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SUMMARY:Nevada LTAP: Keeping Your Agency (and You!) Out of Court (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Date: December 16-17\, 2026 \nTime: 8:00 – 11:00am PT both days \nDo you know how to do your job in a way that minimizes liability for yourself and the agency? Join this class to discover practical tips for every level of the organization. \nCourse Summary:\nThis two day\, instructor-led\, virtual workshop introduces essential components of tort liability and risk management to transportation workers. In two 3-hour sessions\, you will increase your knowledge of assessing and managing the risk of tort liability\, considering negligence\, documenting your work\, and preparing for court if necessary. \nYou will explore a variety of scenarios and case studies in this highly engaging and interactive class. Claims and lawsuit case studies include traffic control devices\, work zones\, roadside conditions\, roadway design\, and pedestrian incidents. \nKeeping Your Agency (and You) Out of Court is a required course of the Road Scholar Program. \nLearning Objectives:\nBy the end of the course\, you will be able to: \n\nExplain the implications of tort liability risk for roadway agencies.\n\nKey topics: tort\, duty\, reasonableness\, standard of care\, negligence\, and the four elements necessary for tort action to proceed to trial.\n\n\n\n\nDescribe the elements of the tort liability process.\n\nKey topics: discovery\, depositions\, steps in a trial\, and handling contacts from outside the agency.\n\n\n\n\nIdentify at least five common roadway and pedestrian hazards and propose countermeasures for each hazard.\n\nKey topics: tort liability risk\, enterprise-wide strategies\, personal responsibility and strategies\, and risk reduction techniques
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