Flagger Training – Sparks
2023-11-16 07:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-09 07:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-30 07:00 - 11:30 (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. Only 8 seats available!
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

Road Safety Champion Program - Module 3: Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture
2023-11-16 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The overall Road Safety Champion Program provides a high-level overview of road safety in the United States through seven modules.
Module 3–Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture trains users to begin to see how they can identify safety issues in their everyday (work and non-work related) tasks. By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

Understand the myriad environmental, cultural, and other factors that influence behavior in order to develop an effective plan to promote behavior change and enhanced safety culture,
Explain the role of local agency safety culture in improving the safety of all road users, and
Be able to communicate the importance of safety in a manner that fosters greater organizational, employee, and/or public safety culture.

FHWA Innovation Exchange Webinar on Tribal Transportation Safety: Resources, Funding & Successes
2023-11-30 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Tribal Transportation Safety: Resources, Funding & Successes
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, this webinar will showcase the topic of Tribal transportation safety, including resources, funding opportunities and project success stories. Participants will learn about the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) Safety Fund that is currently open for federally recognized Indian tribes for projects that reduce fatal and serious injuries in transportation related incidents. Successful TTP Safety Fund projects will be showcased by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe (AST) that address safety concerns identified in their Tribal Safety Plan. The project team will share the steps taken and lessons learned to successfully coordinate the completion of these projects between the AST and the City of Norman, Oklahoma.
Participants will also learn about new safety resources offered by the Rural Road Safety Center including the Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP)- a nationally recognized certificate program designed to build a knowledgeable, safety minded workforce, responsible for operating, maintaining, and designing local roads.
Presenters for this webinar include:
• Adam Larsen, Safety Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Tribal Transportation
• Twyla Blanchard, Director of Self Governance, Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
• Pamela Jurney, Project Manager, Cross Timbers Consulting
• David Riesland, City Traffic Engineer, City of Norman, Oklahoma
• Cameron Ishaq, Operations Manager, Rural Road Safety Center
No registration is required. To access the webinar: Join ZoomGov Meeting. Meeting ID: 161 556 0780; Passcode: [REDACTED] For questions please contact Morgan Malley Manning, Tribal Technical Assistance Program Manager with FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation at Morgan.Malley@dot.gov.

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – Winnemucca
2023-12-04 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Great Basin College Winnemucca, 5490 Kluncy Canyon Road, Winnemucca, NV, 89445
Improve worker and motorist safety with this 6-hour training!
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

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

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – Reno
2023-12-05 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | City of Reno, 1640 E. Commercial Row, Reno, NV, 89512

Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – Las Vegas
2023-12-06 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | College of Southern Nevada, W. Charleston Campus – 6375 W. Charleston Blvd, Building, Room WCI-207g, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89146, United States

Flagger Training – Las Vegas
2023-12-11 07:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-22 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.

Road Safety Champion Program - Module 1: Introduction to Road Safety
2023-12-14 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This two-hour virtual training provides an overview of safety trends, an understanding of the national safety vision, and discusses techniques for safety collaboration. It will also discuss the importance of prioritizing safety and how an individual can become a Road Safety Champion. After attending training, you will be able to:

Define the impact of road safety

Identify the factors in road safety

Identify jurisdictional and geographical differences in road safety

Describe national safety efforts

Describe collaborative techniques for improving safety

Road Safety Champion Module 1 is an elective course of the Road Scholar Program.

Road Safety Champion Program Core Module #2: Anatomy of a Crash – Understanding Human Factors
2024-01-04 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
This two-hour virtual training will provide an overview of human factors principles . It will allow the non-expert in human factors to more effectively bring consideration of the road user’s capabilities and limitations into policies and practices. Knowing how road users interact with their vehicle, the roadway and other road users can also provide useful insights into roadway safety. Armed with that knowledge, construction and maintenance personnel, planners, engineers, public health professionals and law enforcement can work together to target appropriate countermeasures to help reduce injury crashes.

Barrier Basics – virtual training
2024-01-16 08:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This 2.5-hour virtual training explores the basics of longitudinal roadside barriers. Together we will discuss why and when barriers are needed on the roadway, review the types and characteristics of barriers, and find out where to locate guidance for placing and installing barriers. Finally, we will review maintenance requirements for roadside barriers and discover the important role maintenance plays in keeping the barriers performing as they should.
You’ll have a chance to use resources, such as the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide as well as Nevada-specific design guides and specifications, to answer questions and make decisions about real-world scenarios you might encounter when placing barriers.

