Ensuring Safe and Efficient Bus Operations
What’s does my
organisation do?
We move people from A to B
What does it
take to do that?
Fleet
•
The bus
•
The right bus at the right time
in the right place
•
Maintenance plan
•
Maintains the fleet
•
Managed by kms/travelled
•
Proactive and reactive
maintenance
•
COF
•
Washed
Hazard - Height
•
Inspection pits
•
Hoists
•
Pit jacks
Hazard – Hazardous substances
•
Diesel
•
Lubricants
•
Oils
People
•
Drive the bus
•
Selection
•
Assessment
•
Training
•
Management
•
Maintain the bus
•
Selection
•
Trained
•
Ongoing training
•
Management
•
Get on and off the bus
•
Passengers
•
Around the bus
•
Third party vehicles
•
Pedestrians
Hazard - Impairment
•
Fatigue
•
Medical event
•
Under influence
Hazard – Driver Behaviour
•
Distraction
•
Speeding/running red light
•
Slip/trip/fall on/off bus
Hazard – Mechanical failure
•
Bus breakdown
•
Broken window
•
Tyre blow out
•
Doors don’t open
Hazard – Third party
•
Threat/assault/robbery
•
Run/drive in front of bus
•
Slip/trip/fall on/off bus
•
Road rage
How do we to do
that?
Operations
•
Duties
•
The plan for getting the bus from
A to B
•
Must comply with Work Time
rules and Log books (and now
Rest and Meal Breaks)
•
Matches a person, to a bus, to a
route, a time, and day/s of the
week
•
Supervision
•
Make sure the duties happen as
intended
•
Manage staff (HR and H&S)
•
Fleet
•
Right bus at the right place and
time (matches the schedule)
•
Fuelled and fit for purpose
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Infrastructure
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Route clearance
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PCBU overlapping duties
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Different parties responsible for
managing different risks
•
Understand the contractual
relationship
•
Be confident with your advice
to management
Hiring Client
•
Initial hazard assessment – eliminate or minimise
•
Clearance of route (tree maintenance, verandahs,
signs, bus stops)
•
Plan for ongoing monitoring of hazards on routes
•
Go ahead for NZ Bus to assess
NZ Bus
•
Input into hazard assessment once initial clearance done
•
Acceptance of cleared route from hiring client
•
Continually reviewing hazards while driving – report to
hiring client if maintenance needed
Our organization specializes in moving people from point A to point B through efficient bus operations while prioritizing safety. We adhere to rigorous hazard management protocols, maintenance plans, and driver training programs to ensure smooth operations. Our duties include route planning, staff management, and fleet maintenance to deliver reliable transportation services. Despite challenges like mechanical failures and external hazards, we focus on proactive measures to mitigate risks and deliver a safe travel experience for our passengers.
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Whats does my organisation do?
What does it take to do that?
Hazard Hazardous substances Diesel Lubricants Oils Hazard - Height Inspection pits Hoists Pit jacks Fleet The bus The right bus at the right time in the right place Maintenance plan Maintains the fleet Managed by kms/travelled Proactive and reactive maintenance COF Washed
Hazard - Impairment Fatigue Medical event Under influence Hazard Driver Behaviour Distraction Speeding/running red light Slip/trip/fall on/off bus People Drive the bus Selection Assessment Training Management Maintain the bus Selection Trained Ongoing training Management Get on and off the bus Passengers Around the bus Third party vehicles Pedestrians Hazard Mechanical failure Bus breakdown Broken window Tyre blow out Doors don t open Hazard Third party Threat/assault/robbery Run/drive in front of bus Slip/trip/fall on/off bus Road rage
How do we to do that?
Operations Duties The plan for getting the bus from A to B Must comply with Work Time rules and Log books (and now Rest and Meal Breaks) Matches a person, to a bus, to a route, a time, and day/s of the week Supervision Make sure the duties happen as intended Manage staff (HR and H&S) Fleet Right bus at the right place and time (matches the schedule) Fuelled and fit for purpose
What things dont What things don t we have control we have control over? over?
Hiring Client Initial hazard assessment eliminate or minimise Clearance of route (tree maintenance, verandahs, signs, bus stops) Plan for ongoing monitoring of hazards on routes Go ahead for NZ Bus to assess Infrastructure Route clearance PCBU overlapping duties Different parties responsible for managing different risks Understand the contractual relationship Be confident with your advice to management NZ Bus Input into hazard assessment once initial clearance done Acceptance of cleared route from hiring client Continually reviewing hazards while driving report to hiring client if maintenance needed
