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National Safety Code in

National Safety Code in. April 22, 2004. What is NSC?. The National Safety Code (NSC) is a set of safety standards for motor carriers, drivers and vehicles operating in Canada. Provides support through regulation for drivers and carriers to implement management processes to improve safety.

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National Safety Code in

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  1. National Safety Code in April 22, 2004

  2. What is NSC? • The National Safety Code (NSC) is a set of safety standards for motor carriers, drivers and vehicles operating in Canada. • Provides support through regulation for drivers and carriers to implement management processes to improve safety.

  3. How was the NSC established? • In 1989 the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) established the NSC standards. • All provinces and territories have adopted the NSC standards and use them to develop their own regulations.

  4. NSC Weight Threshold • Vehicles included in NSC in BC are: • Trucks or truck tractors with GVW exceeding 5000 kg • Buses • Vehicles licensed under the Motor Carrier operating authority (taxis and buses)

  5. Carrier’s Obligations • As a carrier, you are responsible for: • educating yourself and all drivers who work under your Safety Certificate • ensuring that all vehicles that are operated under your Safety Certificate are properly maintained

  6. Carrier’s Obligations Cont. • ensuring only competent and qualified drivers drive your vehicles • establishing policies for monitoring hours of service, vehicle maintenance, safety programs, and ensuring your safety policies are followed

  7. Carrier Profile Elements • Carrier profile incorporates all of the information as required by NSC Standard 14 • Points are assigned for: • OOS CVSA’s (3) • At-fault Accidents (2, 4, 6) • Deemed Guilty Contraventions (1, 2, 3, 5) • All info. received through CDE on the above

  8. Requesting a Carrier Profile • Fax request to (250) 952-0578 • Include carrier name, NSC number, and specific date range (if applicable) • Carrier profiles are provided to the carrier free of charge

  9. Progressive Intervention Process - Risk Bands • Carriers are divided into 7 risk bands based on fleet size

  10. Progressive Intervention Process - Thresholds • Within each risk band, the provincial median is calculated in each of the 4 categories: • Contraventions • Inspections • Accidents • Total Points • Thresholds for warning letter, interview, audit, and hearing are established based on the median in each risk band

  11. Progressive Intervention Process - Carrier Profile Scores • Points are calculated using a 12-month moving window (12 months is established from deemed convicted date) • Points are based on a per vehicle score (established by dividing the points by the 12-month average fleet size) Note: 1 vehicle=365 days of licensing

  12. Progressive Intervention Process - Warning Letter • Warning Letters are triggered automatically at the beginning of each month • 1545 carriers (or 6.9% of active carriers) were triggered for a warning letter in 2003

  13. Progressive Intervention Process - Interview • Carrier interviews are triggered at the beginning of each month. • 461 carriers (or 2.1% of active carriers) participated in an interview in 2003 • Other sources of interviews are: • Carrier selected for random audit (not previously interviewed or audited) • Carrier Requested • Requested by enforcement or 3rd party

  14. Progressive Intervention Process - Audit • Carrier audits are triggered at the beginning of each month. • 379 audits (or 1.7% of active carriers) were conducted in 2003 • Other sources of audits are: • Random (Clean, NSC Random, Motor Carrier Random) • Follow-up (1st or 2nd follow-up) • Carrier Requested • Requested by enforcement or 3rd party

  15. Progressive Intervention Process • Warning Letter • Carrier Interview • Quantifiable Audit • Show Cause Hearing

  16. Carrier Audit • Audit points are assigned on the basis of non-compliance • Audit statuses are assigned as follows: • 1-10 points - Satisfactory • 10.1-20 points - Conditional • 20.1+ points - Unsatisfactory

  17. 2003 Safety Rating Statistics

  18. Record-keeping • Records must be kept for the four areas of your NSC obligations: • drivers • hours of service • vehicles • special safety requirements

  19. Driver Records • You must keep records on each of the following for every driver who works under your Safety Certificate: • driver license • transportation of dangerous goods training certificates • driver abstracts • driver incident records

  20. Hours of Service • As a carrier, you are responsible for ensuring that your drivers obey hours-of-service regulations • Drivers of almost all NSC vehicles must follow these rules.

  21. Hours of Service Cont. • Your obligations are to: • understand the hours-of-service rules • ensure your drivers do not drive for longer periods than they are legally allowed to do

  22. Hours of Service Cont. • ensure your drivers get the rest periods they are required to have • keep accurate records that show your drivers are working within the legal limits

  23. Vehicle Maintenance • You must ensure every vehicle that operates under your Safety Certificate is properly maintained.

  24. Vehicle Records • As a carrier, you must: • Retain all manufacturer recall notices and evidence of corrective action • Retain all vehicle maintenance, inspection, and repair records • Maintain, inspect, and repair all vehicles according to the regulations

  25. Vehicle Records Cont. • Ensure trip inspections are properly conducted • Take appropriate action on all defects found during trip inspections • Ensure you retain all required trip inspection reports

  26. Safety Rating Legislation • 4-level Safety Rating process implemented November 2001 • Enacted in BC legislation under the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations (MVAR 37.061) on April 2, 2001

  27. Rating Carriers in BC • Safety ratings are assigned to BC base-plated carriers only • All BC Carriers receive a Safety rating. • On December 31, 2003, there were 22,259 active base plated carriers in BC

  28. Safety Rating Categories • BC may assign one of four safety ratings to a carrier (MVAR 37.061): • Satisfactory-Unaudited • Satisfactory • Conditional • Unsatisfactory* • Active in 2003:

  29. Assigning Safety Ratings

  30. Progressive Intervention Process - Show Cause Hearing • 22 NSC certificates were cancelled in 2003 • Audits are conducted prior to a recommendation for cancellation • CCMTA is notified when a decision is reached to cancel a certificate in BC

  31. Hours of Service

  32. Hours of Service

  33. Hours of Service

  34. Hours of Service

  35. Hours of Service

  36. Hours of Service

  37. Hours of Service

  38. Hours of Service

  39. Hours of Service

  40. Hours of Service • Summary of Changes • Requirement for 10 hours off within every 24 hours • Limitation to 14 hours of elapsed time between periods of 8 hours off • 48 hour averaging • Must identify cycle • 36/72 hours off to switch cycles or reset cycle • Only team drivers can split sleeper time • 2 cycles - 70 hours in 7 days • - 120 hours in 14 days • Once in every 14 days a driver must take at least 24 hours off duty

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