NATMI Safety Supervisor
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Who should be held responsible for achieving safety objectives?
Upper management, driver, and line supervisors
Where should managers look to understand the causes of safety?
At drive-related issues such as training and morale, equipment maintenance, record-keeping
issues, and scheduling and operational concerns
Do not change or lower the job standards of hiring one employee over another.
True
Interviews should be used to obtain in-depth information about previous employment experience,
education, and areas of inconsistency or incomplete responses on the application.
True
What is one way to obtain information from uncooperative previous employers?
Send a signed release along with the request for information.
When is it acceptable to allow the application form to be filled out by someone other than the
applicant?
If they have illegible handwriting or limited English skills as long as the applicant signs the
application
, If an applicant meets the standards and regulations required by the FMCSRs, they can be
assumed to be qualified for any job within the fleet.
False
To ensure proper visual ability, driver applicants must meet DOT standards for visual acuity,
field of peripheral vision, and depth perception.
False
Which of the following is included in the federal motor carrier safety regulations for driver
hearing capabilities?
At a minimum, drivers must be able to perceive a forced whisper at not less than 5 feet.
It is illegal to use a job description as a pre-employment selection tool
False
What is the purpose of an on-road test?
To evaluate the driver's ability to maneuver the vehicle and their ability to respond safely to
traffic conditions
Which of the following driver skills should be included in an off-the-road test?
To steer around obstacles, to steer through a narrow offset alley, to inspect and verify the safe
operating condition of the vehicle, to back up to a loading dock next to one vehicle, to back up as
close as possible to an object without striking it.
On-road tests are not as effective as off-road tests in evaluating driver ability and performance.
False
Effective trading programs save the company more money than they cost to develop and
implement
True
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On Your Success
Who should be held responsible for achieving safety objectives?
Upper management, driver, and line supervisors
Where should managers look to understand the causes of safety?
At drive-related issues such as training and morale, equipment maintenance, record-keeping
issues, and scheduling and operational concerns
Do not change or lower the job standards of hiring one employee over another.
True
Interviews should be used to obtain in-depth information about previous employment experience,
education, and areas of inconsistency or incomplete responses on the application.
True
What is one way to obtain information from uncooperative previous employers?
Send a signed release along with the request for information.
When is it acceptable to allow the application form to be filled out by someone other than the
applicant?
If they have illegible handwriting or limited English skills as long as the applicant signs the
application
, If an applicant meets the standards and regulations required by the FMCSRs, they can be
assumed to be qualified for any job within the fleet.
False
To ensure proper visual ability, driver applicants must meet DOT standards for visual acuity,
field of peripheral vision, and depth perception.
False
Which of the following is included in the federal motor carrier safety regulations for driver
hearing capabilities?
At a minimum, drivers must be able to perceive a forced whisper at not less than 5 feet.
It is illegal to use a job description as a pre-employment selection tool
False
What is the purpose of an on-road test?
To evaluate the driver's ability to maneuver the vehicle and their ability to respond safely to
traffic conditions
Which of the following driver skills should be included in an off-the-road test?
To steer around obstacles, to steer through a narrow offset alley, to inspect and verify the safe
operating condition of the vehicle, to back up to a loading dock next to one vehicle, to back up as
close as possible to an object without striking it.
On-road tests are not as effective as off-road tests in evaluating driver ability and performance.
False
Effective trading programs save the company more money than they cost to develop and
implement
True
