An interactive health and safety program that specifically addresses the unique “roadblocks” facing bus drivers/operators that may prevent them from living a healthy lifestyle.

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Occupational Athletics’ Bus Athlete Interactive Health and Safety Systems have been nationally endorsed by North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI) and Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA).

• Drivers/operators with unhealthy lifestyles are more likely to be involved in accidents.
• Accident costs range from thousands of dollars to millions based on severity.
• Absenteeism accounts for additional costs associated with replacement.
• High turnover rates cost thousands of dollars per driver/operator.
• The cost of liability policies are on the rise.
• Rising healthcare insurance and worker’s compensation costs affect your bottom line.
• Work-related injuries can cost thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

WE CAN HELP YOUR DRIVERS TO LEAD HEALTHIER and SAFER LIVES

By using The Bus Athlete System (BAS), bus drivers/operators have the opportunity to become involved in improving their own health and safety. They are "bus athletes." Their playing field is the road; they are the quarterback of their bus, and each work day is a new game with a new opportunity to achieve their goals.

The BAS is easy to use. Every workday, for one year, bus operators receive a lifestyle and safety factor along with short goals to accomplish. Each factor is also accompanied by a "motor"-vator (catch phrase) to increase their interest in these topics. These daily tips and "motor"-vators are concise, easy to understand, and entertaining to read – day by day, step by step, and goal by goal. As the operators score their daily game day goals, they become winners in the Game of Life. The Bus Athlete System enables bus operators to exercise better control over their physical and mental well-being (lifestyle factors). And, at the same time, they will gain greater safety awareness and know-how (safety factors).

The Bus Athlete System covers 12 Lifestyle Factors: Nutrition, Physical Exercise, Mental Fitness, Stress Reduction, Attitude and Happiness, Sleep, Substance Abuse, Time Management, Motivation, Disease Prevention, Weight/Obesity, and Relaxation and Safety Factors that include: Weather Conditions, Driving Regulations, Passenger Safety, Compliance, Pre- & Post-Trip Inspections, Injury Prevention, and Employee – Employer Relations.

The Bus Athlete System Includes:

• Bus Athlete System Game book
  (A 12 month system designed for the driver/operator to make simple changes in his/her own health and safety.)
• 2 Audio CD’s (Over 2 hours of training)
  • Disc 1: A motivational talk by Mark Everest, based on The Gameplan for Aging, Your Four Quarters of Life.
  • Disc 2: A roundtable discussion with bus drivers and safety experts focusing on the lifestyle and safety of the professional driver/operator.
• Train the Trainer Manual (optional)
• 4 Quarterly Utilization Survey Cards
• Laminated Stretch Card and Ruler
• Training Modules (optional – additional cost) for BAS Instructor Certification
• Powerpoint presentation and script (optional)