Whats the difference between SafeStat and the new Safety Measurement System?
There are six important differences between the new Safety Measurement System (SMS) and the Agency’s current measurement system, SafeStat: 1) SMS is organized by seven specific behaviors (BASICs) while SafeStat is organized into four general Safety Evaluation Areas (SEAs). 2) SMS identifies safety problems in the same structure in which CSA 2010 addresses those problems, while SafeStat prioritizes carriers for a compliance review. 3) SMS uses all safety-based inspection violations while SafeStat uses only out-of-service violations and selected moving violations . 4) SMS uses risk-based violation weightings while SafeStat does not. 5) SMS impacts the safety fitness determination of an entity while SafeStat has no impact on an entity’s safety fitness rating. 6) SMS assesses individual drivers and carriers, while SafeStat assesses only carriers.
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