SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN WORK ZONES-GRANT Train-the Trainer (LEC)
4-hour course
DESCRIPTION
The objective of this 4- hour course is to provide prospective instructors the guidance needed to teach the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Law Enforcement Course (LEC). The LEC course is also a 4-hour course designed to provide awareness and guidance to law enforcement personnel assigned the responsibility to work in active highway work zones, whether on-duty or off-duty. Upon completion of the LEC course, participants will:
a) Understand that national standards and guidelines existing for uniform treatment of temporary traffic control for work zones
b) Understand the role and responsibilities of law enforcement officers in work zones and safe procedures for undertaking their role
c) Understand the terminology and proper communication channels associated with executing their role in work zones
d) Recognize the different work zone types (long-term construction, short-term, maintenance, mobile operations) and configurations
e) Recognize the component parts of a typical work zone
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE LEC COURSE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE
The primary target audience for the LEC course is law enforcement personnel who will plan enforcement for work zones or be assigned to execute their roles associated with work zones. A secondary audience will include personnel from highway contractors, subcontractors, utility personnel, and highway agency staff who will work with law enforcement. Joint training is expected to foster a mutual respect and cooperation towards making work zones safer and more traffic efficient.
*The LEC Train-the-Trainer course is aimed at current instructors of law enforcement training programs. Teaching experience is required. Anyone responsible for teaching or presenting training programs would benefit from this course, so they can pass the knowledge to others, and save lives.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a complete set of course materials (hard copy and electronic copy) that they can customize and use to train their law enforcement personnel.
Open Registration- Please register early
CLASS SIZE
40 students maximum
REGISTRATION FEE
Free- Federal Employees
$25.00 Public Officials
$50.00 Other
