Protection for All in School Buses
Date: March 27, 2019
Time: 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Join your colleagues by webinar and/or telephone for a presentation and discussion with:
Charlie Vits, Marketing Development Manager, SafeGuard/IMMI
Moderator: Shellie Harter, School Bus Safety Manager, PA Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Webinar link and dial in number will be emailed prior to the event.
Intended Audience: School Transportation Personnel, Special Education Personnel and CPS Technicians
The presentation will provide information on the appropriate child safety restraint systems for all children who ride the school bus. Further discussion will illustrate how these safety devices enhance the protection provided by compartmentalization. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Charlie Vits has played a significant role in developing school bus seats with lap and shoulder belts as well as add-on, portable child restraints for school buses. He has contributed to industry training materials, including the Child Passenger Safety Restraint Systems on School Buses National Training and the Safe Ride News School Bus Safety Handbook.
Objectives:
- Provide an overview of the occupant protection options available to protect Pre-K students.
- Discuss enhanced protection of lap and shoulder belts for older students.
- Review add-on child safety restraint systems including those designed specifically for school buses.
This Webinar has been pre-approved for 1 CPS CEU toward CPS recertification.
If you would like to order materials for use, please visit our online resource center here or call 1-800-CAR-BELT.
To register online click here. A registration form, provided below, can be completed and submitted by email to aosterhuber@paaap.org or sent by FAX to 484-446-3036.