SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN WORK ZONES-GRANT (LEC)
4-hour course
DESCRIPTION
On July 26, 2000, a truck tractor pulling a loaded semitrailer, and traveling at a driver-estimated speed of 65 mph in a 55-mph work zone, collided with a Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicle. Witnesses reported that the patrol car exploded and caught fire at impact. The patrol car was pushed approximately 192 feet before it came to rest in the median. The tractor-semitrailer continued through a 61-foot depressed earthen median and into the westbound lanes, where it collided with a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer. The tractor-semitrailer then continued across the travel lanes and came to rest in a wooded area on the north side of I-40. The State trooper in the Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicle was killed, and the Chevrolet driver was seriously injured.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the crash and found among other things that the officer did not adequately understand the nature of the work zone and improperly deployed himself for enforcement activity. The NTSB made the following recommendation to the Federal Highway Administration: “develop a training program for law enforcement personnel that addresses traffic control strategies, and encourage States to adopt it. At minimum the training program should incorporate material from part 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and information concerning procedures and terminology typically used by highway engineers in establishing and evaluating work zone operations.” This recommendation was published in the report NTSB/HAR-02/01. This document outlines a training course to address this recommendation.
Course Goal and Participant Objectives. The goal of this course is to provide awareness and guidance to law enforcement officers (LEO) for their assigned roles in active work zones, whether on duty or off-duty. Upon completion of the course, participants will:
- Understand that national standards and guidelines existing for uniform treatment of temporary traffic control for work zones
- Understand the role and responsibilities of law enforcement officers in work zones and safe procedures for undertaking their role
- Understand the terminology and proper communication channels associated with executing their role in work zones
- Recognize the different work zone types (long-term construction, short-term, maintenance, mobile operations) and configurations
- Recognize the component parts of a typical work zone
REGISTRATION
The primary target audience for this 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.
Open Registration- Please register early
CLASS SIZE
40 students maximum
REGISTRATION FEE
Free- Federal Employees
$25.00 Public Officials
$50.00 Other
