DANGER ZONES
Children should walk this amount of steps ahead of the bus before turning to cross
What is 10?
What is a mile & a half?
What is a fight?
An operator should use these before turning or changing lanes as a way to communicate with other drivers on the road.
What are turn signals? (Or signals)
Officially known as Non-discretionary State Personal Business Leave, this type of leave is to be used for personal illness, illness in the employer's 18 workdays of employment, up to the statutory maximum of 5 workdays annually.
What is sick leave?
An operator should do this to the kids as they leave the bus and again as they walk away from the bus.
What is count?
This person is the only one who can prevent an accident between a school bus and a train.
What is the Driver? (An Operator)
An operator is to fill out this paperwork and turn into his/her supervisor when an incident occurs on his/her bus.
What is an incident report?
In addition to constantly looking around, you should do this every 5 to 8 seconds.
What is check your mirrors?
According to Page 17, failure to submit this may result in loss of pay, and in frequent or repeated cases, disciplinary action.
What is a missed punch?
Once an operator approaches a pick up, they should do this to the entire area before taking note of where the children are.
What is Scan?
The operator should STOP, LOOK and ______ for any indication of an approaching train.
What is Listen?
If you happen to notice that a student is carrying this, you should take note of who it is and do nothing else until you are able to notify your supervisor.
What is a weapon? (or knife/gun)
The best way to form a new habit is to repeat behaviors over and over for at least this length of time.
What is 30 days? (Or a month)
An employee's absence will be considered this when he/she is absent from duty & has not made the the required communication before the scheduled departure time for the route assignment.
What is a No Call/No Show
Knowing which children cross the street is one way to reduce the _____ of a danger zone accident.
What is risk?
Once an operator begins to proceed over the railroad tracks, they should never accelerate above _____.
What is 5mph?
It is never okay to do this with your students through the rearview mirror while driving.
What is hold a conversation?
When you utilize these certain safety practices, you will have extra time to adjust and react to potential danger.
What are the Four Driving Principles?
Unlike crocs, sandals, flip-flops and other un-acceptable extreme footwear, this type of footwear is defined as having a strap that secures the shoe to the foot in order to avoid slipping off, and therefore deemed appropriate for the department.
What is a closed-heel?
This way of preventing children from entering danger zones includes watching for strings hanging off of jackets and backpacks.
What is Indirect?
If an operator approaches a RR crossing with an oncoming train and sees no warning signs, they must look for a fixed object close to the train and do this.
What is notify dispatch?
For any and every severe behavior problem, you must do this for every issue and report it to your supervisor
What is document?
This is the amount of time you should look ahead to a point where your bus will be.
What is 15 seconds?
Due to the safety-sensitive nature of the transportation environment, these devices shall not be worn while on duty to reduce distractions leading to potential injury.
What is a Bluetooth? (or hands-free telephone device)