Certified Director of Safety-Canada (CDS-C) and Certified Safety Supervisor-Canada (CSS-C)

The NATMI Certified Director of Safety-Canada (CDS-C) and Certified Safety Supervisor-Canada (CSS-C) program is designed for fleet safety professionals whose companies operate within Canada and may or may not engage in cross-border operations. The program offers a deeper dive on Canadian laws and regulations than the NATMI cross-border program, which includes both US and Canadian requirements.

The program includes two 2-day courses held back-to-back, followed by a certification exam on the morning after the second course. Applicants for the CDS-C must have 5 years of experience in fleet safety management (or 4 years with a college degree), and applicants for the CSS-C must have 2 years of experience in fleet safety supervision.

In addition to taking the required courses and passing the certification exam, a certification application detailing your background must be submitted and approved within 60 days of completing the examination. The certification designation “CDS-C” or “CSS-C” is granted once the application is approved.

Motor Fleet Safety Basics: Training for the Safety Supervisor (2 Days)

You’ll gain technical knowledge taught within the context of the importance of safety and applying a quality management approach to safety program implementation.

The following topics will be covered:

Objectives of a fleet safety program
Regulations and record keeping issues and requirements
Reporting and documenting vehicle accidents
Employee injury control and prevention
Hiring the right people
Driver retention
Safety training
Implementing safety in your company

After this course, participants will be able to:

Recognize the role of the safety supervisor in implementing quality fleet safety programs.
Identify agencies and regulations that affect fleet safety and implement systems to meet regulatory requirements within the Canada Labour Code and those of relevant jurisdictions.
Conduct basic on-site accident investigations and compile accident reports.
Implement procedures to prevent employee injury and control workers’ compensation claims.
Apply strategies to hire successfully.
Recognize driver retention problems and identify and implement strategies to improve retention.
Identify safety-related training needs and assess available resources to deliver effective safety training programs.

Managing Motor Fleet Safety Programs: Training for the Safety Director
(2 Days)

This course is designed to provide transportation safety directors and prospective safety directors with the vision and skills that they need to manage an effective safety program. Through case-based scenarios, you’ll learn how to “sell” safety to top management, foster a safety culture in the organization, demonstrate safety’s Return on Investment, and consistently improve the safety of company operations.

The following topics will be covered:

Safety is good business
The quality management approach to safety programs
Employee injury/illness management programs
Driver performance management
Accident analysis and litigation
Implementing safety

After this course, participants will be able to:

Establish safety policy and procedures.
Apply quality management principles and tools to safety management.
Develop measurement standards and control systems for fleet safety.
Analyze company records to quantify the Return on Investment of safety programs.
Evaluate critical data in each technical program area covered in this course.
Make recommendations to establish and continuously improve safety programs.
Act as an advocate for safety in their company.
Create a company safety culture and “sell” upper management on the safety philosophy.

These courses have been approved for Continuing Education Units through The University of Denver Transportation and Supply Chain Institute; home of the only university master’s program awarded scholarships from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).