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:
- Welcome and Introductions – Maurice Rozon and Ryan Booth – 5 minutes – 3:30 – 3:35
- 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