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Smart Driving + An Accident Prevention Training Program for Bus Operators (CD)

San Diego Transit; 1999

Call Number: TL152.DT 1999

Smart Drivers + teaches bus operators skills and techniques for reducing accidents both on and off the bus. It contains thee modules: The Bus, The Driver, and Defensive Driving. The Bus includes lessons on pre-trip inspections, analyzing potential problems on the road, and reporting problems to maintenance. The Driver looks at the physical and mental conditions that impact safe driving as well as the knowledge and skills needed to legally operate a bus. Defensive Driving reviews a wide range of basic and advanced maneuvers such as making service stops, defensive actions, and driving in difficult conditions.

Boards that Perform:
Roles and Responsibilities of Transit Board Members
Includes DVD
2008 National RTAP

Abstract:
Boards That Perform is an update of the National RTAP module previously known as Roles & Responsibilities of Rural Transit Board Members.

Safety Training & Rural Transit:
Basic Training for Rural Transit Drivers
Includes DVD and a Learner’s and Instructor Guide
2008 National RTAP

Abstract:
Safety Training And Rural Transit (START) is an update of the National RTAP module previously known as Special Transit And Rural Transit Safety (STARTS). This module was first created in 1988 by the Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) of the United States Department of Transportation. It has been a corner stone training tool since that time, and is now updated to include the latest in vehicle, driver and passenger safety delivered with modern multi-media capabilities.

Fatigue is a critical element  in driver reaction times.  It is important for all drivers to have a firm understanding of fatigue awareness. Lesley Stahl finds out why we sleep and learns that sleep is as important to our health as nutrition and exercise.

Video excerpt: (Courtesy of cbsnews.com)
“The testing for alertness and reaction time has real-world relevance. Virginia Tech's Transportation Institute did a study of what causes car crashes. They got 241 volunteers to agree to have their cars wired with five cameras each. Over a year's time they found that driving drowsy was the riskiest behavior of all. 'You only need two seconds to have a lapse, in driving a car at 60 miles an hour, to drift completely out lane. You're off the road in four seconds. And those kinds of lapses and slowed reaction times begin to appear fairly early.’ The Exxon Valdez spill happened after midnight with a man at the helm who'd slept only four hours the night before; Chernobyl and Three Mile Island also occurred late at night and involved human error. And the assistant captain who crashed the Staten Island ferry into a pier, admitted that he felt exhausted before the accident.”

Wheelchair Safety Belts

Wisconsin RTAP.

Call Number: KF27.SA

This video is a TV documentary on wheelchair safety belt use. It showed examples of transit drivers improper seat belt use by events captured on hidden cameras and discusses possible crash effects of unsafe securement.

Safety Belts: for Dummies or People/The Game of your Life

General Motors Corp; 1988

Call Number: KF27.SA 1988

This video has two parts: the first discusses need to wear safety belts; they are not just for dummies.  Safety belt crash dummies illustrate the dangers of not wearing your safety belt properly.

The second part of this video discusses the dangers of drinking and driving. Adults show the affects of alcohol on the eyes, muscle functions, and judgment on the GM test track.

Q Straint: For People Who Care - Wheelchair and Occupant Restraint System

Q Straint; 1996

Call Number: KF27.SA 1996

This video offers training on appropriate use of the Q Straint Restraint System.

The RICON Advantage (VHS)

RICON; 1996

Call Number: KF27.SA 1996

This video describes the RICON wheelchair lift S-series operation.

Managing Bloodborne Pathogens: A Workshop for Transit Managers

Walther, Erskine S; 1997

Call Number: KF27.SA 1997

These guidelines and supporting video provide information, procedures and practices regarding bloodborne pathogen exposures in the public transit industry, including human service and head Start transportation.

Your Ticket to Safety: Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness for Transit Professionals

Florida RTAP, Iowa Department of Transportation; 1997

Call Number: KF27.SA 1997

Video provides a public transit perspective on the HIV, Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus and OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Regulation (CFR 1910.1030).

Have A Nice Day! Prepare, Identify; De-escalate, Defend (VHS)

San Diego Transit, National Transit Institute; 2001

Call Number: KF27.SA 2001

Teaches operators skills and techniques for maintaining a safe environment on their buses. It encourages operators to focus on what they can do to help ensure that they have a nice day-every day. The program includes interactive lessons on preventing problems from the start, managing situations so they don't escalate out of control, and defending against a physical attack when all else fails.

Working with Stress (DVD)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 2002

The nature of work is changing rapidly.  Now more than ever, job stress poses a threat to the well-being of workers and organizations. This video provides the public with the knowledge to overcome this threat.

Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 2005

This video provides important safety information regarding chemical hazards.

Violence on the Job (DVD)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 2004

Safety and health at work for all people through research and prevention.

Respirators: Your TB Defense and TB Respiratory Protection: Administrator’s Review (DVD)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 2002

Emmy award winner Loretta Swit hosts this presentation of two highly requested NIOSH programs.  Respirators: Your TB Defense is designed to educate health care workers on proper respiratory protection. TB Respiratory Protection: Administrator’s Review takes you step-by-step through developing a respiratory protection program for tuberculosis.