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sensitivity training, component and assembly operation, wheelchair and occupant securement, maintenance and actual hands-on training. “Training conducted at national conferences allows those in
the special needs transportation industry to interact with oth- ers in the field and to share information and experiences,” said Steve Barker, national OEM account manager for Sure-Lok. Although the core information stays the same each year,
the company’s product specialists often receive new informa- tion in the form of tips from people in the industry and they use that information when conducting training classes. But,
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We try not to dwell on the incorrect way to do things, we
try to teach the correct way. — Aaron Harris, Tie Tech
for the most part, the trainers focus on retractor tie-down systems because they are more popular than the traditional, manual four-point tie-down systems, according to Barker. “We also emphasize the importance of using a complete
system, comprised of a wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint,” he added. “We are happy to provide a valuable and comprehensive training program for the special needs trans- portation industry.”
CHANGING IT UP Besi Inc., has decided it’s out with the old and in with the
new for this year’s conference. Instead of revisiting its wheel- chair securement training from the past two years, company reps will focus on child passenger securement systems. “We will also go into some basics of child passenger safety,
a brief overview of why you need to use a safety vest or an add-on seat; why compartmentalization is not designed for smaller, pre-K students; and what types of issues you may run into when transporting special needs students in safety vests, for example, your larger, autistic children or children with upper body control issues,” explained Aaron Harris, regional sales representative for Tie Tech, Besi’s sister company. “It is critically important that if you are using any type of child passenger safety restraint system, be it a car seat or a safety vest, that you are properly trained on how to use that safely.” Te course will not offer a specific certification as would
the eight-hour NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Restraint Systems on School Buses workshop and differs from the company’s district-level training sessions, as those in atten- dance are more often transportation directors and driver trainers. Trainers also tend to stay away from using specific examples of misuse of restraints. “We try not to dwell on the incorrect way to do things, we try to teach the correct way,” said Harris. n
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