New Entrant Safety Audit

A new entrant safety audit is an examination of a new motor carrier’s operations and its compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) and applicable Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The audit provides educational and technical assistance to motor carriers on the safety and operational requirements of the FMCSRs and HMRs and gathers critical safety data needed to assess the carrier’s safety performance and basic safety management controls.

This training course will teach participants to deliver quality safety audits in accordance with the FMCSRs and HMRs while applying the standards of the Field Operations Training Manual. In addition, participants will learn to utilize software programs specific to the New Entrant Safety Audit Program.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be qualified to conduct new entrant safety audits.

Course Information

Target Audience

State MCSAP or local law enforcement personnel responsible for conducting New Entrant Safety Audits

Prerequisites

Attendees must:

Have successfully completed the NASI Part A, NASI Part B, and General Hazardous Materials Inspection Courses
Have a working knowledge of computer software/hardware
Bring the most current version of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations with interpretations to the course
Have access to the FMCSA Portal. Check your login to make sure it is current.
Download the most current version of GUARD e-FOTM to the computer that you are bringing to class.
Download SENTRI and confirm that you have access with current username and password. (This will take administrative privileges.)
Attend at least 5 offsite new entrant safety audits with someone who is currently certified.

Class Size

This course is limited to 15 students.

Total Course Hours
40 hours

Training Location

Ohio Department of Transportation
6155 Chittenden Road
Hudson, OH 44236

Course Schedule

The class will meet 8 a.m.-5 p.m. local time each day.

Parking

Free parking is available on-site at the training academy.

Dress Code

Appropriate dress for the training course is business casual.

Registration

Travel and Hotel Information

Each attendee is responsible for their own airfare and hotel arrangements and expenses, and other travel expenses.

Airport and Transportation Information

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is the closest airport to the training location. The training location is 31.6 miles from the airport.
The airport has several transportation options, including taxis, shuttles, rental cars, public transportation and ride shares.

Hotel Options

Staybridge Suites Akron-Stow-Cuyohoga Falls
4351 Steels Pointe
Stow, OH 44224
Phone: (330) 945-4180

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot Akron Stow
4170 Steels Pointe
Stow, OH 44224
Phone: (330) 940-1450

Contact Information

Rules, Requirements and Policies

Events Health Policy

The health and safety of attendees at this training course are top priority. CVSA will follow federal and local guidelines, restrictions and requirements, and health and facility protocols, as appropriate, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.

Events Health Policy and Acknowledgment

CVSA (the “Organization”) has taken preventative measures to reduce the spread of communicable disease including but not limited to COVID-19 (“Communicable Disease”) at its in-person conferences, meetings, events, training courses, etc. (the “Event”). However, the Organization cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed to or contract a Communicable Disease at the Event. Further, due to the nature of the facilities, services and programs offered at this Event, attending the Event could increase your risk of contracting a Communicable Disease.

By registering and attending the Event, you acknowledge and agree that you understand the risk that you may be exposed to or infected by a Communicable Disease by attending the Event and that such exposure or infection may result in quarantine requirements, serious illness, permanent disability and/or death. You further understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by a Communicable Disease at the Event may result from the actions, omissions or negligence of yourself and others, including, but not limited to, the Organization, its officers, employees, contractors, agents, representatives, sponsors, other participants, and any owners and lessors of premises used to conduct the Event (“Releasees”). YOU KNOWINGLY AND FREELY ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS, BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES, and assume full responsibility for your participation in the Event and agree not to sue the Organization for any claims released by you herein.

Events Code of Conduct

CVSA is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for all meeting participants. All participants, without exception, are expected to abide by this events code of conduct across any and all technologies used to execute a CVSA event whether in person or a virtual event. All participants must comply with the instructions of the host(s), moderator and CVSA staff. CVSA has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination or harassment by participants.

Examples of unacceptable behavior are:

Unauthorized sharing of login credentials with another user, including unregistered users; any unregistered user found participating will be required to pay the full registration fee, including the late registration fee
Recording, copying and/or sharing of any media, including screenshots
Engaging in unsafe practices while participating in a virtual event, such as driving a car
Harassment, disrespect, intimidation or discrimination in any form
Verbal or written abuse of any participant, including, but not limited to, comments related to race, color, ethnicity, age, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, etc.
Sharing inappropriate, nude and/or sexual images
Threatening or stalking a participant

To report an incident of unacceptable behavior, please contact CVSA Executive Director  Collin Mooney or CVSA Deputy Executive Director  Adrienne Gildea. CVSA reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior. CVSA may also, at its discretion, prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.

Consent to Multimedia Use

Registration and attendance at and participation in CVSA meetings and other activities – in-person or virtually – constitutes an agreement by the registrant to CVSA’s use and distribution of the registrant’s or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions, and audiotapes of such events and activities.

Copyright Acknowledgement

By registering and attending the event, an attendee may participate or contribute to discussions regarding the Standards and CVSA Materials (“work product”) and hereby acknowledges that it is their intent and understanding that the intellectual property, including copyright in and to the work product, and all derivative works and/or any modifications and variations of the work product, did, does and will vest solely in CVSA. To the extent that an attendee contributes to the work product during the event, they do not claim any ownership in the work product and instead hereby completely assign any and all copyrights and any other intellectual property rights in their contributions to CVSA.