Are 'Bad' Microbes Getting a 'Free Ride' on Your Transit System?
Two in five Americans (39%) still opt to use public transportation while they're sick, according to a survey about cleaning habits.
Two in five Americans (39%) still opt to use public transportation while they're sick, according to a survey about cleaning habits.
One of the important lessons for employers from the #MeToo movement is that their employees expect them to do more than they have in the past to prevent workplace harassment.
The importance of a solid instructional staff should not be taken lightly. A weak, inconsistent instructor will produce a weak, inconsistent student.
Sudden cardiac arrest does not discriminate, it can strike anyone regardless of age or gender and at any time or place.
Women in New York City spend an average $26 to $50 extra per month to stay safe on transportation.
There’s a lot to do to pass time waiting at the station for a train — read…listen to music…learn how to save a life? Yes, in the minutes it takes for a train to arrive, a person can learn Hands-Only CPR.
The servicing of several types of bus stops, in particular their locations, presents unique challenges involving the safe boarding and alighting process of customers.
Sleep apnea is a common disorder affecting nearly 12% of the U.S. population, in which airway blockages cause shortened breaths or pauses in breathing while one sleeps.
Have you ever found yourself nearing the end of your training day and realized you may not have ample time left ...
When a bus is in an accident or experiences a mechanical issue that causes service delays, the incident typically prompts an investigation...
A recent CDC analysis found that the jobs with the highest rates of short sleep duration were communications equipment operators (58.2%), other transportation workers (54.0%) and rail transportation workers (52.7%).
Reports of passenger rail accidents dot the news cycle, often citing lack of modernized infrastructure as a leading cause. Despite these facts, it is simply not realistic to expect commuter and subway systems to be overhauled overnight.
Sleep loss leading to human fatigue is a serious issue affecting the safety of the traveling public in all modes of transportation. Simply defined, sleep loss is an inability to receive a proper amount and quality of sleep on a regular basis.
I will be touching on the importance of proper documentation with regard to the basic skills performance of the student bus operator on the training bus.
I suspect you may be wondering what cheese has to do with safety? The connection is not so obvious. At least it wasn’t for me, until Steven Dallman of the Transportation Safety Institute introduced me to the work of Dr. James Reason and his Swiss Cheese Model of system failure.
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