Overview

Occupant Protection Track: Child Passenger Safety

Goal:

To provide updated technical information to child passenger safety technicians, instructors, and other interested individuals on the proper installation of car seats, best practice recommendations on the transportation of children on school buses, latest research and technologies related to car seats and vehicle occupant protection systems.

In addition, the Tennessee Child Passenger Safety Center would like to recognize the outstanding hard work and dedication of regional CPS fitting stations, technicians, and instructors.

Agenda

7:00- 8:00 Registration

8:00am- 3:45pm 6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
Note: All Techs Need 6 CEUs for recertification

8:00 am- 9:00 am- Advance Vehicle Safety Features and LATCH FAQs
Audrey A. Eagle, Fiat Chrysler
Sr. Specialist & Child Passenger Safety Advocate
Product Analysis & Reg. Processes

9:00 am- 9:15am Break

9:15 am-10:00 am- Nissan Occupant Protection Updates
Danielle Bojanzyk, Nissan North America
Project Engineer
Product Safety - Safety Analysis

10:00 am-10:15am- Manufacture Update Evenflo
Sarah Haverstick, Safety Advocate
Evenflo Company, Inc.

10:15 am-10:30 am- Manufacture Update Nuna
Robert Wall, Advocate
Nuna Company, Inc.

10:30 am-11:30 am - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 Crash Testing Updates
Susan A. Helms R.N., M.A.L.S., Director, Injury Prevention and Safe Kids
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

11:30 am-2:00 pm CPS Luncheon

Welcome
Kendell Poole, Director, Governor’s Highway Safety Office

CPS Awards Presentation
Angela Brown, MBA, CPSTI, Program Manager
Tennessee Child Passenger Safety Center
Meharry Medical College

2:00 pm- 2:45pm-Emerging Trends in Car Seat Safety
Robert Wall, Advocate
Nuna Company, Inc

2:45pm -3:45pm- CPS Jeopardy
Sarah Haverstick, Safety Advocate
Evenflo Company, Inc.

3:45pm- 4:00pm- GHSO Updates
Amanda Brown | Public Information Officer
Governor’s Highway Safety Officer

4:00pm- 4:45pm Closing Remarks