BIC has unveiled a new initiative to design and install safety screens on Queensland buses that is set to lower bus driver safety incidents.
The Bus Industry Confederation (BIC) has launched a new initiative in Queensland yesterday to simplify the design and installation of safety screens on buses and coaches in a bid to improve bus driver safety.
The new initiative is designed to ultimately provide a safer workplace for bus drivers, following collaborative efforts between regulators and industry.
The move is timely, with several recent violent incidents directed at bus drivers in South-East-Queensland including one on the Sunshine Coast where a bus driver sustained a knife injury and was hospitalised. The attack is indicative of an increase in passenger antisocial behaviour across major capital cities like Brisbane, Melbourne, Darwin and Hobart, with calls from industry for improved safety.
