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FTA, RTAP Webinar Focuses on Small Bus System Safety Issues

FTA and its National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) will jointly host an hour-long webinar for small and rural bus agencies Tuesday, Dec. 1, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, focusing on the FTA Bus Safety Program and Safety Management Systems (SMS).

Joseph Powell, FTA’s Bus Safety Program manager, will moderate the webinar. Erik Larson, contractor lead in support of the program, will discuss how initiatives of the FTA Bus Safety Program support the small bus transit agency safety mission. Ream Lazaro, a 38-year professional in bus transit safety, security and training professional, will discuss the benefits of SMS, its major components and how it can be implemented by small bus agencies without undue burden. The webinar also will include a Q&A period.

Participants can register for the webinar here. Space is limited. Interested people who are unable to attend will be able to access a recording on FTA’s safety program page and the National RTAP site.
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