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Admin
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USA
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 Posted - 04/10/2003 : 4:32:31 PM
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SBF is working on an article about injuries and medical problems at school bus operations. We would very much appreciate any feedback from the following questions:
What are the most common types of injuries or medical risks to school bus drivers and school bus mechanics?
What can be done to prevent these from occurring on the job?
Do you know of any training or programs to help prepare for or guard against job-related injuries?
How can an operation limit its liability in on-the-job accidents and medical problems?
What should the course of action be for a driver or mechanic if he or she suffers some type of work-related ailment?
Thanks for all your help.
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PHW
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 05/09/2003 : 07:48:44 AM
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Repetitive back and arm injuries for drivers. For mechanics banging the hands or feet and getting foreign substances in the eyes.
Drivers get safety training as new drivers and reviews are done at safety meetings and clinics. Mechanics have safety tailgate meetings and clinics.
OJI injuries are investigated and reviewed by a safety committee for preventable or nonpreventable causes. Then appropiate action taken as necessary by management.
PHW
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Stevebus42
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2003 : 05:54:56 AM
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During a pre trip inspection of my bus while doing my walk around inpection I accidently tripped over a out of location parking block and managed to break my shoulder.
It was dark at the time. There our a lot of hazards around a parked school bus in the bus yard.
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Thomas Ford 85-16
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2003 : 4:17:44 PM
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While it may not be a major concern because rarely would these injuries be serious, but what about those caused because of buses being parked so closely? Once when my driver was pretriping her bus, the bus next to her had closed her stop arm and my driver got caught against the side of the bus with it closed on her face... That one obviously wasn't serious, but what about slipping and hitting your head or falling under the wheels or something?
Stop at: http://buses.thesummit.biz
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Wrenchpuller
New Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2003 : 5:30:09 PM
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busboy, how could any one possibly get caught in the stop sign? they close either with a spring or by electric, they dont have enough force to get any one caught. what a bunch of crap!!! she may have run into it, but not get caught in it. probably wasnt paying attention,majority of them dont
if we could only get the drivers to write it up |
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Thomas Ford 85-16
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2003 : 6:39:42 PM
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busboy, how could any one possibly get caught in the stop sign? they close either with a spring or by electric, they dont have enough force to get any one caught. what a bunch of crap!!! she may have run into it, but not get caught in it. probably wasnt paying attention,majority of them dont
if we could only get the drivers to write it up
Well she's a small lady, and I didn't mean like pinned, she just had to have the driver open up the stop arm to get her head out without scraping up her face. Although, while I'm not a driver, I really don't appreciate the deragatory comments.
Stop at: http://buses.thesummit.biz
This is an industry where people brag about their times for 60-0, not 0-60. |
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KMM
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 05/30/2003 : 5:53:17 PM
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I had air brake conditioner "alcohol" get into my eyes one winter morning a few years ago as I was topping off the evaporator. This was my own stupid fault because I had already started the bus and I was filling it without the use of a funnel and the fan blew the stream I was pouring right into my face. There was no one to blame but myself. Talk about a burning sensation though. WOW!!! Another driver helped me into the bus garage where he flushed my eyes in the sink.
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Mhaseltine
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Posted - 06/02/2003 : 2:25:03 PM
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The most prevelant injuries to our drivers are to the back and trip & fall. Our drivers do push a lot of wheelchairs and work with lifts and we have had a few injuries accociated with these activities.
Regarding training: Our state's DOT provides training on a number of topics and on site at no charge. Topics include basic defensive driving, winter driving, backing, wheelchair securement and passanger assistance, aggressive driving, emergency procedures, etc. We also contract with a couple of nurses to provide basic first aid, CPR, bloodborne pathogens and back care safety.
We have had the Highway Patrol and local police do some training but our drivers seem to like and respond better to the trainer from the state DOT.
Hope this helps, Michael
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