why change? what is csa? field test & national rollout summary
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A PRESENTATION OF
CSA 2010
BY
COMPLIANCE, SAFETY,
ACCOUNTABILITY
(CSA)
A NEW WAY TO MEASURE AND ADDRESS COMMERCIAL MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY
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Why Change?
What is CSA?
Field Test & National Rollout
Summary
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Why Change?
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Past Limitations
Limited Intervention
Safety Fitness tied directly to Compliance Review
Focused largely on carriers
Limited number of investigators
The government regulates 725,000 bus and truck companies
Compliance Review was labor intensive
Only able to reach less than 2% of total carrier population annually
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The intention of CSA is to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of
FMCSA’s enforcement and
compliance program and to reduce
commercial motor vehicle crashes and
fatalities.
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CSA is based on roadside inspection violations
Will reach more carriers
Improve efficiency
Focus on specific unsafe behavior
Identify root causes
Requires corrective action
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3 Components
I. Measuring Carrier Safety
a) Roadside inspections-the program uses data retroactively for
two years(carrier) and three years(driver)
b) Investigation findings
c) Crashes
II. Intervention Process
III. Safety Fitness Determination (SFD)
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SMS = Safety Measurement System
I. Uses crash recordsII. Assigns weights to time and severity
of violations based on crash riskIII. Seven performance based categoriesIV. Triggers intervention
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7 Basics of SMS1) Unsafe Driving (Parts 392 & 397)
2) Fatigued Driving (Hours-of-Service) (Parts 392 & 395)
3) Driver Fitness (Parts 383 & 391)
4) Controlled Substances/Alcohol (Parts 382 & 392)
5) Vehicle Maintenance (Parts 393 & 396)
6) Cargo-Related (Parts 392, 393, 397 & HM)
7) Crash Indicator
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New Agency Plans for Drivers...
Provide enhanced information on individual drivers
Enhance the effectiveness of investigators to
conduct carrier investigations
Under CSA, individual drivers WILL NOT be assigned safety ratings or fitness
determinations.
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Pre-employment Screening Program (PSP)
Mandated by Congress, separate from CSA Driver information resource available Profiles released with driver authorization
Currently available www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov
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Further information access in SMS
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Inspection History available
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Carrier Access to Data Carriers have access to full SMS results and BASIC
measurements
Public has access to SMS results and BASIC measurements except for percentile scores for the Crash Indicator and Cargo-Related BASIC Cargo-Related violations are available to the public
Decision regarding what to display was based on feedback through out the field test and data preview
List of crashes is available to the public Similar to the Accident SEA in SafeStat
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Roadside Data Uniformity …does not exist!
Roadside data is the foundation of all data-driventraffic safety initiatives
CSA relies on roadside data CSA SFD methodology uses roadside data
ascomponent of the safety fitness determinations
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4 Core Initiatives
1. Consistent documentation of roadside inspections
2. Standardized process for data review3. Increased awareness of inspection program
a) Good inspections can support systematic enforcement
b) Screening vs. Inspection
4. Uniform inspection selection process
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Data Q’s
…provides the public, including
carriers and drivers, the
opportunity to request a data
review to ensure the accuracy of
Federal and State-reported data.
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Helpful suggestions when requesting Data Q’s
Attach document(s) of support
Be specific and detailed
Include a lease agreement (if necessary)
Include accurate contact information
Check status frequently
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Intervention Tools• Warning letters• Investigations
− Offsite Investigations− Onsite Focused Investigations− Onsite Comprehensive Investigations
• Follow-on corrective actions− Cooperative Safety Plan (CSP)− Notice of Violation (NOV)− Notice of Claim (NOC)− Operations Out-of-Service Order (OOS)
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Safety Fitness Determination (SFD)
On-road safety performance is updated monthly
Will continue to include major safety violations found by CSA investigators
Produce an SFD of
Unfit or
Marginal or
Continue Operation
Draft is currently in review within USDOT. Notice of Public Rule Making expected to publish late 2011.
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Remember… Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) has not
been put into effect Drivers will NOT be rated At this time, ratings are based on
investigation findings Onsite Comprehensive Investigations can result in
Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory ratings Onsite Focused Investigations can results in Conditional
or Unsatisfactory Ratings Offsite Investigations do not result in rating Carriers can request an administrative review of its
safety rating (Part 385.17)
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In Summary…
CSA improves three main areas1. Safety Measurement System
More comprehensive profile of carriers and drivers Better able to pinpoint the source of safety problems Better identifies high crash-risk behavior
2. Interventions process and tools More efficient/effective enforcement and compliance process Wider range of interventions to influence compliance earlier Match intervention with level of safety performance
3. Proposed change in evaluation: SFD Assess safety performance of larger segment of industry Based on roadside performance and intervention results Rating will be updated more often, conveying current safety condition
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Educate yourselves and your employees: Understand the SMS Methodology and the BASICs Check the website for information and updates (
http://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov) Raise awareness that every inspection counts and every violation counts
Ensure compliance Review inspections and violation history over the past two years Log in to the SMS, review BASICs, and address safety problems now! Educate drivers about how their performance impacts their own driving
record and the safety measurement of the carrier
Check and update records Motor Carrier Census (Form MCS -150) Routinely monitor and review inspection and crash data Question potentially incorrect data (DataQs: https://dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov
)
CSA 2010Intervention Thresholds
Gen/ HM/ Pass
Unsafe Driving Basic 65% 60% 50%
Fatigued Driving Basic 65 60 50
Driver Fitness Basic 80 75 65
Controlled Substances and Alcohol Basic 80 75 65
Vehicle Maintenance Basic 80 75 65
Cargo Related Basic 80 75 65
Crash Indicator 65 60 50
Pre-screening process go to: www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/
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For more information, please visit: http://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov
Or contact
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