National Safety Council: Road to Zero/Equity in Roadway Safety
2024-08-20 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Vision Zero Network (VZN) and the Road to Zero Coalition invite you to join a diverse panel discussion on equity in roadway safety. Recent years have seen promising progress in this space, but there are still critical areas that need improvement. Our experts will share real-world context to some of the actionable steps highlighted in VZN’s Prioritizing Health Equity in Vision Zero Planning resource and the NSC Equity in Transportation: Best Practices Framework. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from leaders working for change and to join the conversation on ensuring safe, equitable mobility for all.

Panelists include:

Keshia Pollack-Porter, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Jamila Porter, DrPH, MPH – Chief of Staff of de Beaumont Foundation
Jacob Smith, Executive Director for NOYS
Jill Locantore, Executive Director, Denver Streets Partnership

Tuesday, Aug. 20 – 1 p.m. ET

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Managing Roadway Drainage Systems Virtual Training
2024-08-29 13:00 - 15:00
Drainage is one of the key asset classifications that transportation system owners are expected to maintain. The condition of drainage features and structures may deteriorate over time due to erosion and sediment buildup. Drainage maintenance is critical for extending the life of pavements, as drainage assets control water flow along maintainable pathways. Routine inspection of drainage systems identifies needed maintenance and lessens the potential for flooding. This includes inspections of shoulder, ditches, and pipes and culverts.
This 2-hour virtual training teaches you to manage drainage systems effectively and efficiently by explaining:

What types of drainage assets need to be inspected.
What information is collected during an inspection.
How to determine if the condition requires a critical, major, or routine maintenance response.
What treatments are appropriate, given the type of drainage asset and its current condition.

The training follows the guidelines and structure of the Federal Highway Administration’s Maintenance of Drainage Features for Safety.

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Flagger Training (Sparks)
2024-08-30 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
Friday, August 30 – Northern NV Laborers Training 50 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks NV 89434
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.
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Pothole Patching and Repair
2024-09-05 13:00 - 15:00
Using proper patching and repair techniques can improve structural integrity and restore rideability for pavements experiencing local failures. This virtual 2-hour training compares partial- and full-depth repair techniques and the materials used to implement them. By the end of the training, you will be able to:

Describe the types of distresses best addressed by each treatment.
Describe recommended materials and mixtures for each treatment.
Describe recommended construction procedures and key quality control activities for each treatment.

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ADA Design Challenges (Reno)
2024-09-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Aloft, 2015 Terminal Way, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
This 8-hour workshop will provide an overview of the basic requirements to ensure the pedestrian network along our public streets are accessible to all pedestrians. This course focuses on proper design and maintenance of accessible pedestrian facilities in new construction or when pedestrian facilities are altered or added. You will learn roadway owner responsibilities to ensure their pedestrian networks are accessible to pedestrian with various disabilities and how best to achieve that access. This course is taught from the perspective of the Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) in the public rights-of-way and Nevada DOT standard plans. The workshop will include outdoor field activities with manual wheelchairs, blindfolds, and low-vision googles.

ADA Design Challenges (Las Vegas)
2024-09-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, United States

Flagger Training (Vegas)
2024-09-16 07:00 - 11:30 | Southern NV Laborers Training Center, 1750 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89104, United States
Monday, September 16, 2024 – Southern NV Laborers Training 1750 E Sahara Ave Las Vegas, NV 89104
Southern Nevada Laborers’ Local 872 sponsors this 4.5-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.
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Winter Survival – Elko
2024-10-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Great Basin College Elko, 1500 College Parkway Carl A. Diekhans Industrial Tech Center, Bldg. 11 / Room 203, Elko, NV, 89801, United States
This 4-hour workshop shows you how to prepare mentally and physically if you become stranded in a life-threatening winter storm. You will learn what attitude and equipment are needed to survive the cold. You will also find out how to recognize the symptoms of hypothermia and how to treat them. Topics include:

A brief history of winter survival events

Preparing yourself mentally and physically

Signs and symptoms of hypothermia

First-aid

Proper attire for the season

Survival kits

Survival tips and tricks

In a vehicle

ATV/UV

Outdoors

Snowfighter Simulator Training (Reno)
2024-10-02 12:15 - 16:30 | City of Reno, 1640 E. Commercial Row, Reno, NV, 89512
Snowfighter Simulator Training (Reno)
This course is scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024. LIMITED SEATING!!
(Time slots open: Only 3 @ 12:15-2:15)
Snowfighters will be trained 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.

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

The registration fee is $350 for local agency participants and $500 for all others.

Flagger Training (Sparks) Oct 3
2024-10-03 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
Thursday, October 3 – Northern NV Laborers Training 50 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks NV 89434 5 Seats available!
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.
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Introduction to Construction Management Virtual Training
2024-10-08 13:00 - 2024-10-09 15:30
This workshop, scheduled for October 8–9 (1:00–3:30 pm PT each day), 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.

