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.
Contact Us to read the Full Article.
Related
In August 2016, House Bill (HB) 2274 was introduced into the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. ...
Read More >
As the school year begins to wind down, many school transportation contractors are already making pr...
Read More >
Recent changes to the Pennsylvania Public School Code tightened the state’s qualifications for scho...
Read More >
School bus drivers know that nearly every school bus is equipped with audio/video recording equipm...
Read More >
Measles has been headline news recently. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the ...
Read More >