Road Safety Champion Program - Module 3: Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture
2024-01-17 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The overall Road Safety Champion Program provides a high-level overview of road safety in the United States through seven modules. Module 3–Introduction to Traffic Safety Culture trains users to begin to see how they can identify safety issues in their everyday (work and non-work related) tasks. By the end of the virtual training, participants will be able to:

Understand the myriad environmental, cultural, and other factors that influence behavior in order to develop an effective plan to promote behavior change and enhanced safety culture,
Explain the role of local agency safety culture in improving the safety of all road users, and
Be able to communicate the importance of safety in a manner that fosters greater organizational, employee, and/or public safety culture.

Center for Health and Safety Culture Webinar: Understanding Aggressive Driving and Ways to Reduce It
2024-01-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Webinar: Understanding Aggressive Driving and Ways to Reduce It – Sharing Survey Data About Aggressive Driving and Ideas to Bolster Current Traffic Strategies to Address Aggressive Driving
Wednesday, January 17, 2024| 10:00 am to 11:00 am MT/12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

A project to better understand aggressive driving and ways to reduce it was completed by the Center for Health and Safety Culture and sponsored by the Traffic Safety Culture Pooled Fund. This webinar will review what was learned in this project including an overview of data that was collected to better understand the prevalence and correlates of aggressive driving behavior and a resource that was created to help traffic safety practitioners bolster their current traffic safety efforts to address aggressive driving.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://chsculture.org/webinars/

Selecting the Right Pavement Preservation Projects – virtual training
2024-01-18 01:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
A successful pavement preservation program is built upon an agency’s ability to select the right pavements for pavement preservation.
This 3-hour virtual training identifies core decision-making factors for project selection, focusing on the types of distress and pavement/environmental conditions encountered in Nevada. The training also describes additional factors the agency can include in the selection process based on its pavement data collection program and pavement management software capabilities.
By the end of the training, you will be able to:

Describe distresses common to flexible pavements.
Identify factors to consider when selecting projects for pavement preservation.
Describe the condition of a pavement using pavement data.

Sign Maintenance Management – virtual training
2024-01-23 08:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This 2.5-hour virtual training teaches you how to implement a successful sign program at the local level. The training uses practical exercises and resources, such as the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and state guidelines, to provide a firm foundation in the purpose and requirements for sign usage, installation, and maintenance.
By the end of the training session, you will be able to:

Describe the role, features, and urgency of repair for four sign types.
Explain state and local requirements for choosing sign materials including face sheeting, backing, and supports.
Apply MUTCD guidance as well as Nevada Standard Plans and Specifications to selected scenarios.
Describe the six elements of a sign management system.

The course follows the structure of FHWA Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports: A Guide for Local Highway and Street Maintenance Personnel.
Find out more and register here.

Selecting the Right Pavement Preservation Treatments – virtual training
2024-01-24 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Once you have identified that projects are appropriate for pavement preservation, the next step is to identify appropriate treatments and select the best option.
This 2 1/2-hour virtual training introduces a process for selecting appropriate preservation treatments. During the training, you will learn how to complete each step of the process. You will also complete exercises to apply the process using real project information.
You are encouraged to bring information about preservation treatments used by your agency to share in class. This may include treatment costs, treatment results, or materials issues. Your experiences can improve the treatment selection process for everyone!
By attending, you will learn to:

Use pavement condition and other information to identify appropriate preservation treatment options.
Identify decision-making factors to select the best treatment option.

Click here for more information and to register.

Managing Roadway Drainage Systems Virtual Training
2024-01-25 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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.

Center for Health and Safety Culture Webinar: Measuring the Safety of ADS - How Safe is Safe Enough?
2024-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Webinar: Measuring the Safety of ADS – How Safe is Safe Enough?
Thursday, January 25, 2024| 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm MT/2:30 pm to 3:30 pm ET

A common question determining the eventual deployment of automated driving systems is “how safe is safe enough?”. This research uses naturalistic driving data to determine how to measure the potential safety benefit of automated vehicle technologies and automated driving systems (ADS), and where current technology practices may not deliver on projected safety promises
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z-_y5_oISAyviYzxgQT5TA#/registration

Keeping Your Agency (and You!) Out of Court
2024-01-30 09:00 - 2024-01-31 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 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.
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.

