Inspections
Any driver who presents an imminent hazard precluding safe operation of a motor vehicle. The duration may be for a specified period of time or until a required condition is met.
What is an Out of Service order
The minimum tread depth for a steer tire
What is 4/32
A US department of Labor regulatory agency established in 1971 to ensure safe working conditions across the US by setting and enforcing safety standards.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Heath Administration)
An unplanned event that has the potential to cause, but does not actually result in human injury, environmental or equipment damage, or an interruption to normal operation.
What is a near miss
Employees are required to report all incidents and injuries no matter how insignificant they are so action can be taken to prevent a recurrence.
What is the company Incident/Accident Reporting Policy
Special Inspections - Inspections under this heading typically include a one-time examination of a particular item.
What is a Level IV inspection
The minimum depth for a drive or trailer tire
What is 2/32
Governing agency that is responsible for planning and coordinating federal transportation projects and sets safety regulations for all major modes of transportation.
What is The Department of Transportation (DOT)
A loss of friction that causes you to lose balance and potentially fall backward / when your foot catches on and object or a lower service throwing you off balance and often causing you to fall forward / any event where you fall to the ground as a result of losing your footing.
Eye, Face, Head, Hearing, Torso, Hand, and Foot protection are are found in this policy.
What is the PPE Policy (Personal Protective Equipment)
Driver Credential/Administrative Inspection - This inspection must include where required and/or applicable; Examination of the driver's license, medical examiners certificate and skill performance evaluation certificate; driver's record of duty status, hours of service, seat belt, vehicle inspection reports; carrier identification and status
What is a Level III inspection
Any part of this material is showing in the tread the vehicle will be determined out of service
What is the Belt Material or Casing Ply
An agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry. The primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
What is the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
A serious incident involving a commercial vehicle that results in a fatality, bodily injury requiring medical treatment away from the scene, or disabling damage to one or more vehicles, requiring them to be towed.
What is a DOT recordable Accident
This policy give the authority and obligation of employees and contractors to stop any task or operation where concerns or questions regarding the control of a HSE (Health Safety and Environment) risk exist.
What is the Stop Work Authority
Walk-around Driver/Vehicle Inspection - This inspection must include the examination of; driver's license, medical certificate, alcohol and drugs, driver's record of duty status, HOS, seat belt, and a walk around inspection that will include all items that can be inspected without physically getting under the vehicle.
What is a Level II inspection
Loose, missing, broken, cracked or stripped and ineffective as follows for 10 positions - 3 anywhere or 2 adjacent the vehicle will be placed out of service.
What is a Wheel Fastener
A non-profit organization founded in 1980 focusing on improving road safety and reducing commercial vehicle crashes in North America. This agency develops standardized procedures for inspections and safety regulation.
What is the CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance)
Pulling, lifting, pushing, holding, carrying, and throwing activities are the most common causes of this job-related injury.
What is Overexertion
This company program requires drivers to avoid using cell phones unless hands-free, prohibits eating while driving, allows non-alcoholic drinks only with caution, and limits speeds to 15 mph on all lease roads.
What is the Driving Safety Program
North American Standard Inspection - This inspection is the most extensive inspection and includes all items from a Level II and adds all items that are inspected from underneath the vehicle.
What is a Level 1 Inspection
Evidence of wet contamination of the brake friction material and accompanied by evidence that future leaking may occur the vehicle will be placed out of service.
Online data base maintained by the FMCSA that stores information about drug and alcohol program violations by CDL holders. It contains records of violations such as positive test results, test refusals, and return-to-duty process information.
What is the Clearinghouse
In 2023 there were 2.6 million of these in the workplace per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A process used for routine and non-routine activities as well as new processes, changes in operation, products or services as applicable and typically requires a JSA (Job Safety Analysis) to be completed.
What is the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Program