Overview:

• Offers an in-depth look at the seven Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) of FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, and Accountability Program
• Explains how severity weighting and time weighting impact carriers' and drivers' scores
• Bridges the gap between general CSA awareness and understanding the BASICs used to score drivers and carriers
• Details each of the seven BASICs:
  • Unsafe Driving,
  • Fatigued Driving (includes HOS),
  • Driver Fitness,
  • Controlled Substances and Alcohol,
  • Vehicle Maintenance,
  • Cargo Related,
  • Crash Indicator
• Covers how violations are tracked and measured to determine a BASIC Score, as well as how BASIC measures and scores are calculated
• Explores what drivers can do to keep their (and their carriers') BASIC Scores low and ensure CSA compliance
• Outlines what FMCSA interventions could result if a carrier has a BASIC Score above the threshold
• Based on version 2.1 of FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS) Methodology - December 2010
• Ready-to-use training program includes several components
• Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Program Components:

• (1) Closed-captioned video - Available on DVD, the program combines engaging video and editing technology.
• (1) Discussion Guide - This 44-page guide provides additional information and discussion points to engage drivers in the training session.
• (11) Driver Handbooks - Review key points and serve as a handy post-training reference (32 pages).
• (1) CSA Special Report - Gives additional information on CSA (120 pages).
• (1) Surviving CSA: Driver Scoring
• Overview Poster - Educational training aid serves as a handy post-training reference.

DVD Main Menu

• Play Program - Plays entire main program (60 minutes).
• Chapter Selections -Allows easy access to specific subtopics for more focused training.
• Introduction - What are the seven BASICs
  • Unsafe Driving BASIC (The following format is the same for all BASICs)
    • How violations placed into this BASIC are tracked and measured to determine a driver's and a carrier's score (and examples of types of violations)
    • SMS (Safety Measurement System) calculation examples of how specific violations are severity-weighted and time-weighted to arrive at the full value of a violation
    • What drivers can do to keep this BASIC Score low
    • Actions carriers can take to help drivers keep this BASIC Score low
  • Fatigued Driving BASIC
  • Driver Fitness BASIC
  • Controlled Substances and Alcohol BASIC
  • Vehicle Maintenance BASIC
  • Cargo Related BASIC (including HazMat)
  • Crash Indicator BASIC
• How BASIC Scores Are Determined in CSA - driver and carrier scoring processes, severity weighting, time weighting, percentile ranking/BASIC Measure/BASIC Score, relevant inspections, normalizing factor, peer groups
• FMCSA Interventions - intervention triggers; intervention categories: early contact, investigations, and follow-on interventions; when/how drivers get involved in FMCSA interventions
• Conclusion - CSA provides carriers and drivers with the opportunity to have their safety performance compared to the safety performance of their peers - and to improve their safety-related behaviors - so we can all be safer on the road.
• Quiz - 10 interactive questions; offers correct/incorrect remediation to reinforce effectiveness of training.
• Message for Management (12 minutes) - Discusses the Safety Measurement System (SMS) as it relates to carriers so you have a better understanding of CSA and the 7 BASICs. Also reviews some best practice guidelines to help you create and/or maintain a system of safety management controls using the Safety Management Cycle.
• Video Previews - Offer a sneak peek at training programs for related topics: Roadside Inspections: A Driver's Guide 2nd Ed. and Driver Vehicle Inspections: The Complete Process.

Producer: J.J.Keller