CAFM Risk Management and Safety 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which metric is MOST useful for benchmarking fleet safety performance against industry peers?
- Total fuel cost per mile
- Recordable incident rate per million miles driven (Correct answer)
- Average vehicle age in months
- Fleet utilization percentage
Correct answer: Recordable incident rate per million miles driven
Recordable incident rate per million miles driven is the standard industry benchmark for comparing fleet safety performance across organizations.
Question 2: A fleet manager discovers that a specific vehicle model has a disproportionately high accident rate. What is the BEST first step?
- Immediately remove all those vehicles from service
- Analyze accident data to identify common contributing factors (Correct answer)
- Replace the vehicles with a different model immediately
- Increase insurance coverage for that model
Correct answer: Analyze accident data to identify common contributing factors
Analyzing accident data first identifies root causes, which determines the appropriate corrective action rather than making costly decisions without evidence.
Question 3: Under FMCSA regulations, what is the required minimum following distance for commercial vehicles traveling at highway speeds?
- One second per 10 feet of vehicle length (Correct answer)
- Two car lengths at all speeds
- One second per 10 mph of speed
- A fixed minimum of 300 feet
Correct answer: One second per 10 feet of vehicle length
FMCSA requires one second of following distance for every 10 feet of vehicle length at speeds over 40 mph, plus one additional second over 40 mph.
Question 4: What does a 'near-miss' reporting program primarily help fleet managers accomplish?
- Reduce insurance premiums immediately
- Identify hazards before they result in actual accidents (Correct answer)
- Document driver misconduct for termination purposes
- Meet OSHA reporting requirements for vehicle incidents
Correct answer: Identify hazards before they result in actual accidents
Near-miss reporting reveals latent hazards and unsafe conditions, enabling proactive intervention before incidents cause injury or property damage.
Question 5: Which of the following is the primary purpose of a fleet safety committee?
- To discipline drivers who violate safety policies
- To review accident claims and approve settlements
- To foster cross-functional collaboration on safety improvements (Correct answer)
- To negotiate insurance rates with carriers
Correct answer: To foster cross-functional collaboration on safety improvements
A fleet safety committee brings together stakeholders from operations, HR, risk management, and driving staff to collaboratively identify and address safety issues.
Question 6: When evaluating telematics data, a spike in harsh braking events in a specific geographic area most likely indicates:
- Driver fatigue across the fleet
- A road hazard, construction zone, or poor signage at that location (Correct answer)
- A calibration error in the telematics device
- Seasonal tire performance degradation
Correct answer: A road hazard, construction zone, or poor signage at that location
Geographically clustered harsh braking events typically point to a location-specific hazard rather than a driver behavior issue.
Question 7: A fleet manager is implementing a distracted driving policy. Which technology-based control is considered MOST effective?
- Mandatory distracted driving awareness emails
- Hands-free Bluetooth mandate with in-cab phone lockout systems (Correct answer)
- Voluntary pledge cards signed by drivers
- Periodic classroom training on distracted driving risks
Correct answer: Hands-free Bluetooth mandate with in-cab phone lockout systems
Engineering controls like phone lockout systems that physically prevent distracted driving are more effective than administrative controls like training or pledges.
CAFM Risk Management and Safety 2
Which metric is MOST useful for benchmarking fleet safety performance against industry peers?