EVACUATING ELDERLY AND DISABLED PASSENGERS FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE EMERGENCIES. TRAINER'S HANDBOOK

This manual is intended to assist the trainer in developing and conducting a program for training public transportation vehicle drivers in some basic principles for evacuating elderly and disabled passengers. The information includes a curriculum outline, suggestions on use of the video component portion of the training module and identifies policy areas. Related to evacuation which transit systems may wish to consider, a bibliography and resource directory is also provided. A section containing instructional guides is provided to assist the less experienced. A section on optional techniques for evacuating passengers while remaining in their wheelchairs, although not recommended, is offered for systems who see the need for such training.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This "Trainer's Handbook" is the second of two related publications. The first is the "Participant's Handbook" (UMTA-WA-08-7001-91-1). There is a video available (at cost); for further information contact: Pamela S. Gorman, Acquisitions Officer, Product Acquisition & Marketing Branch, National Audiovisual Center, 8700 Edgeworth Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743-3701.
• Corporate Authors:

  Senior Services of Snohomish County

  3404 111th Place, SW
  Everett, WA NaA    98204

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Henderson, W H
• Publication Date: 1991-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Bibliographies; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Evacuation; Manuals; Persons with disabilities; Training; Wheelchairs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency procedures
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 8
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615843
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-WA-08-7001-91-2
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 2003 12:00AM