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RSCP: Maintaining a Safer Roadway (M&C#1)

Tuesday, April 14th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11 am-1 pm MT

Trainer: Walt Catlett, Safety Circuit Rider

Learn safety solutions that maintenance crews can implement in their regular work. The course includes a hands-on case study to equip crews to identify needs for shoulder drop-offs, right-of-way obstructions, striping and signing, guardrails, mowing, sweeping, patching, drainage, winter maintenance, and others.

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RSCP: MUTCD for First Responders (FR#2)

Wednesday, April 15th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11 am-1 pm MT

Trainer: Walt Catlett, Safety Circuit Rider

Learn how first responders can use and interpret the principles in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for traffic incidents, emergencies, and disasters. This module includes understanding the duties of first responders and using tools such as emergency vehicle lighting, changeable message signs (CMS), and emergency management signing.

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RSCP: Worker Safety (M&C#3)

Tuesday, April 21st, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11 am-1 pm MT

Trainer: Walt Catlett, Safety Circuit Rider

Gain an overview of potential hazards for workers and explore preventive measures for improving worker safety. Participants will learn the hierarchy of safety controls for the workplace and specific examples from roadway construction.

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RSCP: Safety of Responders on Roads (FR#3)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11 am-1 pm MT

Trainer: Walt Catlett, Safety Circuit Rider

A supplement to the National Traffic Incident Management Responder training, this module provides a deeper understanding of tools, recommendations, and materials available for first responders to ensure their safety while working on the side of the road.

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RSCP: Take Action Now – Maintaining Safety (M&C#5)

Tuesday, April 28th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11 am-1 pm MT

Trainer: Walt Catlett, Safety Circuit Rider

This course is a deep look at maintenance safety solutions that construction and maintenance personnel can implement daily. It will focus on safety topics using three FHWA documents: Vegetation Control for Safety, A Guide for Local Highway and Street Maintenance Personnel, Maintenance of Drainage Features for Safety, A Guide for Local Street and Highway Maintenance Personnel and Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports: A Guide for Local Roads Maintenance Personnel as the basis.

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RSCP: Road Safety Audits (FR#5)

Wednesday, April 29th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11 am-1 pm MT

Trainer: Walt Catlett, Safety Circuit Rider

Gain a deeper understanding of road safety audits, including the role of a first responder, and how a first responder can contribute to the audit and in implementing findings.

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Applying the Safe System Approach for Rural Mini-Conference Session 4: Safer Vehicles in the Rural Context

Thursday, April 30th, 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET/9:00-10:30 am MT

In this portion of the mini-conference, you will learn examples for applying the Safe System Approach for safer vehicles in the rural context. This includes:

  • Using vehicle telematics for A Data-Driven Action Plan for Safer Roads.
  • Integrating Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) into agency fleet vehicles and an overview of the newest practice of using it to deter repeat offenders.
  • Incorporating digital alerting systems into snowplows and maintenance vehicles to create a more robust traveler information app. This presentation will also include discussion of how the KanDrive app has expanded to CarPlay and Android Auto to provide in-vehicle safety alerts about upcoming work zones, closures, and slow-moving maintenance vehicles.

The presenters include:

  • Ryan McMahon, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development, Cambridge Mobile Telematics
  • Sarah Yahoodik, Engineering Psychologist, U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
  • Shari Hilliard, ITS Engineer and Bureau Chief for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Kansas Department of Transportation
  • Kristin Virshbo, CEO, Castle Rock ITS

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Applying the Safe System Approach for Rural Mini-Conference Session 5: Safer Speeds in the Rural Context

Thursday, April 30th, 1:00-2:30 pm ET/11:00 am-12:30 pm MT

In this portion of the mini-conference, you will learn examples for applying the Safe System Approach for safer speeds in the rural context. This includes:

  • Why safer speeds are important and examples of countermeasures to use for speed management.
  • An overview of the Operation Southern Slow Down Public Awareness Campaign and High Visibility Enforcement.
  • Why and how to use land use and road design for safer speed, a Washington State DOT example.

The presenters include:

  • Andi Bill, Director, Wisconsin Local Technical Assistance Program
  • Brent Kelly, Special Programs Director, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs, South Carolina Department of Public Safety
  • Jacob B. Gonzalez, Senior Land Use & Transportation Planner, Washington State Department of Transportation

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Applying the Safe System Approach for Rural Mini-Conference Session 6: Post-Crash Care in the Rural Context

Thursday, April 30th, 3:00-4:30 pm ET/1:00-2:30 pm MT

In this portion of the mini-conference, you will learn examples for applying the Safe System Approach for post-crash care in the rural context. This includes:

  • How to connect and collaborate with your Emergency Medical Service (EMS) partners and why pre-hospital, whole blood is important and how transportation practitioners can support these local programs.
  • Why Traffic Incident Management (TIM) is important in rural areas, how to get started, what partners should be included, and what resources exist.
  • Overview of a fatal crash review team and how the recommendations can fit into the Safe System Approach framework.

The presenters include:

  • Dia Gainor, Executive Director, National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials
  • Grady Carrick, Enforcement Engineering
  • Anna Piper, CHES, CPST, Franklin County Safe Communities

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RSCP: Evaluation of the Legal Landscape Impacting First Responders (FR#6)

Wednesday, May 6th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET/11 am-1 pm MT

Trainer: Trayce Hockstad, ATI, tahockstad@ua.edu

In this module, participants will examine a broad range of legal, procedural, and operational issues that directly affect the work of first responders. By staying informed and adaptive, you ensure your actions align with professional standards and current best practices—leading to more consistent, legally sound, and safety-focused outcomes in the field.

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