A Guidebook for Developing and Sharing Transit Bus Maintenance Practices (2005) / Chapter Skim
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The electronic version of both documents can be downloaded from the TRB Maintenance Practices Web Board described in Chapter 2, Part 2. Effort Required Developing maintenance practices requires time, resources, and work.
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> Notes: The TRB Web Board contains the following general disclaimer that applies to all Web Board users: Those downloading practices from the TRB Web Board do so with the understanding that: The information contained in the published content is provided as a service to the bus transit community and does 8 "Labor Productivity Measurement," Recommended Maintenance Practices for Transit Buses, TMC Recommended Practice RP-804, Prepared for the American Public Transportation Association by the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Association, Washington, DC, 2002.
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Maintenance advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each agency. Because bus maintenance practices can change without notice, nothing provided herein should be used as a substitute for the advice of competent mechanics and/or maintenance crews.
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Step 13: Safety Precautions/Applicable Regulations
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A summary of the various regulations that include hazardous material is found in Part 7 of Chapter 2. Examples of maintenance practices that may generate hazardous materials include: • Handling and disposal of waste oil and filters; • Handling and disposal of particulate filters (i.e., exhaust filters to reduce emissions)
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PMI Checklist Because of the many individual steps involved, PMI practices typically involve a checklist. (A checklist can also be used for more involved jobs, such as engine or transmission rebuilding.)
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Others will give you a good indication if the instructions are understandable and can be followed. In the end, the validation process is a "tuning" of the practice to produce a legitimate set of instructions that maintenance personnel will ultimately accept and find 41 useful.
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