Upcoming Training Opportunities
Roadmap to Drafting an Agency Safety Plan for Bus Agencies
Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)
Online Training Course
Course Overview:
This course will provide you with examples of how to translate the requirements of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Regulation (49 C.F.R. Part 673) into a compliant Agency Safety Plan. Throughout the course you will review a job aid to assist you with developing or updating an Agency Safety Plan that is appropriately scaled to your bus transit agency.
Duration: Approx. 5.0 hours (self-paced)
Who Should Attend:
- Transit agency personnel who are involved in drafting an Agency Safety Plan for bus transit.
- State Department of Transportation personnel who are responsible for drafting an Agency Safety Plan on behalf of a small public transportation provider.
- Contractors who are responsible for assisting in the development of a bus transit agency’s Agency Safety Plan.
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FTA's PTASP Compliance Monitoring Webinar
PTSASP Technical Assistance Center
Wednesday, September 16 at 2:00 PM ET
Webinar
Course Overview:
FTA is continuing its webinar series to provide technical assistance on the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation (49 CFR Part 673). FTA’s upcoming webinar will provide transit agencies and States with sample approaches to address the PTASP requirement for compliance monitoring, including lessons learned for assessing compliance and sufficiency of operations and maintenance procedures identified in the Agency Safety Plan.
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59th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
September 15th - 16th, 2020
Virtual Event
Course Overview:
TRB’s Legal Resources Section is sponsoring the 59th Annual Workshop on Transportation Law from September 15-16, 2020 as a TRB Virtual Event. Each year, the workshop attracts 150 to 200 lawyers, engineers, and transportation planners. The workshop provides opportunities to meet and hear from federal, state and local government transportation attorneys and private transportation practitioners from around the country. In-depth sessions on significant legal issues in transportation are presented by leading subject matter practitioners including senior attorneys from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration.
Fee: $135.00
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Wheelchair Securement Training
Q'Straint Training Academy
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:00 PM EST
Webinar
Course Overview:
This monthly interactive webinar provides an overview of the range of securement equipment currently available and a comprehensive review of the proper way to secure passengers with special needs and their wheelchairs. Topics covered include:
- Liability & Best Practices
- Securement Equipment Operation
- Equipment Evaluation
- Securing the Mobility Device
- Securing the Occupant
- Sensitivity Training
Appropriate for both new-hires as well as refresher training for experienced transportation operators and trainers, if your organization is in need of updated training this is the best place to start with in our Training Academy. All webinar attendees will receive a certificate of completion for their records.
Duration: approximately 75 minutes
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Understanding ADA
National Transit Institute (NTI)
November 5, 2020 1:00 – 4:00 pm (ET)
Zoom Webinar
Course Overview:
The goal of this course is to teach transit professionals the legal background of ADA and paratransit requirements. Topics include:
- ADA legal requirements that apply to public and private transportation related entities
- 14 service provisions documented in 49 CFR Part 37, Subpart G
- Requirements to determine if a public or private entity must provide complementary paratransit service
- Criteria for complementary paratransit service
- Requirements for existing and new transportation facilities
- Compliance and enforcement responsibilities of FTA, DOT, and DOJ
- Responsibilities and compliance procedures for public and private entities
- Enforcement and investigation processes, including hearings, decisions, and notices
The course is facilitated by industry professionals with extensive experience in paratransit services and the ADA.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for people who work at a transit agency or provide transit service, those who manage or operate paratransit services, and Federal, State, and local representatives who work with the ADA community. It is recommended that you complete this course before attending other ADA-related courses.
Length: 4 hours
Fee: Free
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Transit Safety and Security Conference and APTA Mid-year Safety and Security Seminar
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
November 17th-18th, 2020
Virtual Event
Course Overview:
TRB’s National Transit Safety and Security Conference and APTA’s Mid-Year Safety and Security Seminar will be held on November 17-18, 2020. The event will include presentations on successful outcomes and lessons learned from safety and security policy and procedure modifications and technology pilots and deployments. It will also include presentations on actionable one-world transit and passenger rail safety and security research findings.
Fee: $200.00 for General Admission, $100 for student (For full-time students only. Valid student ID required.)
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Transit Bus System Safety
Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)
June 14th - 18th, 2021
Lynchburg, VA
Course Overview:
Study the four pillars of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and how SMS and System Safety work together to help create a safer working environment. Discover how the application of engineering and management principles, criteria and techniques can help to lower safety risk to acceptable levels. Explore the concepts of safety climate, safety risk management, the hazard reduction matrix as well as the hazard reduction precedence.
Who Should Attend:
Agency Safety Plan (ASP) developers, implementers, and administrators, Transit Executive Managers, Human Resource Managers, Facility Managers, Risk Managers, Auditors, Design Engineering Vendors, Construction Vendors, Bus Transit Safety Managers, Safety Supervisors, Equipment Maintenance Managers, Equipment Maintenance Supervisors
Contact:
Jamie McAlvain
jamie.mcalvain.ctr@dot.gov
(405) 954-1116
NOTE: This is a Save the Date since the training is not yet on TSI's calendar.