Work Zone Training Law Enforcement Course

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SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN WORK ZONES

A training course that provides the basic knowledge to save lives, avoidwork zone crashes, and improve safety when working in a work zone.

Did you know?

  • ...We have more than 42,000 traffic fatalities every year nationwide
  • ...More than 1,200 of those occur in work zones
  • ...More police officers are killed by traffic than by bullets
  • ...4 times more officers were killed when struck by vehicles than in accidental shootings over the last 10 years

Source: www.nhtsa.dot.gov, www.fbi.gov

Course Benefits

  • Understand standards and guidelines related to temporary traffic control in work zones
  • Understand the role of law enforcement officers in work zones
  • Recognize proper practices and procedures related to the use of law enforcement officers in work zones
  • Recognize the component parts of a typical work zone

Course Tools

For your convenience, the tools provided for this training course willconsist of an Instructors Manual, Participants Guide, Pocket Guide,and PowerPoint Training Modules. All these components will also beavailable on a CD for reproduction and electronic viewing and via webfor downloading.

CONTACT

John Balser
202-366-9212
john.balser@fhwa.dot.gov

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Program Contact

Chung Eng

202-366-8043

Highlights

National Work Zone Awareness Week 2009