School Bus Child Passenger Safety Training at TSD Conference

September 20, 2018

Hands-on securement training during the 2018 TSD NHTSA Seminar — Child Passenger Safety Instructor Fred Doelker, kneeling in blue shirt, works with attendees on the proper installation of rear-facing infant car seats on a school bus bench seat during the eight-hour NHTSA seminar at the TSD Conference on March 9, 2018 in Frisco, Texas.

Recognize Child Passenger Safety Week 2018, Sept. 23-29, by registering for specialized training available at the TSD Conference in March 2019. It teaches proper securement procedures for students with disabilities and preschoolers riding school buses.

The U.S. Department of Transportation provides a host of resources through its Child Passenger Safety Week campaign. NHTSA also enforces various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards related to child passenger safety.

However, the correct application of child safety restraint systems, or CSRS, on school buses differs from passenger vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also sponsors the eight-hour, hands-on seminar on March 15, 2019, at the TSD Conference, to teach student transportation drivers, aides and trainers the proper use of CSRS in school buses on March 15, part of the 40-hour training required to become a national certified child passenger safety technician.

TSD Conference attendees who register for and complete the NHTSA seminar in Frisco, Texas also receive 5.5 continuing education credits (CEUs), certified by Safe Kids Worldwide. An additional registration price applies.

The NHTSA seminar is one of several specialized training sessions offered on March 15.