Electrical and Other Hazards in Roadway Construction (City of Reno)
2022-08-24 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | City of Reno, 1640 E. Commercial Row, Reno, NV, 89512
This free course is designed to prevent fatalities and injuries in the roadway construction industry by providing an overview of the focus four hazards: falls, struck by, caught-in, and between hazards, with an emphasis on electrical safety in roadway construction. This course was developed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and is offered in multiple locations.

Participants will learn:

an overview of OSHA Focus Four,
most common electrical hazards in roadway construction, including what they are and how to avoid them, and
employer requirements.

Find out more and register here.

Pavement Preservation & Recycling Alliance: How Polk County FL Improved Network Condition and Increased Budgets in just 7 years
2022-08-25 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
In 2015, Polk County, Florida began implementing a proactive approach to pavement management through the use of preservation and recycling. Over the last seven years they’ve doubled the miles treated per year, used proven progress to justify an increase in funds, reduced their backlog, and seen the overall condition of their network improve.
Find out more and register for this free webinar here.

Electrical and Other Hazards in Roadway Construction (Clark County)
2022-08-30 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark County, 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 2nd Fl,, Las Vegas, NV, 89155

Flagger Training – Sparks
2022-09-02 07:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-28 07:00 - 11:00, 2022-11-04 07:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
This course is limited to personnel employed by northern Nevada agencies.
Laborers’ Local 169 co-sponsors this 4-hour certification course, which has been approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and covers procedures for flaggers working on NDOT projects. All flaggers on these projects must have a certification of training in their possession while working. Topics include work zone hazards and safety; state regulations; flagging personal protective equipment; and flagging procedures.
Click here for registration information

Flagger Training – Las Vegas
2022-09-20 07:00 - 11:30, 2022-10-18 07:00 - 11:30, 2022-11-15 07:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Southern NV Laborers Training Center, 1750 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89104, United States
The Southern Nevada Laborers Union co-sponsors this 4-hour certification course, which has been approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and covers procedures for flaggers working on NDOT projects. All flaggers on these projects must have a certification of training in their possession while working. Topics include work zone hazards and safety; state regulations; flagging personal protective equipment; and flagging procedures.
Click here for registration information.

APWA: Winter Maintenance Supervisor
2022-09-20 08:00 - 2022-09-22 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join winter maintenance industry experts as they share their knowledge in an engaging and personable way. The Winter Maintenance Supervisor Certificate Program is one of APWA’s highly sought-after programs. Targeted toward foremen, supervisors, and managers of winter maintenance operations, this certificate program helps those in charge of winter operations understand all facets of what goes into developing and maintaining an effective winter maintenance program. Resulting in more effective, efficient, equitable, and environmentally friendly snow and ice control.
Learn more and register here.

Northern Nevada APWA Fall Conference
2022-09-28 13:00 - 2022-09-30 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join the Annual APWA Fall Conference in beautiful Lake Tahoe! This year they are gathering industry professionals from across Nevada for Catch 2022: Resiliency 2 Re-Invention for three days of educational programming, vendor awareness, and networking events.

Caltrans webinar: Pilot Testing of Work Zone Intrusion Alarms
2022-09-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Researchers plan to pilot test selected Work Zone Intrusion Alarm (WZIA) systems in Caltrans work zones. WZIA systems will be evaluated for their effectiveness, benefits and shortcomings in real-world conditions. The goal is to see if any of the selected WZIA systems should be considered for implementation in Caltrans to protect highway workers.

Solving ADA Design Challenges (virtual)
2022-10-05 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This free 4-hour online course introduces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) design requirements and guidelines for public rights-of-way. The course also discusses design challenges and options, based on engineering design guidelines, for engineers and designers. The course runs from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. PT with a 2-hour break in between.
Familiarity with the U.S. Access Board’s draft Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way is recommended, but not required, prior to attending this course. This publication may be downloaded at: http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/streets-sidewalks/public-rights-of-way/proposed-rights-of-way-guidelines.
Participants may send examples of design challenges to meeting standards and guidelines for accessible design. Please send maps, photos, and or descriptions to brooke.struve@dot.gov by September 29.

