, as long as one off-duty period (whether in or out of the sleeper berth) is at least 2 hours long and the other involves at least 7 consecutive hours spent in the sleeper berth. A driver may restart a 7/8 consecutive day period after taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty. May not drive after 60/70 hours on duty in 7/8 consecutive days. The break may be satisfied by any non-driving period of 30 consecutive minutes (i.e., on-duty not driving, off-duty, sleeper berth, or any combination of these taken consecutively). Off-duty time is not included in the 15-hour period.ĭrivers must take a 30-minute break when they have driven for a period of 8 cumulative hours without at least a 30-minute interruption.

May not drive after having been on duty for 15 hours, following 8 consecutive hours off duty. Off-duty time does not extend the 14-hour period. May not drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty, following 10 consecutive hours off duty.
You get to do whatever you want while we. May drive a maximum of 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty. This is your time.go get a massage, have lunch with friends, see the doctor, shop without the stops and stress. May drive a maximum of 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty. The table summarizes the HOS regulations for property-carrying and passenger-carrying drivers.

Break time update#
