Maintenance Committee Meeting Part A – eMobility Workforce Development and Training for Electrification
Delta Marriott: Mississauga

Moderators:

Maurice Rozon, Chair, OPTA Maintenance Committee

Ryan Booth, Vice Chair, OPTA Maintenance Committee

 

Presenters/Panelists:

Frederick Bergeron, Vice President, Parts and Service, Nova Bus

Steve Tilyou, Program Manager, BAE Systems

Dean Mondor, Canadian Technical Training Instructor, New Flyer Industries/NFI Group

Chad Sadowy, New Flyer Industries/NFI Group

Naeem Farooqi, FleetZero

 

Agenda:

  1. Welcome and Introductions – Maurice Rozon and Ryan Booth – 5 minutes – 3:30 – 3:35
  2. OEM Presentations (25 minutes each – Nova + BAE; New Flyer + Accelera)
  • Prerequisite Knowledge/ OEM Expectations
  • Safety inspections – How do TA’s know the bus is safe to put into service? Do 310T’s have the training/credentials they need to do this?
  • Preventive Maintenance Inspections
  • Troubleshooting HV systems – When is the bus safe to work on?
  • Test equipment
  • OEM training strategy for thermal events

3. Open Q&A for OEM’s (4:25 – 4:30)

4. Thermal events Task Force (4:30 – 4:45)

  • What systems are being researched to mitigate thermal events?

 5. Next Steps for SOPs and Work Force Development (4:45 – 5:00) – Naeem Farooqi, Fleet Zero