Idaho Technology Transfer Center
3330 W. Grace Street, Boise, ID 83703
phone: (208) 344-0565 - toll free: (800) 259-6841 - fax: (208) 344-0789
web: www.idahot2.org - email: IdahoT2@lhtac.org
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240 class(es)
Winter Survival
Police Department Training Room 11-16-2010 to 11-16-2010
Workshop Description: This course will show how to prepare mentally for being stranded in life threatening weather; equipment and clothing needed to survive the cold. Symptoms of hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning and their treatment will also be taught. Who Should attend? Anyone exposed to extreme elements,especially snowplow operators & other public workers who are at risk for becoming trapped in bad weather or who may chance upon stranded motorists and require emergency skills.
Location: 3818 Schrieber Way Coeur d Alene ID
Total Hours: 7
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Road Safety 365: A Safety Workshop For Local Governments
Police Department Training Room 11-2-2010 to 11-2-2010
Workshop Description Rural roadways face unique safety challenges. Rural crashes are more likely to be at higher speeds and involve unbelted occupants, and are therefore more severe than urban crashes. Emergency response times are longer. Hazards such as trees, utility poles and steep slopes are often close to the roadway. In addition, budgets are severely limited and there may be a lack of awareness of safety issues. This one-day workshop, aimed at local/rural road agencies, demonstrates how construction and maintenance activities impact roadway safety and encourages development of a safety mindset. Practical guidance is provided on improving road safety that is specifically geared to the day-to-day activities and project development processes of local/rural road agencies. Attendees will learn how to identify specific road safety problems and to identify practical, low-cost countermeasures to address the problems, both in existing roads and during project development. Attendees will also be able to identify and access appropriate road safety information and use it effectively. Course Agenda Module 1—Course Introduction Module 2—The Need for Road Safety Module 3—Road Safety: Myths vs. Reality Module 4—Reading the Road: Identifying Opportunities for Enhancing Safety Module 5—Making Roads Safer Module 6—Group Activity: Practice in Reading the Road and Countermeasure Selection Module 7—Planning and Paying for Safety Improvements Module 8—Spreading the Word About Safety Module 9—Course Wrap-Up Who Should Attend Individuals from the following areas should find this workshop beneficial: local and rural road supervisors, public works directors, elected officials, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, representatives of regional/rural development organizations and representatives of local planning commissions and safety committees. About the Instructor Dr. Ron Eck is actively involved with the West Virginia LTAP as a senior advisor. He served as director for the program from 1991 until his retirement in 2008. He is also an active participant with the WV LTAP Advisory Board. Dr. Eck assists the WV LTAP and the WV community with technical issues and teaching courses. Dr. Eck graduated from Clemson University with a BSCE in 1971 and a Ph.D. in 1975. He began teaching in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department with the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University in 1975. Dr. Eck is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and an active participant in the WVU Community Design Team program. Dr. Eck’s research interests include highway design, traffic engineering, highway safety, pedestrian and bicycle transportation, and railroad-highway grade crossings. He also conducts continuing education workshops and training courses for practitioners in these areas.
Location: 3818 Schrieber Way Coeur d Alene ID
Total Hours: 7
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Road Safety 365: A Safety Workshop For Local Governments
Idaho T2 Center & Local Highway Technical Assistance Council 11-1-2010 to 11-1-2010
Workshop Description Rural roadways face unique safety challenges. Rural crashes are more likely to be at higher speeds and involve unbelted occupants, and are therefore more severe than urban crashes. Emergency response times are longer. Hazards such as trees, utility poles and steep slopes are often close to the roadway. In addition, budgets are severely limited and there may be a lack of awareness of safety issues. This one-day workshop, aimed at local/rural road agencies, demonstrates how construction and maintenance activities impact roadway safety and encourages development of a safety mindset. Practical guidance is provided on improving road safety that is specifically geared to the day-to-day activities and project development processes of local/rural road agencies. Attendees will learn how to identify specific road safety problems and to identify practical, low-cost countermeasures to address the problems, both in existing roads and during project development. Attendees will also be able to identify and access appropriate road safety information and use it effectively. Course Agenda Module 1—Course Introduction Module 2—The Need for Road Safety Module 3—Road Safety: Myths vs. Reality Module 4—Reading the Road: Identifying Opportunities for Enhancing Safety Module 5—Making Roads Safer Module 6—Group Activity: Practice in Reading the Road and Countermeasure Selection Module 7—Planning and Paying for Safety Improvements Module 8—Spreading the Word About Safety Module 9—Course Wrap-Up Who Should Attend Individuals from the following areas should find this workshop beneficial: local and rural road supervisors, public works directors, elected officials, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, representatives of regional/rural development organizations and representatives of local planning commissions and safety committees. About the Instructor Dr. Ron Eck is actively involved with the West Virginia LTAP as a senior advisor. He served as director for the program from 1991 until his retirement in 2008. He is also an active participant with the WV LTAP Advisory Board. Dr. Eck assists the WV LTAP and the WV community with technical issues and teaching courses. Dr. Eck graduated from Clemson University with a BSCE in 1971 and a Ph.D. in 1975. He began teaching in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department with the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University in 1975. Dr. Eck is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and an active participant in the WVU Community Design Team program. Dr. Eck’s research interests include highway design, traffic engineering, highway safety, pedestrian and bicycle transportation, and railroad-highway grade crossings. He also conducts continuing education workshops and training courses for practitioners in these areas.
