Event Details
August 13, 2021
This two-hour free webinar will begin at 12:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Details to access the Webex webinar will be emailed along with a confirmation after you register.
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Description
Local agency maintenance forces are in the best position to be the “eyes and ears” of the road when it comes to identifying safety issues. This training will focus on maintenance safety solutions that local maintenance forces can implement on a daily basis to address safety issues related to elements such as shoulder drop-offs, right-of-way obstructions, striping and signing, guardrails, mowing, sweeping, patching, drainage, winter maintenance, etc. It will include a hands on case study
Goal
Upon successful completion of this module, participants will be able to identify maintenance safety solutions that local maintenance forces can implement on a daily basis to address safety issues related to elements such as shoulder drop-offs, right-of-way obstructions, striping and signing, guardrails, mowing, sweeping, patching, drainage, winter maintenance, etc. Participants will also understand the process one can take to help implement a policy or procedure change.
Participants should be able to do the following at the end of the webinar:
- Define the significance of the national roadway safety problem and initiatives
- Promote roadway safety through policy or procedure changes
- Recognize maintenance tasks that impact safety and various potential responses
- Better understand your role in the helping to improve safety on roads
Speaker Bio
Keith Knapp is the Director of Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) at the Institute for Transportation (InTrans) of Iowa State University. He has more than 25 years of experience in transportation-related training, outreach/extension, and research. He has developed and been an instructor in local, state, and national training courses with a wide range of subjects and has taught traffic engineering, safety, and highway design at various universities. His research work has focused on the safety and operational impacts of roadway design and environmental characteristics (e.g., geometrics, cross sections, signing, weather, policies, deer, etc.).