With just under 700 buses, belonging to 50 registered bus companies, the annual, compulsory Quality Assurance Maintenance System ensures the sector is providing a safe service.
This has been highlighted by Land Transport Authority Chief Executive Officer, Carmine Piantedosi who says that it is critical to ensure Quality Assurance Maintenance System are in place so that we maintain a consistent and sustainable standard and compliance system.
Quality Assurance Maintenance System is a "rigorous" inspection of all documentation related to a bus company's vehicle checks and maintenance programme.
Piantedosi says that the inspection system will be carried out by LTA's Standards and Engineering Department, with a checklist that covers over 30 different areas.
He adds that the inspection deals with the documentation part of maintenance carried out by the bus companies.
LTA CEO says that Maintenance System includes inspections of facilities, and ensuring that bus operators maintain a daily safety inspection checklist for all buses, a defect reporting register checklist and a maintenance register.
Piantedosi also highlighted the inspection is also critical to bus companies when renewing their Road Route License, which is granted for 10 years and allows a particular bus company to operate a specific route.
He says that whenever a bus company renews the Road Route License, an inspection also takes place, which may coincide with their annual fleet inspection and it is mandatory to achieve 100% in each phase of the Quality Assurance Maintenance System checklist before moving on to the next.
