This is not a part of your National CPS Certification.
Definition of a senior checker: The individual who makes the final inspection of an installation of a child restraint before it leaves the inspection station and is responsible for assuring that the necessary paperwork is correctly completed; including the SKBU checklist forms. The Senior Checker has the expertise, organizational and communication skills to ensure that each seat leaving the SKBU event/CSSIS has been inspected and the caregivers are secure with the information that was provided. Senior checkers NEVER work alone and always have a certified technician on site with them.
- Must be a currently certified CPS Technician or Instructor
- Must have at least 12 months of consistent certified CPS Technician
- Must have extensive knowledge of the SKBU Child Passenger Checklist form
- Must have checked a minimum of 35 seats within the past year
- Must meet additional criteria of your local coalition or chapter; if applicable
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Must meet the Senior Checker Profile
- Participates routinely in seat checks and/or an inspection station
- Coordinates and/or participates in refresher classes or technical updates
- Comfortable and knowledgeable with new technology
- Able to say “I don’t know”, but knows where to seek the answer
- Communicates effectively to fellow techs and caregivers
- Organizes and ensures checklist forms are complete
- Doesn’t check their own installations
- Leads by example
- Must be selected, evaluated and approved by their local coordinator
- Once a year in June senior checkers MUST update their profiles for the next fiscal year
- If your national CPS certification expires during the grant year; you MUST update
- If senior checkers are not updated by June 30th they will be placed on suspension automatically until their information is reviewed, updated and approved by their coordinator
- If a senior checker’s certification expires then they will be placed on suspension automatically until expiration date is updated
- If Senior Checker is not current you will see their name but not be able to access