Ohio Trucking Safety Council - June Program

Description

Determining Accident Preventability

Understanding how and why commercial motor vehicle accidents occur is critical to improving fleet safety. On June 12, Jason Adam, Vice President of Fleet Services at Safety Management Systems Inc., will lead an in-depth session at the June OTSC meeting on the essential process of determining accident preventability.

This presentation will explore how each accident must be evaluated individually, using all available facts and established industry guidelines to assess preventability. Jason will explain why this process is vital—not only for identifying root causes but also for coaching drivers and modifying future behavior.

Participants will gain insight into how defensive driving techniques can often prevent accidents, even when another motorist is at fault. Jason will also clarify the important distinction between fault and preventability, and why professional drivers are expected to meet a higher standard of awareness and decision-making on the road.

This session is designed to help fleet professionals strengthen their accident review process, improve driver performance, and reduce future incidents through proactive safety management.

Schedule: 
11:15AM - Registration
11:30AM - Lunch
12:15PM - Program Begins
* Note that each registered attendee will receive lunch

About the Speaker:
Jason Adam has served the Air & Ground transportation industry for just over 23 years. With experience spanning LTL, Truckload, Parcel Package and even Aircraft, Jason has assisted many operating fleets with regulatory compliance throughout his years.

Jason and the Safety Management Systems 360 (SMS360) team perform multiple services for fleets in need of regulatory assistance including, mock DOT compliance reviews, Data Q’s, fleet maintenance reviews and accident review and classification. Having a close relationship with the ATA Safety Management Council's Accident Review Committee team lead (who helped establish the ATA “Trucking Industry Guidelines for Recording Fleet Motor Vehicle Accidents and Determining Preventability”), Jason and the SMS360 team are proficient in accident review and determination of preventability. Combined, they boast well over 325,000 Fleet vehicle accidents reviewed to date. Additionally, Jason is Smith System trained, and well versed with:

• FMCSR
• North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria
• National Safety Council - A Guide to Determining Motor Vehicle Collision Preventability
• ATA - Trucking Industry Guidelines for Recording Fleet Motor Vehicle Accidents and Determining Preventability.

Refund Policy:
Our refund policy is as follows:

• You will receive a 100% refund if you cancel more than 10 days before the event.
• You will receive a 75% refund if you cancel more than 3 days before the event.
• You will receive no refund if you cancel less than 3 days before the event.
• No shows will be responsible to pay 100% of the registration fee.