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110 Annex to Appendices A N N E X T O A P P E N D I C E S This annex to the appendices summarizes key information provided in Appendices D, E, and F, which address the research methodology for TCRP Project C-22. The summary of Appendix D explains the interview and survey process that led to the suggested steps for bus operator workstation procurement and for training (described in Chapters 2 and 3)
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Annex to Appendices 111 The survey was distributed to local union representatives by an international union representing bus operators in the United States and Canada, and returned directly to the research team. One international union did not respond to the researchers' request to participate, and one was not able to distribute the survey.
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112 Bus Operator Workstation Design for Improving Occupational Health and Safety As shown in Table D-1, the contacts made directly or via the APTA Bus Safety Committee represented operations, maintenance, safety, human resources, and executive teams. These contacts often referred the researchers to others in their agencies who they thought would be better able to contribute.
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Annex to Appendices 113 Interview Section 1: Who Is Involved in the Bus Procurement and Retrofitting Processes Question 1. Please describe your bus design/procurement group: who participates?
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114 Bus Operator Workstation Design for Improving Occupational Health and Safety Summary of Appendix E: Industry Expert Interviews Twelve industry experts were identified from the research literature and via recommendations by other specialists in the field. Emails were sent to request a telephone interview.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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TRA N SPO RTATIO N RESEA RCH BO A RD 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERV ICE REQ U ESTED Bus O perator W orkstation D esign for Im proving O ccupational H ealth and Safety TCRP Report 185 TRB ISBN 978-0-309-37544-3 9 7 8 0 3 0 9 3 7 5 4 4 3 9 0 0 0 0
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