America's Best School Bus Technician
The Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association is proud to announce that
Brian Henderson, Xenia City Schools, has
been chosen to represent Ohio in the America’s Best School Bus
Technician’s Training and Skills Competition, sponsored by the National
Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT). This skills competition
requires technicians to demonstrate exemplary skills in such areas as
technical knowledge and diagnostic troubleshooting.
Mr. Henderson has met the following criteria: current
active member of the Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association; currently
employed in a position requiring the regular/frequent maintenance and/or
repair of school buses; and received the highest score on the written test
administered at the 2008 OSBMA Spring Workshop.
This national
competition will be held at Hydrotex in Tulsa, Oklahoma, September
10-12, 2008.
About recalls:
Because of the sensitive nature of our industry, recalls in the school
bus business are a regular event. All manufacturers err on the side of
safety, therefore school bus owners receive many notices of recall
advisories.
In all cases, if safety is at issue, buses are taken off the road.
The normal flow of notification is as follows:
Manufacturers notify NHTSA
Manufacturers notify dealer network and owners directly
Manufacturers also notify state agencies responsible for school buses.
In Ohio, school bus design and inspection is under the authority of the
Ohio State Patrol. When they receive notifications, they notify the
department of education, who in turn passes the information on to school
districts. This information flow is actually a duplication of the same
notification that bus owners receive from the manufacturer.
In all cases, the manufacturer is the best source of information.
NHTSA maintains an online database of all current recall campaigns.
These can be viewed at the following website:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/schoolbusrecalls.htm#NEW
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