NAPT Summit to Cover KPIs, Safety Issues
Te NASDPTS conference ends with
joint general session with NAPT. It will start with a screening of the documentary “Impact: After the Crash, Te Story of the 1988 Carrolton Bus Accident.” Te head-on crash of a drunk driver into a church bus resulted in the death of 27 children and various degrees of injuries sustained by 34 others, and prompted the nation to improve safety within the industry. As a result of the crash, the school bus’
front, primary loading door was jammed shut, which forced nearly all the passengers to try to evacuate through the rear emer- gency door, the National Transportation Safety board concluded in its investigation. Ten, a bottleneck along the 12-inch bus aisle ensued, which was made worse by a beverage cooler that had been placed in the aisle near the back of the bus. As a result, former Kentucky Gov.
Wallace Wilkinson appointed then state Transportation Sec. Milo Bryant to lead a bus-safety task force that ultimately recommended additional exits on new
buses, push-out windows on both new and old buses, fire-retardant seats and floor coverings, and increased training for new bus drivers. Te film will be followed by findings
from NTSB’s highway accident report on the 2012 Chesterfield Bus Accident presented by NTSB Vice Chairman Chris Hart, and an examination on the July stu- dent altercation incident on a school bus in Pinellas County, Fla., where three 15-year- old boys brutally beat a 13-year-old boy. Te general session will end with “Bullycide,” a live theatrical performance. Te NAPT Annual Summit formerly
kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 19 with its Lead- ing Every Day Initiative, or LED. Ten attendees will have more than three-dozen workshops to choose from to learn more about how to best run their operations efficiently while maintaining a high level of safety for student passengers. Many workshops will address the use of
Key Performance Indicators in different ways — from a brief/debrief on KPI defini- tions to essential concepts in data utilization and tools transportation directors can use
for tracking KPIs. Safety and security sessions will be held that include one on safe school bus evacuation protocols for downed power wire emergencies, and another summary findings from NAPT’s safety and security survey. Tere’s also a workshop on deploying a comprehensive crisis management plan as well as one on a report by the U.S. Trans- portation Security Administration. As usual, the Summit will offer its
Professional Development Series (PDS) courses, which begin on Oct. 20, as well as courses for the Special Needs Transporta- tion (SNT) endorsement. Te culmination of the summit is the
NAPT trade show, which will feature the latest technology, tools, solutions and services for transportation departments, on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Te trade show ends on Wednesday, Oct. 23, when it takes place from 8 a.m. to noon. In addition to products and solutions, the
trade show is also when NAPT members vote for new association board members and judge entries of the 2013 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest.
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