10Apr
NY Driver Fitness Testing
As all New York school bus contractors know, every school bus driver in New York must show proof of fitness by passing a physical performance test approved by the Commissioner of Education at least once every two years. 8 NYCRR §156.3. New York also provides guidelines created by the New York State Education Department (NYSED), with the intent to ensure tests are being performed correctly. Unfortunately, bus drivers are often injured when technique takes precedence over safely performing the test, most commonly during the emergency exit test and the carry-drag test. Below is an analysis of how to safely perform the emergency exit and the carry-drag portions of fitness for duty testing so as to best avoid injury that could result in a Workers Compensation claim.
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