| Criteria
for FMCSA
Certification
of Safety Auditors, Safety Investigators and Driver/Vehicle Inspectors
March
4, 2002
What
is FMCSA Certification
The attainment of certification is a means for individuals to indicate
to the general public, coworkers, employers, and others that Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has determined that
they are qualified to perform specific technical tasks. Certification
also bestows a sense of achievement upon the recipient, since it
reflects professional advancement in a chosen field.
What
are the types of FMCSA Certification?
- Compliance
Review
- Safety
Audit
- Driver
and Vehicle inspections
What
are the requirements for each type of certification?
- Certified
to conduct Compliance Reviews
- Basic
Certification:
- Successfully
complete the FMCSA North American Standard - Level I, General
Hazardous Materials and Compliance Review courses; or successfully
complete the FMCSA Safety Investigator Academy.
- Maintenance
of Certification
- During
the first 60 days after completion of classroom training,
must conduct a minimum of 4 Compliance Reviews (CR) with a
senior, experienced State or Federal CR investigator.
- Required
to complete 6 compliance reviews annually
- Meet
minimum documented quality levels in the compliance review
process.
- Example:
Use of management reports to establish percentage of norm
- Successfully
complete any FMCSA required training.
- Example:
Cargo Tank / Bulk Packaging, Refresher training in Drug
and Alcohol regulations, Hours of Service, etc.
- Decertification
- Occurs
when any one of the requirements established under Maintenance
of Certification are not met
- Recertification
- Must
meet FMCSA requirements based upon areas of deficiency in
Maintenance of Certification. (Example: Additional Hazardous
Materials training)
- Certified
to conduct Safety Audits
- Basic
Certification:
- Successfully
complete the FMCSA Safety Audit course. (Three-week course
including general hazardous materials training.)
- Maintenance
of Certification
- Required
to complete 24 safety audits annually.
- Meet
minimum documented quality levels in the safety audit process.
- Example:
Management reports - establish percentage of norm
- Successfully
complete any FMCSA required training.
- Example:
Refresher training in Drug and Alcohol regulations, Hours
of Service, etc.
- Decertification
- Occurs
when any one of the requirements established under Maintenance
of Certification are not met
- Recertification
- Successfully
complete the FMCSA Safety Audit course.
OR
- Participants
may challenge the FMCSA Safety Audit course. If they fail,
then they must successfully complete the course.
AND
- He
or she must complete additional requirement established by
FMCSA
- Certified
to conduct Driver/Vehicle Inspections
- I.
Basic Certification:
- Successfully
complete the FMCSA Driver / Vehicle Inspection -Level I North
American Standard course or equivalent.
- During
the first year after completion of classroom training, must
conduct a minimum of 30 Level I or V inspections with a senior,
experienced State or Federal inspector
- Maintenance
of Certification
- Required
to complete 32 Level I and/or V inspections annually.
- Meet
minimum documented quality levels in the driver / vehicle
inspections process.
- Example:
Management reports - establish percentage of norm
- Successfully
complete any FMCSA required training.
- Example:
Cargo Tank / Bulk Packaging, Refresher training in Hours
of Service, etc.
- Decertification
- Occurs
when any one of the requirements established under Maintenance
of Certification are not met
- Recertification
- Must
meet FMCSA requirements based upon areas of deficiency in
Maintenance of Certification. (Example: Additional on-the-job
training)
- II.
Specialized Certification (HM Inspections, Cargo Tank/Bulk Packaging
Inspections, or Motorcoach/Bus Inspections):
- Successfully
complete the specialized FMCSA inspection course (general
HM inspection, Cargo Tank/Bulk Packaging inspection, or Motorcoach/Bus
inspection) or equivalent.
- During
the first year after completion of classroom training, must
conduct a minimum number of specialized inspections with a
senior, experienced State or Federal inspector:
- For
HM inspections: 16
- For
Cargo Tank/Bulk Packaging inspections: 16
- For
Motorcoach/Bus inspections: 24 Level I or V
- Maintenance
of Certification
- Required
to complete a minimum number of specialized inspections
annually:
- For
HM inspections: 8
- For
Cargo Tank/Bulk Packaging inspections: 8
- For
Motorcoach/Bus inspections: 8 Level I or V
- Meet
minimum documented quality levels in the driver / vehicle
inspections process.
- Example:
Management reports - establish percentage of norm
- Successfully
complete any FMCSA required training.
- Example:
Cargo Tank / Bulk Packaging, Refresher training in Hours
of Service, etc.
- Decertification
- Occurs
when any one of the requirements established under Maintenance
of Certification are not met
- Recertification
- Must
meet FMCSA requirements based upon areas of deficiency in
Maintenance of Certification. (Example: Additional on-the-job
training)
TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS
Compliance
Review
To achieve initial certification to conduct a compliance review,
the individual must successfully complete the courses that would
provide a minimum level of knowledge in the FMCSR and HMR. The training
would include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Title
49, CFR Parts - 382, 383, 390, 391, 392, 393,395, 396, 397
- Title
49, CFR Parts - 107, 171, 172, 173, 177, 178, 180
- Field
Operations Training Manual
- Computer
software - currently this would include Capri, CDLIS and MCREGIS
Safety
Audit
To achieve initial certification to conduct a safety audit, the
individual must successfully complete the courses that would provide
a minimum level of knowledge in the FMCSR and HMR. The training
would include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Title
49, CFR Parts - 382, 383, 390, 391, 392, 393, 395, 396, 397
- Title
49, CFR Part - 107, 171, 172, 173, 177, 178, 180
- Field
Operations Training Manual
Computer software - Safety Audit system, CDLIS and MCREGIS
Driver/Vehicle
Inspections
To achieve initial certification to conduct a driver/vehicle inspection,
the individual must successfully complete the courses that would
provide minimum level of knowledge in the FMCSR. The training would
include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Title
49, CFR Parts - 383, 390, 391, 392, 393, 395, 396, 397
- CVSA/FMCSA
Out of Service Criteria
- Field
Operations Training Manual
- Computer
software - ASPEN and CDLIS
For specialized
certifications, the individual must successfully complete the courses
that would provide minimum level of knowledge in the specialized area,
such as general HM, Cargo Tank/Bulk Packaging, and Motorcoach/Bus.
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