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Weekly Update for February 19, 2015
Posted February 2015
This week’s update includes stories on Transportation Learning Center Safety Series, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx talks tough on PTC and is it time for someone who rides NJ Transit trains or buses to join the board of directors?
Read more...WMATA Pilots Course 209: Escalator Specific-Electrical Systems as Part of Transit EL/ES Consortium
Posted February 2015
On January 23, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority piloted Course 209: Escalator Specific - Electrical Systems. This course was developed by the Transit Elevator Escalator Training Consortium to provide participants with a basic knowledge of the electrical power distribution systems within a modern escalator. After a presentation and class discussion using Consortium materials, participants applied information from the course to real world examples of failures on transit escalators using an escalator simulator to troubleshoot faults and a LabVolt trainer to troubleshoot a variable frequency drive.
Read more...Transportation Learning Center Safety Series
Posted February 2015
As with all training, safety is most reliably achieved when labor and management work together in safety partnerships. It is only when frontline workers are engaged in a process where their real world experiences are heard, taken seriously and incorporated into applicable training that a culture shift toward a consistent safety culture is possible.
Read more...Transit Elevator/Escalator Training Consortium Reconvenes at SEPTA
Posted January 2015
Last week, the Transit Elevator/Escalator Training Consortium reconvened in Philadelphia.
Read more...Weekly Update for January 8, 2015
Posted January 2015
This week’s update includes stories on how public transit helps New Yorkers earn more money, cheaper gas prices in the Bay area not deterring commuters from using mass transit and 9 most important victories for workers in 2014.
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