Arkansas LTAP: Asphalt 101Materials & Mixes
2024-01-30 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
3RLTAP Presents: Asphalt 101Materials & Mixes free webinar, January 30, 2024 1:30–3:30 pm (Pacific Time).
Course Description:
This 2-hour webinar provides an introduction toasphalt pavements and why they behave the way they do. Material properties and mixture components will be discussed, as well as their relationship to pavement performance. Quality control and recycled materials topics will also be included. PDHs available.
Who should attend?
Crew leaders and members, inspectors, supervisors, decision makers
To register: visit www.cttp.org/arltaphttps://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5300594256276007515

OSHA 10 Training for Construction (Tonopah)
2024-02-07 08:00 - 2024-02-08 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Nevada DOT Tonopah, 805 South Main Street, Tonopah, NV, 89049, United States
OSHA 10 Training for Construction ensures you understand how to navigate common job-site hazards so that you feel safe at work. Primarily, this involves spotting, avoiding, and reporting safety and health risks encountered on a daily basis.
The training includes best practices on how to prevent slipping, tripping, getting struck by an object, electrocution, and getting caught in between objects or machinery. Additionally, the training helps increase your knowledge about construction-specific safety measures under OSHA 29 CFR 1926.
You will also understand your employer’s responsibility for workplace safety, as well as the rights OSHA gives you as a worker and how to file a complaint if the workplace isn’t living up to its safety obligations.
This course is for entry-level employees doing construction and construction-related work. Learn more here.

Constructing a Quality Crack Treatment
2024-02-08 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Constructing quality crack treatments is essential if you are to use your agency’s resources effectively and efficiently. This 2-hour web conference training teaches you all the steps to complete to obtain a quality crack treatment. They include:

Selecting the right projects and materials.
Conducting adequate crack preparation.
Applying a treatment following best practices.
Inspecting the work.
Identifying and troubleshooting issues that arise during the project.

Flagger Training – Sparks
2024-02-09 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. Only 5 seats available!
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

National Center for Rural Road Safety: Road Safety Champion Program - Countermeasures for Road Safety Webinar
2024-02-13 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Road safety countermeasures are actions taken to improve transportation safety and therefore decrease the number of injuries and fatalities. These countermeasures can consist of infrastructure, behavioral, or programmatic/policy implementation. This two-hour training will provide an overview of safety countermeasures applicable to local roads with an emphasis on low-cost practices. Discussions include Crash Modification Factors (CMFs), systemic safety analysis, and factors for evaluating and selecting countermeasures.
For more information about this training, click here.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k91w4TJKT7uqqjj2oXyryw#/registration

OSHA 10 Training for Construction (Reno)
2024-02-14 08:00 - 2024-02-15 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | TMCC Safety Center, 475 Edison Way, Reno, NV, 89502, United States

FHWA Webinar: Build a Better Mousetrap National Competition
2024-02-15 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Each year, FHWA recognizes and celebrates local government and tribal agencies who pioneer innovations that improve transportation performance. This webinar will spotlight three 2023 Build a Better Mousetrap honorable mention awardees.

Rolette County Highway Department, ND: “Hydraulic Side Disc to Improve Safety” – a device that cuts and chops vegetation to more efficiently move gravel back onto roadways, saving time and money, as well as improving safety on gravel roads. Presenters: Mark Allery, Mark Davis
Bedford, NH: “Vehicle Work Order System” – a digital tracking system utilizing Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) artificial intelligence (AI), resulting in better data management practices and an improved government vehicle work order system. Presenter: Brandon Boisvert
City of Arlington, TX: “Equitable Street Solutions for Pedestrians and Bicyclists” – a LiDAR-based system at intersections that improves safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, reduces traffic control delays, and improves the ability to identify potential crashes. Presenter: Daniel E. Burnham

There is no need to register for this webinar. To join the webinar on February 15th, click here.

National Center for Rural Road Safety: Road Safety Champion Program - Overview of Local Road Safety Plans
2024-02-20 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Local road practitioners across the country play a critical role in addressing crash risks at the local level and may be able to identify the specific or unique conditions that contribute to crashes within their jurisdiction. The Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) offers a foundation for consensus and focus and helps communities take a proactive stance in reducing and preventing local road fatalities and injuries. This two-hour training will provide an overview of Local Road Safety Plans (LRSP) including how they support safety efforts, the steps to developing a LRSP, and the strategies for implementing a LRSP.
For more information about this training, click here.

AASHTO TSP-2 Local Agency: Bridge Deck Preservation Training
2024-02-21 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The AASHTO TSP-2 Local Agency Bridge Preservation working group is pleased to announce a Bridge Deck Preservation Training Opportunity. The 60-minute training is specifically designed to teach the basics of bridge deck preservation and is geared towards meeting the needs of local agencies.
The concrete deck is the highest value component on the bridge. Rehabilitating or replacing the deck is costly and can often trigger a full bridge replacement. This training will provide information on how to delay or avoid the need for those costly replacements by applying cost effective bridge deck preservation treatments.
This virtual training is being offered free of charge. Participants will gain a general understanding of why preservation is important, how to identify good candidates for preservation, what activities are available and an idea of cost and degree of difficulty with performing the work.
No need to register.
When: 9:00-10:00 AM (PST) February 21st, 2024
GoToMeeting Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/244270957
Cost: FREE
Bridge preservation activities are “practices that we can’t afford not to do now.”
