Preventing Runovers and Backovers: Internal Traffic Control

Dates: December 5, 2018

Meets: W from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Location: Cupertino City Corporate Yard

Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.

This class is offered in partnership with the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Registration fees are subsidized with funding from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). After attending this four-hour training you will receive a certificate of completion for Preventing Heavy Equipment Runovers and Backovers: Internal Traffic Control.



Description

This is a comprehensive training program developed to minimize runover and backover incidents in roadway work zones. Course materials cover most information needed to develop and implement Internal Traffic Control Plans (ITCPs)on roadway construction sites as the primary means to reduce runovers and backovers. The target audience for the comprehensive program includes site workers, safety professionals and company safety officers, senior project managers, site superintendents and lead persons. The training is also valuable for roadway owners including traffic engineers and construction managers. The program is designed to be customized for specific audiences by using relevant modules and not using others. Participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Objectives

  • Understand the functions and purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and workers' and employers' rights and responsibilities
  • Explain the most common cause of death and injury for roadway construction workers
  • Understand why workers on foot are vulnerable to runover and backover incidents in heavy and highway construction
  • Explain the elements of an Internal Traffic Control Plan and the hazards ITCPs are designed to mitigate
  • Discuss the roles and responsibilities all members of the construction team have with regards to successful deployment of and ITCP
  • Explain their role in ensuring and ITCP functions properly on a job site
  • Develop an ITCP for any project on which they will work
  • Implement an ITCP on a construction site

For More Information

If you have questions about this class or the class content, please contact the coordinator, Bernadette Edwards at berniete@berkeley.edu or 510-642-3605.

Cancellations

Cancellation fee is $75. There are no refunds for classes with registration fees of $75 or less. For all other classes, you may cancel your enrollment and receive a refund of your registration fee less $75, provided we receive your written request to cancel at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin.

In lieu of canceling your registration, you can send a substitute in your place. Please contact us at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin so we may process your request.

Wait List

If this class is marked FULL, you may add your name to the wait list by clicking the "Add your name to the wait list" button. Or you may send a request to registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu to have your name placed on a wait list. Be sure to provide us with class name, date, and location in your email as well as your email, phone, and fax contact information. We will notify you if a seat becomes available, at which time you can register for the class.

Notes:

Course is FREE. To enroll please click the "Enroll Yourself" or "Enroll Someone Else" button listed below. If you do not preregister, you will not be permitted into the training.
Hours:4.00

Cupertino City Corporate Yard

10555 Mary Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014

Bruce Drewes

Transportation Technology Transfer (3T) Group

Mr. Drewes has working in the transportation industry for the pass thirty two years. Working for the Idaho Transportation Department for nineteen years in maintenance, construction, traffic and training. In 2001, he moved to the University of Idaho as the Training and Research Manager for the Idaho Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). In 2005, Mr. Drewes become President of the National LTAP Association and in 2007 the Co-Chair of NLTAPA Safety Committee. Late in 2008 the Idaho LTAP was moved to the Local Highway Technical Assistance Program, Bruce moved with the program, becoming the Manger of the program until his retirement on August 2013. He has continued his focus on employee and transportation safety by providing courses through the ARTBA's Road Safety Plus program on topics ranging from Disaster Response, OSHA 10 hour, Preventing Runover and Backovers and Train the Trainer course on the Road Safety Plus program.

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