New Mexico LTAP: Engineering Economic Analysis
2022-10-11 07:30 - 10:00 UTC
Why take a course on Engineering Economic Analysis? At NM-LTAP, we recognize resources are always limited, but you need to know how to make the most of them. This Engineering Economic Analysis series will help you use your limited resources to make decisions with fiscal impacts.
In this class, you will learn how to appraise the economic viability of an option, defend your engineering recommendations, and establish priorities for your resources. Not only will you learn to make decisions on current activities, you can also defend proposed solutions that affect future activities.
In this session you will learn:

Review Cash Flow Diagrams
Explain Compound Interest
Compare and Calculate Nominal and Effective Interest Rates
Calculate Compound Amount and Present Worth Cash Flows
Explain Equivalence of Cash Flows

Solving ADA Design Challenges (Carson City)
2022-10-18 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Carson City Sheriff’s Office, 911 E Musser St, Ormsby Room, Carson City, NV, 89701, United States
This course introduces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) design requirements and guidelines for public rights-of-way. The course also discusses design challenges and options, based on engineering design guidelines, for engineers and designers.
Familiarity with the U.S. Access Board’s draft Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way is recommended, but not required, prior to attending this course. This publication may be downloaded at: http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/streets-sidewalks/public-rights-of-way/proposed-rights-of-way-guidelines.
Participants may send examples of design challenges to meeting standards and guidelines for accessible design. Please send maps, photos, and or descriptions to brooke.struve@dot.gov by September 29.

National Center for Rural Road Safety webinar: Understanding Transportation’s Role in Rural Human Trafficking
2022-10-18 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
The National Center for Rural Road Safety and NLTAPA Safety Work Group are co-hosting a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar entitled Understanding Transportation’s Role in Rural Human Trafficking.
In this webinar we will discuss the extremely important topic of transportation’s role in rural human trafficking and how rural agencies ca make their systems and passengers safer. Our presenters include the author of the recent TR News article Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: How Can Transportation Stop Traffickers and a member of the Human Trafficking Advisory Council.

Nevada Traffic Safety Summit - Sparks
2022-10-19 07:00 - 2022-10-20 16:30 UTC | Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Avenue, Sparks, Nevada, 89431, United States
Hosted by Nevada Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety, the Nevada Traffic Safety Summit gathers safety partners to share best practices to reach the ultimate goal of Zero Fatalities in Nevada.

Solving ADA Design Challenges (Las Vegas)
2022-10-19 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, United States
THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL
This course introduces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) design requirements and guidelines for public rights-of-way. The course also discusses design challenges and options, based on engineering design guidelines, for engineers and designers.
Familiarity with the U.S. Access Board’s draft Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way is recommended, but not required, prior to attending this course. This publication may be downloaded at: http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/streets-sidewalks/public-rights-of-way/proposed-rights-of-way-guidelines.
Participants may send examples of design challenges to meeting standards and guidelines for accessible design. Please send maps, photos, and or descriptions to brooke.struve@dot.gov by September 29.

Jensen Precast Plant Tour
2022-10-19 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Jensen Precast, 521 Dunn Circle, Sparks, NV, 89431, United States
Please join for a Precast Plant Tour as part of Precast Days 2022. The event will be a unique opportunity for students, specifiers, engineers, and contractors to get an up-close look at the precast concrete manufacturing process. They will demonstrate the equipment, technology, and engineering expertise that goes into making precast concrete products. Find out more here.

Massachusetts DOT webinar: Detecting Subsurface Voids in Roadways using UAS with Infrared Thermal Imaging
2022-10-20 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear about the latest research and innovations in transportation. This Innovation webinar series covers a range of topics related to new advancements in transportation infrastructure and system planning, design, construction, operation, safety, maintenance and management, as well as technology and other innovations in related policy and program areas, including cross-agency collaborations and partnerships. All transportation practitioners from federal, state, regional, and local transportation agencies, transit agencies, academia, and private industry are invited to attend these sessions. Register for this free event here.
Missed a session? Watch recordings from past webinars on the Innovation Series webpage.

