Responsibility for Safety: Policies, Roles, Training, Monitoring & Actions

safety & maintenance VIRTUAL SERIES I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ?

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? TOPICS SAFETY MANAGEMENT CYCLE THE REGULATIONS THE RULES OF THE ROAD THE MISTAKES WE HAVE ALL MADE TRICKS OF THE TRADE

THE SAFETY MANAGEMENT CYCLE

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? Policies and Procedures When were your company policies and procedures last updated ? Do all of your employees have the most recent copies ? How familiar are you with them? Have you tested them ?

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? Roles and Responsibilities Who is responsible for what? Job descriptions ? When were these last updated ? Have responsibilities been redistributed with less and newer staff ?

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? Qualifications and Hiring Applications Background checks Drug testing Road tests Medical exams Part 40 49CFR382 and 391

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? Training and Communication What training will you provide? Who will do the training ? What resources do you have for training ? How will you communicate with your drivers after they on board? Prior to trips ? During trips ? Driver meetings ?

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? Monitoring and Tracking What data do we have access to ? What data is most important to us? How do we use that data ? Do we use the data only for gotchas What is my safety culture?

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? Meaningful actions What does this mean ? DOCUMENT. DOCUMENT,DOCUMENT What does your company policy state is the consequence for an action or lack of action ? How does the seriousness relate to the consequence? Progressive discipline

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? THE REGULATIONS Part 40 and 49CFR Part 382 Drug Testing Part 390 General Regulations Accident Register Part 391 Driver Qualifications Part 395 Hours of Service Part 396 - Maintenance

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? THE REGULATIONS Know how to use the book Each section typically starts with definitions Read the gray areas !!! Don t be overwhelmed you don t need to read the entire book at one time Know what you are responsible for and determine the current methods your company is using for compliance

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? THE RULES OF THE ROAD The fundamentals 8,10,15,70 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, 90 days, 6 months 550 miles The F word Driver monitoring , speed, idling, hard stops, video

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? THE MISTAKES WE HAVE ALL MADE DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT ,DOCUMENT Innocent until proven otherwise It can wait Prioritization of daily tasks Don t wait until you get the notification you are being investigated Be compliant all the time

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS ATTEND AS MANY WEBINARS, CONFERENCES AS POSSIBLE THAT HAVE A SAFETY BASED AGENDA OR SEGMENTS BUILD A NETWORK GET A MENTOR USE ALL OF YOUR RESOURCES RELY ON TECHNOLOGY

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY, NOW WHAT ? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ( YOU GET TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TOO ! )

Mike McDonal Director, Regulatory Compliance and Industry Relations Saucon Technologies mmcdonal@saucontech.com 410-245-5525