Road Safety Champions - Reading the Roadway - Free TTAP Webinar

September 24, 2024

(10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

PDHs AVAILABLE

2 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of the webinar to get 2 PDH's.

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

This two-hour training will teach participants how to "read the road"; as well as the importance of doing so in daily activities. It will use real world examples on different roadway components to demonstrate how participants may be able to uncover potential safety issues during their routine activities. It will also discuss how the road safety audit process can be used to "read the road" in a more formal approach. The training will also discuss the consequences daily activities of workers may have on safety. Objectives:

Define what is meant by "reading the road"
Identify potential safety issues or identify any indications which suggest road users may have problems traveling or navigating a roadway
Identify "reading the road" step(s) in the Road Safety Audit (RSA) process
Demonstrate the steps of a RSA

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is intended for all transportation practitioners determined to improve roadway safety.

INSTRUCTOR

Todd Morrison, P.E.
Todd Morrison, P.E. is a road safety advocate as a speaker, workshop instructor, and online trainer. For the past fourteen years he has worked for numerous Local Technical Assistance Programs, Cities, Counties, Contractors, and DOT's. He has taught over 700 workshops and trained over 21,000 individuals. He retired from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet after serving in the Divisions of Construction, Maintenance and Traffic. At the Cabinet, he worked with environmental, work zone, construction and maintenance concerns as a Resident/Construction Engineer, Maintenance/Traffic Engineer, Environmental Coordinator, and as a Branch Manager for Maintenance and Operations. Todd served for two years as Kentucky's Safety Circuit Rider helping local agencies identify low-cost improvements to reduce crashes. He also served for two years as a Road Safety Subject Matter Expert for the Tribal Technical Assistance Program. Todd is an ATSSA certified Traffic Control Supervisor, Flagging Instructor, and Traffic Control Design Specialist.

REGISTRATION

This is a FREE TTAP webinar. All attendees must pre-register in order to receive the webinar invitation.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville