Training, Certification & Flaggers

Providing the pedestrian and the road user with safe travel through a work zone and providing the roadway worker with the knowledge and skills to work and move safely in a work zone is a challenging task. By focusing on our philosophy that "Safer Roads Save Lives", the ATSSA Roadway Safety Training Institute (RSTI) has developed a program that enables organizations to deliver high quality training at their own sites, and on their own schedules and with a low cost structure. This program ensures the continuity of standardized training in which we take great pride and one in which you can place your full confidence.

Association Background

 

ATSSA began in 1969 when members of a few barricade rental companies gathered in Chicago to discuss ways in which they could work together to upgrade the industry and improve business opportunities. The organization was formalized in 1969 as the American Traffic Services Association (ATSA). 1n 1988, the association's name changed to American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) in order to better describe the full scope of services and activities of the association. ATSSA is governed by an elected board of directors charged with the responsibility for setting association policy. The Operating Committee, also elected, establishes and coordinates the on-going activities of ATSSA through standing committees and task forces.

As a nationally recognized leader of roadway safety training and certification programs, the American Traffic Safety Services Association maintains relationships with representatives from various government and private agencies such as the Federal Highway Administration, State Department of Transportation's, NCHRP 20-58 (F-SHRP, Panel 2), AASHTO W-2 Safety Task Force, FHWA Work Zone Senior Working Group, city, county officials and various consulting groups.

ATSSA participates in leadership roles on the Executive Committee of the National Committee of Uniform Traffic Control and Devices and is a member of the A3C04 Committee (Construction and Maintenance Committee of the Transportation Research Board), and the AASHTO, AGC, ARTBA Task Force 13.

Participation in these groups enables ATSSA to constantly upgrade its course content to reflect the latest in principles and practices in the field.

Provide a training program for organizations that enables them to receive a license for the ATSSA work zone training programs for use within their company.

The ATSSA Corporate Training Program was originally developed to afford ATSSA members the opportunity to license ATSSA's high quality work zone training programs for use in their own companies. This program was piloted with an ATSSA member company. Adjustments were made to the program based on that experience. There is a standard set of requirements that a company must satisfy to become eligible for consideration as a participant in the Corporate Training Program. Quality control requirements are included in order to ensure the integrity and continuity of the training courses. To maintain the highest quality of training, ATSSA also established requirements for Corporate Training Program instructors and administrators of the program. Due to the success of the pilot program, the ATSSA Board of Directors has elected to open the Corporate Training Program up to any organization that meets the eligibility requirements.
 

Lowers training costs - your approved instructors can train your employees at your own site, Provides flexibility in scheduling training that is convenient to your company or workload schedule, Provides the ability to train all staff levels within your company's workforce; Provides your company with the highest quality training materials and The best Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control Instructors in the world train your approved instructors.
 

Will be determined once all responsibilities and duties are agreed upon.

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1. The current American Traffic Safety Services Association Chief Instructor will travel to the company to train a specific number of qualified instructors in identified training programs. - or they can come here.
2. Provide the Corporate Training partner with course materials, Power Point presentations on CD-ROM, photos to be incorporated into the presentations on CD-ROM and electronic versions of all course materials.
3. Provide the Corporate Training partner with electronic versions of all course content revisions and updates as they occur.
4. Review all course materials.
5. Enter all Corporate Training Program student information received by the CTP instructor into the ATSSA database.
6. Conduct standard verification procedures on certification applications and notifications when certifications are due to expire.
7. Allow the Corporate Training Program Instructor to proctor re-certification examinations at a normal published fee per student.

1. ATSSA membership dues must be paid in a timely manner.
2. The company agrees not to contract with any other resource to provide Traffic Control Technician, Traffic Control Supervisor or Flagger Instructor Training relating to company employees.
3. The company will schedule and provide ATSSA Traffic Control Technician, Traffic Control Supervisor and Flagger Instructor Training courses as needed.
4. The company agrees to exclusively endorse ATSSA training.
5. The company agrees to provide a safe environment for training courses that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
6. The company must provide the equipment necessary to instruct training courses i.e., laptop, LCD projector and any other associated devices.
7. The company must coordinate and pay for the Trained Instructors to attend the annual two-day ATSSA Master Instructors meeting. This meeting is normally held the first or second week of July.
8. The company will pay ATSSA a royalty fee for each student trained and a certification fee for each student that is certified.