Attention Newbs....start NOW

It's your actual "points" total under the new CSA Safety Management System.

Some refer to it as Sis, SLs, or SIs. Your company may call it something else.

Everyone needs to get up to speed on it as far as scoring goes. EVERY violation carries TRIPLE points for the first 6 months, then they reduce by 33% at predetermined intervals.

An out of service violation carries an additional 2 point tag, which also triples for the first 6 months.

Here's a brief summary for you.

Log book violation -- Out of service
Equals 10 points PLUS 2 for the OOS. For a total of 12 times 3 for 6 months......You now have 36 points on your Sis score.

Blown Marker light -- 3 Points.
Which is tripled for the first 6 months. Meaning you have 9 points on your score.

90 points will cost me my job. And since the scores stay on you for 3 years, you can see why it's important to KNOW your actual score.

Mine is currently 6, but will drop to 3 shortly after they start enforcement.

There are a few key points that are still being tweaked....so stay tuned for even more BS.

 

I'm not sure what the actual point assesement you would take on this. There is some debate as to whether they would hit you with just the most severe, or stack the violations together. If they concluded it was a failure to perform a proper inspection --- 3 points which will be tripled for the first 6 months totaling 9 points.

Blatant disregard of a previous inspection. I dunno how they would view that, as that is not one of the categories at this time. Although I suspect if the same officer caught you a second time, he would place the vehicle out of service. Then who knows what would happen from there...point wise.

It really doesn't matter at this point. Because YOU will be hit FIRST if this is not corrected. Then your company will also take a hit.

This ruling will not put every bad company out of business immediately. But it WILL force drivers to refuse to move the equipment, or place his CDL and any future employment in jeopardy.


Here's a link to violations and the points assessed. Although incomplete, the list starts on Page 36 of the PDF file. http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2009/Dec09/121409/SMSMethodology.pdf

The article is NOT complete, and makes reference to weighting of violations and scores. Weighting, is where the current debate is taking place. So it is subject to change.