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Back to School! It’s that time of year again. In case you hadn’t noticed, fall is just around the corner! Since local retailers now start putting out Halloween decorations in July, you are probably already aware!
Now that schools are back in session, it’s a good time to consikder School Bus Safety and keeping yourself, your family, and the community safe as the kids head back to school!
STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES
Many students rely on school buses to get them to and from school safely.
Did You Know School buses are the most regulated vehicles on the road; they’re designed to be safer than passenger vehicles in preventing crashes and injuries; and in every state, stop-arm laws exist to protect children from other motorists.
If you are driving, remember these simple rules
- Yellow flashing lights indicate the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children. You should slow down and prepare to stop your vehicle.
- Red flashing lights and extended stop arms indicate the bus has stopped and children are getting on or off. You must stop your car and wait until the red lights stop flashing, the extended stop-arm is withdrawn, and the bus begins moving, before you can start driving again.
- Even when lights aren’t flashing, watch for children, particularly in the morning or mid-afternoon, around school arrival and dismissal times. Be alert as you back out of a driveway, or drive through a neighborhood, school zone or bus stop.
Parents - Talk Bus Safety with your Children
Your child should arrive at the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. Teach them to play it SAFE:
- Stay at least ten feet — five giant steps — away from the curb.
- Always wait until the bus comes to a complete stop and the bus driver signals for you to board.
- Face forward after finding a seat on the bus.
- Exit the bus after it stops and look left-right-left for cars before crossing a street.
The Chesapeake Chapter is one of the most active chapters in ASSP. We have monthly meetings, which are a combination of hybrid and in-person meetings. These meetings are a blend of technical knowledge, tours of facilities, and social/networking meetings. We also team up with the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s Chesapeake Section for a professional development conference.
All of this could not be accomplished without the hard work and dedication of the volunteer members of our executive committee (EC), which meets just once a month. However, we need your help! Currently, the EC is in need of members to fill some very important roles on our many committees. Most of these roles only require a few hours of your time, each month. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at any time. All chapter members are welcome, and encouraged, to sit in on an EC meeting.
I hope to see you soon at an upcoming Chesapeake Chapter event.
Thank You,
James Woodward Sr.
ASSP Chesapeake Chapter President
Welcome
Welcome and thank you for taking the time to join us at ASSP Chesapeake Chapter. There are many great reasons to join our chapter such as sharing of technical knowledge, professional development opportunities and networking. These interactions help to provide guidance, techniques and solutions to help OSH professionals prevent injuries, improve work environments and educate management. Another advantage is the free subscription to the professional journal Professional Safety, which offers in depth articles on best practices, leadership, standards, policy and regulation. Membership also helps you tap into a powerful audience with ASSP Media Solutions and other means to develop professionally. Our chapter is 392 members strong and still growing!
The ASSP organization itself is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. With more than 37, 000 members worldwide, it is a global association of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals that advances the interests of its members and the profession.
Please feel free to contact us at membership@chesapeake.assp.org if you have any questions. Thanks again for taking the time to join us and we hope to see you again!