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Bus Operator’s Continuous Improvement Team (BOCIT)

Team Members

Bus Operators Team Support

Center Garage 4 Employee Communications 1 Merlo Garage 2 Transportation Training 1 Powell Garage 2 Manager Maintenance 1 Asst Mgr Transportation 2 Safety Programs & Training 2

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BOCIT Activities

BOCIT meets regularly to solicit operator input for:

• bus acquisitions
• bus updates
• modification requests
• operator work environment
• proposed changes to the fleet

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Mirror Configuration

• APTA Review
• The team looked at all the configurations
• The team conferred with fellow operators

Decided: convex mirror should be located below the flat mirror

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Ergonomic Design

BOCIT used data from ergonomic studies conducted to determine operator work environment improvements Data included results from:

• Pedal angle and force application
• Steering wheel diameter
• Whole body vibration
• Reach distances and switch positioning

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BOCIT Working to improve the bus fleet

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Changes for the 3200’s

• 18 inch steering wheel
• Turn signal floor switch placement
• Kneel switch relocation
• Rear door external porch light
• Kneel & ramp warning tones fixed at 85

decibels

• Accelerator pedal pressure reduced

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Kneel Switch Relocation

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Porch Light Exterior

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Team Trip to Gillig

Many Team Members will participate in the Gillig factory tour to see our 3200 bus build in action May 19th through May 22nd

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More work ahead !

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Timeline

April 2014 60 buses in production May 2014 BOCIT trip to Gillig Plant July 2014 30 buses begin production Oct 2014 Pilot bus evaluation Nov 2014 Operator Safety Comm review Jan 2015 22 more buses in production March 2015 BOCIT review workstation design

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