Heat Stress
When the body is unable to cool itself by sweating
What is Heat Stress?
Type of distracted driving category which involves taking your eyes off the road
What is visual distraction?
Safety method that allows you to have maximum stability and support when entering or exciting a truck or equipment
What is 3-Point Contact?
The FMCSA collects data on all carriers on these categories (Unsafe Driving, Crash indicator, HOS, Vehicle Maintenance, Driver Fitness, Controlled Substance, HAZMAT)
What are the 7 BASIC Categories?
Safety item that secures driver inside truck
What is a seat belt?
Occurs when the brain does not receive enough oxygen
What is Heat Collapse?
Type of distracted driving category which involves taking your hands off the steering wheel.
What is manual distraction?
Position your body should be when entering or exiting the vehicle
What is facing the vehicle?
An inspection conducted on the road by DOT
What is a roadside inspection?
What a driver should do when backing in tight spaces
What is GOAL?
This is key to eliminate Heat Stress
What is prevention?
Type of distracted driving category which involves not mentally staying focused
What is Cognitive distraction?
What you should not do to get onto the ground
What is jump off the truck?
Inspection level that conducts driver only
What is a level 3 inspection?
Straight Line, Driver Side, Blind Side
What are the 3 types of backing?
Type of heat stress disorder where your body loses salt or fluids (Dehydration).
What is Heat Exhaustion?
Type of activity a driver perform that uses all three types of distractions
What is using a cell phone?
Designed parts you should only use when entering or exciting your vehicle.
What are footboards, running boards, handgrips?
Inspection level that conducts driver and walk around vehicle
What is a level 2 inspection?
Utilizing safety shoes, hi viz vest, safety glasses are items for personal safety
What is PPE?
Most severe type of heat stress disorder
What is Heat Stroke?
Swerving or difficulty holding a lane
What are signs of distracted driving?
3-Point contact instructs you to use at all times when entering or exciting your truck
What is 2 hands and 1 foot or 2 feet and 1 hand?
Inspection level that conducts driver and full truck inspection all around vehicle including under the vehicle.
What is a level 1 inspection?
Bending your knees instead of bending your back is
What is a proper lifting technique?