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control (Reno)
2022-10-24 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Aloft, 2015 Terminal Way, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
In 2019, there were 842 fatalities in work zones across the United States. 135 of these were workers. Basic Work Zone Traffic Control aims to improve worker and motorist safety through learning the proper use of traffic control devices during road maintenance and construction operations, helping participants find out how to use specific types of traffic control devices and how to plan, set up and maintain a work zone.

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control covers the following items in detail with a fun combination of lecture and interactive activities:

Why temporary traffic Control (TTC) is needed
When TTC is needed and how much
Traffic control zones
Traffic control devices
Tapers
Set-up of traffic control zones
Flagging

This workshop will bring to light the hazards that field workers face every day in construction zones.

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control (Elko)
2022-10-25 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Nevada DOT Elko facility, 1951 Idaho St, NV, 89801, United States
2 SEATS LEFT!
In 2019, there were 842 fatalities in work zones across the United States. 135 of these were workers. Basic Work Zone Traffic Control aims to improve worker and motorist safety through learning the proper use of traffic control devices during road maintenance and construction operations, helping participants find out how to use specific types of traffic control devices and how to plan, set up and maintain a work zone.

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control covers the following items in detail with a fun combination of lecture and interactive activities:

Why temporary traffic Control (TTC) is needed
When TTC is needed and how much
Traffic control zones
Traffic control devices
Tapers
Set-up of traffic control zones
Flagging

This workshop will bring to light the hazards that field workers face every day in construction zones.

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control (Eureka)
2022-10-26 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eureka County Opera House, 31 S Main St, Eureka, NV, 89316, United States

Snowplow Simulator Training (Elko) FULL
2022-11-08 07:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This course is now FULL for Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Four sessions are available, with up to 4 people per session: S1 7:00-9:00am, S2 9:15am-11:15am, S3 12:15-2:15pm, S4 2:30-4:30pm.

Train your snowfighters to be safe, efficient and prepared before it snows! L3Harris’s simulator will be visiting and is available for 2-hour sessions using state-of-the-art technology. Topics include:

Understanding the definition of Decision Based Driving.
Familiarization with the driving simulator.
Understanding what affects our decision making process.
The positive effects of good decision making, along with Crash Statistics.
Understanding the acronym SMART as a basis for Decision Based Driving.
Improving hazard awareness levels by using proper scanning/searching techniques while plowing the road.
Identifying and properly assessing hazards.
Understanding the effects of changing vehicle dynamics while plowing safely.
Understanding proactive vs. reactive driving.
Utilizing alternate driving strategies (Speed/Space management).
Expecting the unexpected: possible white outs.
Completing the computer based training covering Safe Plowing.
Demonstrating competency in decision driving by successfully showing improvements with the PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER final drive.

Winter Maintenance Operator Training
2022-11-08 08:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | City of Reno, 1640 E. Commercial Row, Reno, NV, 89512
Earn an APWA Winter Maintenance Operator certificate with this 4-hour course! This training is for those “behind the wheel” during winter maintenance events. This workshop is designed to:

Provide a basic understanding of winter operations
Increase operator understanding of winter materials and how they work
Provide an overview of winter equipment and its upkeep
Encourage enhanced communication between fleet personnel and operators
Discuss winter operations for operators

Who Should Attend:

New and experienced operators
Supplemental operators from other departments
Contract operators
Operators who want a greater understanding of winter maintenance operations

Winter Maintenance Operator Training
2022-11-09 08:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hyatt Place Reno-Tahoe Airport, 1790 E. Plumb Lane, Meeting Place 1 & 2, Reno, NV, 89502, United States

Keeping Your Agency (and You!) Out of Court – Las Vegas
2022-11-09 08:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, United States
Do 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.
This workshop introduces essential components of tort liability and risk management to transportation workers. 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.
You 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.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Explain the implications of tort liability risk for roadway agencies.

