Collision Prevention Workshops
Upcoming Collision Management Prevention Workshops will be conducted in 2003 in San Diego on December 3rd.
If you have any questions, would like to find out how to have a Collision Management Prevention Workshop conducted at your place of work, or wish to be on our mailing list, please email us at cits@engineering.sdsu.edu
Why is this seminar important?  

About three workers die from traffic related vehicle crashes each day, the leading cause of work-related death in the United States. Recently, a court awarded a woman $1.25 million dollars because she was struck by an employee who should never have been driving on the job due to health issues known to his employer. The employee’s company was held accountable for his actions. In England, another business was heavily fined when an employer allowed a shift worker to drive home after an exhausting 16-hour shift- the employee fell asleep at the wheel and was involved in a fatal collision.

With the software tools available today it is possible to learn how to prepare and utilize a collision prevention management program that will be tailor made to the specific needs of any company, agency, or organization. Understanding the serious issues surrounding collision prevention will help businesses find ways to reduce collisions, save employee lives, and reduce costs.
Target Audience:
Risk managers, fleet supervisors, small business owners, loss prevention managers, insurance industry members, and human resource personnel.


Course Level:
There are no prerequisites for this course, and the material will be broad enough to interest a wide range of skill and back-ground levels. Database development information will presume a basic understanding on MS Word and MS Excel.
This one-day seminar will be divided into specific issues, each addressing different components of the collision prevention management system.

Agenda-

Morning Session 1: Sheila Sarkar

  • Preparing and gathering the Data:
    • Necessary driver, collision, and incident records
    • How to create a and manage a database using Microsoft Excel
    • Knowing what to look at in the data to maximize results
    • Spread sheets, data queries, and outcomes vital to tracking and preventing collisions
  • Resources and Results
    • Using available resources for collision prevention strategies
    • Successes and failures of various types of collision prevention strategies; why some fail to do their job.
    • Results: Summarizing, displaying, and presenting results. Using charts and graphs to motivate stakeholders in safety goals.

Morning Session 2: Ted Bloomquist 

  • Prevention of injuries: Should employees with whiplash stay off work? What are the treatment options for whiplash?
    How long will it take to recover?
  • Whiplash
  • Definition
  • Cost of Whiplash
  • Injury result
  • Prevention

Morning Session 3: Gerard Charles
  • Workplace defensive driving program
    • Traffic safety, video, road hazards/rage
  • Employee Preparedness/ Emergency Response
    • Should an emergency occur, evacuation of the facility may be necessary. Evacuation routes for facilities should be displayed throughout staff work areas. All personnel should study these procedures carefully.
    • Develop a disaster plan.
    • Preparedness Checklist natural and man-made disasters.
    • (good site to have emergency-preparedness-disaster-preparedness).

Afternoon Session 1: Anne Schmiedeberg

  • Napolex Auto Accessories

Afternoon Session 2: David Hollen beck

  • Distraction and Discipline
    • Factors Found in a Majority of Crashes

Afternoon Session 3: Guest Speakers

  • The Cost of Crashes

Afternoon Session 4: Bill and Rae Dawson

  • Public Education in Traffic Safety

Conclusion, evaluation, and final questions - Sheila Sarkar
  • Summary of workplace programs for collision prevention management.
  • Addressing specific company needs through customizing programs.
  • How CAL NETS can assist with an action plan to reduce collisions.
Speakers:

Sheila Sarkar, Ph.D. is the Founder and Director of California Institute of Transportation Safety. She holds a doctoral degree in Transportation Systems. She is also a faculty member of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at SDSU, and of the Research Faculty at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. She has published extensively in transportation safety.

Ted Bloomquist is the owner of Applied Biomechanics and consults in the area of injury Biomechanics and collision reconstruction. Mr. Bloomquist is certified by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists (ACTAR). He also conducted human trauma research for eight years at the UCSD Medical School.

Gerard Charles has over 29 years in Traffic Engineering and is a Traffic Engineering Technician for the city of Westminster. In addition, he also owns his own consulting firm and has extensive experience acting as an expert witness in court for cases related to the field of Traffic, ADA, and Engineering. Mr. Charles is also a WATCH Committee member, and has taught Traffic/Emergency Services workshops for the last five years.


Certificate of Completion
The California Institute of Transportation Safety, San Diego State University, will present a certificate of completion to all participants.
Deadline for registration:

For the December seminar: Early bird- November 21, 2003

Download the Registration form here. download
Course fee*-

Regular - $140
Early bird (by above deadlines) - $115

* Includes continental breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, class materials, and folder.

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