Industry Updates
For School Bus Drivers
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Overview
Changes on the horizon for
 Insulin-treated CDL drivers
 Drug/Alcohol reporting
 Federal and state perspectives
on seatbelts on buses
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FMCSA
Federal
Motor
Carrier
Safety
Administration
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FMCSA – Currently
CDL Drivers with insulin-treated
diabetes are required to
 obtain either a federal medical
waiver (inter-state) or
 a state medical waiver (intra-state).
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FMCSA
Insulin-Treated Diabetic Rules
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Opportunity for Public Input
Publication of Final Rule
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FMCSA – Rule Provisions
Insulin-treated diabetics
Max 1-yr. DOT physical
Under doctor care/well
controlled condition
Other criteria similar to WA
requirements
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Evaluation Question
1. What does the acronym FMCSA
stand for?
Federal
Motor
Carrier
Safety
Administration
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Evaluation Question
2. Name three steps in the FMCSA
informal rulemaking process.
1. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
2. Opportunity for public input
3. Publication of Final Rule with
statement of basis and purpose
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Drug/Alcohol Testing
Clearinghouse
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Drug/Alcohol Testing
Currently
Employers check new CDL
employees by contacting previous
employers
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Drug/Alcohol Testing
Clearinghouse
Starting January 6, 2020
All drug testing providers and
medical review officers will be
required to report test results to the
clearinghouse.
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Drug/Alcohol Testing
Starting January 6, 2020
Employers use Clearinghouse
1. to check new employees
2. to check on all employees
once a year
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Evaluation Question
3. Who will be required to report
test results to the Drug and
Alcohol Clearinghouse starting
January 6, 2020?
All drug testing providers and
medical review officers
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Seatbelts on Buses
Currently Required On
Type A -1 or
Under 10,000
GVWR
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NHTSA
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration
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NHTSA
Adopting a new federal policy
position:
3-point seat belts should be
available for all school children to
and from school.
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NHTSA
New federal policy position:
No rulemaking anticipated
NHTSA will continue to look and
comment on school buses and
seatbelts.
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Evaluation Question
4. What type or weight of school
bus currently requires
lap/shoulder belts?
Type A -1 or
Under 10,000
GVWR
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Evaluation Question
5. State what the acronym
“NHTSA” stands for.
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration
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Evaluation Question
6. Describe the new federal policy
position NHTSA is adopting
regarding seatbelts on buses.
3-point seat belts should be
available for all school children to
and from school.
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NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
Investigates, reports and recommends
on transportation collisions
Lacks rulemaking authority
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NTSB
Chesterfield, NJ
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NTSB - Recommendation
Chesterfield, NJ
“Students and parents must be
taught the importance of
proper seat belt use”.
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NTSB
Anaheim, CA
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NTSB - Recommendations
Anaheim, CA
1.School districts should
consider lap/shoulder belts
when purchasing seat beltequipped school buses”. And….
b.
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NTSB - Recommendations
Anaheim, CA
2.“Students and parents should
be educated about the
importance of proper use of all
seat belts on school buses.”
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Evaluation Question
7. Name three actions the National
Transportation Safety Board
takes in major collisions.
 Investigates
 reports and
 recommends
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Evaluation Question
8. Name one recommendation the
NTSB made on the Chesterfield,
NJ crash?
Students and parents must be
taught the importance of proper
seat belt use
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Evaluation Question
9.
Name two recommendations
the NTSB board made on the
Anaheim crash.
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Evaluation Question
1. “School districts: consider
lap/shoulder belts when purchasing
seat belt-equipped school buses”
and,
2. “Students and parents should be
educated about the importance of
proper use of all seat belts on
school buses.”
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NTSB Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks
w67zFnuAE
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Washington State
Seat Belt Legislative Bills
SB 5054 – Belts on new buses
SB 5503 – Belts on new buses
HB 1246 – Belts on new buses and Stop
Paddles on all buses
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Summary
Changes on the horizon for
 Insulin-treated CDL drivers
 Drug/Alcohol reporting
 Federal and state perspectives on
seatbelts on buses
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