Colorado LTAP: Transportation Workforce Summit
2024-10-10 09:00 - 12:30 | Virtual

Flagger Training (Vegas)
2024-10-14 07:00 - 11:30 | Southern NV Laborers Training Center, 1750 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89104, United States
Monday, October 14, 2024 – Southern NV Laborers Training 1750 E Sahara Ave Las Vegas, NV 89104
Southern Nevada Laborers’ Local 872 sponsors this 4.5-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.
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Flagger Training (Sparks) Oct 24
2024-10-24 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
Thursday, October 24 – Northern NV Laborers Training 50 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks NV 89434 5 Seats available!
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.
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2024 Nevada Asphalt Conference: Sustainable and Resilient Pavement
2024-10-29 08:00 - 2024-10-31 17:00 | South Point Hotel, 9777 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89183, United States

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – Elko
2024-11-05 08:00 - 14:00
Improve worker and motorist safety with this 6-hour training!
In 2022 there were 891 fatalities in work zones across the United States. 54 of these were worker-pedestrians. This workshop aims to improve worker and motorist safety through teaching the proper use of traffic control devices during road maintenance and construction operations; how to use specific types of traffic control devices; and how to plan, set up, and maintain a work zone. This workshop will bring to light the hazards that field workers face every day in construction zones.
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

The workshop will bring to light the hazards that field workers face every day in construction zones.
Please note this course includes the 11th Edition December 2023 updates to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

Electrical and Arc Flash Safety
2024-11-06 07:00 - 16:00 | City of Reno, 1640 E. Commercial Row, Reno, NV, 89512
This 8-hour one-day class will provide participants with live instruction regarding worker safety requirements of the OSHA standards as well as the NFPA 70 and 70E publications. The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data is presented to participants to indicate the seriousness of electrical injuries. The four types of these hazards are identified and discussed. A short review of the properties of electricity is included. Throughout the class the requirements of the NFPA 70E standard are presented to the class with descriptions and discussion as needed. These include definitions, responsibilities, training requirements, job hazard analysis, hierarchy of risk control, electrical safe work condition, lock out and tag out, PPE requirements and more. Participation is encouraged in a job hazard analysis of a student selected task. Four case studies of fatalities are presented and discussed to illustrate the importance of hazard recognition and control. The presentation includes several videos of arc flash accidents that illustrate the explosive release of energy when this type of event occurs.

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – Winnemucca
2024-11-06 08:00 - 14:00 | Winnemucca Convention Center, 50 W. Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV, 89445, United States

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – Reno
2024-11-07 07:30 - 13:00 | City of Reno, 1640 E. Commercial Row, Reno, NV, 89512

Flagger Training (Sparks) Nov 18
2024-11-18 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
Monday, November 18 – Northern NV Laborers Training 50 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks NV 89434 5 Seats available!
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.
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Flagger Training (Vegas)
2024-11-18 07:00 - 11:30 | Southern NV Laborers Training Center, 1750 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89104, United States
Monday, November 18, 2024 – Southern NV Laborers Training 1750 E Sahara Ave Las Vegas, NV 89104
Southern Nevada Laborers’ Local 872 sponsors this 4.5-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.
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FHWA: Innovative Tools for Transportation Data Collection and Sharing in Tribal Communities
2024-11-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
November: Innovative Tools for Transportation Data Collection and Sharing in Tribal Communities
Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 1:00 – 2:30 P.M. ET

Source: Figure 1. N.E. Fort Gibson Road. Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma. Photo credit: FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation
In recognition of Native American Heritage month, this webinar will showcase innovative tools being used in Tribal communities for data collection in transportation planning and data sharing in construction management. Participants will hear from the Northern Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Center on results from a recently completed innovation project with the Northern Cheyenne and Crow nations using digital video recorders to collect network data. They will demonstrate this data collection technology as well as how the data can be used to assess roadway safety vulnerabilities with International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) Star Rating protocols, which provide an objective measure of safety levels ‘built in’ to the road for vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
Participants will also learn how digital project delivery tools are changing the way construction management data is being shared and integrated. This session will provide an overview of best practices in construction bidding and contract administration technology. The Cherokee nation will share how working with a research group has assisted Tribal and local organizations with efficiently managing and reporting on projects.
Registration is required. The FHWA CLAS will provide a certificate of participation and a link to the recording post webinar. Simply select “yes” when prompted during registration. If you have any questions about this upcoming webinar, please contact
Morgan Malley or CLAS@dot.gov.

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Flagger Training (Sparks) Nov 22
2024-11-22 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
Friday, November 22 – Northern NV Laborers Training 50 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks NV 89434 5 Seats available!
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.
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Flagger Training (Sparks) December 2
2024-12-02 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
Monday , December 2 – Northern NV Laborers Training 50 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks NV 89434 5 Seats available!
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.
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Basic Work Zone Traffic Control (Tonopah)
2024-12-09 08:00 - 14:00 | Nevada DOT Tonopah, 805 South Main Street, Tonopah, NV, 89049, 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.
Please note this course includes the 11th Edition December 2023 updates to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

Flagger Training (Sparks) Dec 10
2024-12-10 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
Tuesday, December 10 – Northern NV Laborers Training 50 Wild Horse Canyon Drive, Sparks NV 89434 5 Seats available!
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.
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Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – Las Vegas
2024-12-10 08:00 - 14:00

NCHRP: Exploring Local and Tribal Transportation Agency Grant Needs
2024-12-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual

Grants Toolkit for Local and Tribal Agencies
2024-12-10 13:00 - 14:30
Virtual Workshop
Grants Toolkit for Local and Tribal Agencies
Dec. 10, 2024 | 1pm – 2:30pm E.T. | Zoom
Facing roadblocks applying for grants or managing grant projects? Need additional resources to support your grants efforts?
Join us for this 90-minute virtual information gathering session conducted as part of an NCHRP* research project. This project will develop tools and resources to assist local governments and tribes in managing the grants lifecycle.
We need your input to help shape a comprehensive grants toolkit that will set you up for success in grant applications and management.
Why Now? The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides unprecedented funding opportunities through competitive grant programs that local and tribal agencies can leverage to address critical needs, drive economic growth, and build community resilience.
What You’ll Do

Highlight resources you use
Discuss your challenges
Identify your needs

Register early as space is limited.
Registrants will receive a calendar invitation, agenda, and Zoom link in early November.
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