(Key topics: tort, duty, reasonableness, standard of care, negligence, and the four elements necessary for tort action to proceed to trial)

Describe the elements of the tort liability process.

(Key topics: discovery, depositions, steps in a trial, and handling contacts from outside the agency)

Identify at least five common roadway and pedestrian hazards and propose countermeasures for each hazard.

(Key topics: tort liability risk, enterprise-wide strategies, personal responsibility and strategies, and risk reduction techniques)
This training is recommended for transportation agency personnel who need to manage risk and may be involved in legal proceedings. This can include:

State and local roadway engineers and technicians involved in design, construction, traffic operations, and maintenance.
Public works directors.
Roadway maintenance foremen and supervisors.
Elected officials.

Keeping Your Agency (and You) Out of Court is a required course of the Road Scholar Program. The course fee is $40.
Register here for the Las Vegas session.

APWA: Liquids Workshop
2022-11-10 07:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Liquids Workshop is always one of the most popular programs presented at the SNOW Conference. The experts who created this program are now offering the entire program virtually. If you’ve missed the opportunity to attend this workshop at SNOW, or if you want to retake it to freshen up, this is your chance. Using liquids in your winter maintenance operations has several benefits. Agencies have found that their total use of materials, particularly salt, has been significantly reduced. In addition, using liquids provides significant cost savings, and experience has shown that liquids provide better safety and improved levels of service than more traditional approaches. This webinar will explore in detail why liquids are being used in winter maintenance operations and brine making, the storage of liquid materials, the systems needed to transfer liquids from storage to trucks, and the equipment needed to store and deliver liquids from the trucks to the road. The speakers will discuss the use of liquid-only routes, where agencies have had great success using liquids before and all through the storm, and how liquids can be used with solids to handle difficult accumulations of snow and ice. The speakers will also discuss typical application rates, how those rates vary depending on the type of storm and pursued strategies, and what you should expect in terms of outcomes when using liquids in these ways.

Snowplow Simulator Training (Reno)
2022-11-10 07:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This course is scheduled for Thursday, November 10, 2022. Two sessions remains, with up to 4 people per session: Session 3, 12:15–2:15pm and Session 4, 2:30–4:30.

Train your snowfighters to be safe, efficient and prepared before it snows! L3Harris’s simulator will be visiting and is available for 2-hour sessions using state-of-the-art technology. Topics include:

Understanding the definition of Decision Based Driving.
Familiarization with the driving simulator.
Understanding what affects our decision making process.
The positive effects of good decision making, along with Crash Statistics.
Understanding the acronym SMART as a basis for Decision Based Driving.
Improving hazard awareness levels by using proper scanning/searching techniques while plowing the road.
Identifying and properly assessing hazards.
Understanding the effects of changing vehicle dynamics while plowing safely.
Understanding proactive vs. reactive driving.
Utilizing alternate driving strategies (Speed/Space management).
Expecting the unexpected: possible white outs.
Completing the computer based training covering Safe Plowing.
Demonstrating competency in decision driving by successfully showing improvements with the PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER final drive.

Introduction to Construction Management (Las Vegas)
2022-11-15 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark County, 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 2nd Fl,, Las Vegas, NV, 89155
This course is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15, 2022 (9 am–3 pm PT with a noon-hour break.)

This workshop introduces essential components of the construction management process. By applying the information learned in the workshop, you can improve how you manage project risks, communications, delivery, and scheduling.

By the end the workshop, you’ll be able to:

Compare common project delivery methods.
Describe the relationships among owner, contractor, and engineer on public works construction projects.
Describe common types of contract-required documentation.
Explain the importance of communication with a contractor and stakeholders.
Identify methods for selecting a construction contractor.
Describe the function of a quality assurance program.

Anyone managing public works construction projects who needs to develop construction management skills or wants to improve specific aspects of their project management approach. This may include:

Engineers.
Designers.
Construction Inspectors.
Engineering Consultants.
American Public Works Association Members.