Location: 3330 Grace Street Boise ID
Total Hours: 7
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Retroreflectivity for Signs
Bonneville County Road & Brige 10-19-2010 to 10-19-2010
About the Workshop: What is sign retroreflectivity and what does it mean to me? In the last ten years, the construction of vehicle headlights and the drivers of those vehicles are changing. This course will look at the ageing population of the drivers, the changes to their cars and what effect these changes have on the signs that we use. With these changes and the needs to insure a safe traveling environment for drivers, FHWA is completing the development of requirements on retroreflectivity. This course will review those requirements on sign inspection and the effect upon our local jurisdictions. This course will also provide some aids and tools that the local jurisdiction can use to assist them in the inspection of their signs to insure that those signs are maintained in compliance with the new regulations. It will also look at the reasons that the signs need to be set at a minimum height and distance from the roadway and what are the effects of setting a sign too low or too high. This course is for the supervisor and the employees that are responsible for set up, maintenance and purchasing of the signs for the Local Highway Jurisdiction.
Location: 2700 Manwill Road Idaho Falls ID
Total Hours: 7
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
ATSSA Traffic Control Supervisor
Post Falls Highway District 10-6-2010 to 10-7-2010
Certification Fee With ATSSA Certification: -Local Highway Jurisdictions - $280 -State & Federal - $300 Without ATSSA Certification: -Local Highway Jurisdictions - $180 -State & Federal - $200 TCS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: • Completion of ATSSA Flagger Certification and ATSSA Traffic Control Technician course is required as a prerequisite for this course. • Pass TCT and TCS Courses with 80% or greater on exams • Possess two years (4000 hours) temporary traffic control experience • Complete Certification Application and pay Certification Fee • Provide 2 references to verify work experience • Be approved by the ATSSA Certification Board Certification is valid for 4 years. At the end of 4 years, the student must take a recertification exam to be recertified. Students will leave this course with knowledge needed to interpret and implement temporary traffic control plans in the field to make the project as safe as possible for their fellow workers, motorists and pedestrians. DESCRIPTION All work zone personnel should receive training according to the job decision they are required to make. Training enables highway workers to provide for the safety of motorists, workers and pedestrians. The Traffic Control Supervisor course is a 2-day course designed for individuals who supervise traffic control technicians and other field personnel. It provides comprehensive training on work zone standards, guidelines, installation and removal procedures, inspection, documentation and supervisory skills. The TCS course expands on the concepts and techniques taught in the Traffic Control Technician (TCT), which is a prerequisite for this course*. Students are taught how to read and interpret traffic control plans for implementation in the field. Several workshops included in this course are designed to provide hands-on experience implementing and modifying temporary traffic control plans for various real life situations. It also teaches how to recognize, analyze correct and document deficiencies. These workshops also provide the opportunity for students to learn to work together as a team and to present solutions to the class. A further objective of this course is to teach the students skills necessary to become an effective Supervisor so they can effectively oversee personnel in the field. The TCS course expands on the concepts and techniques taught in the Traffic Control Technician (TCT), which is a prerequisite for this course*. Students are taught how to read and interpret traffic control plans for implementation in the field. Several workshops included in this course are designed to provide hands-on experience implementing and modifying temporary traffic control plans for various real life situations. It also teaches how to recognize, analyze correct and document deficiencies. A further objective of this course is to teach the students skills necessary to become an effective Supervisor so they can effectively oversee personnel in the field.
Location: 5629 E. Seltice Way Post Falls ID
Total Hours: 14
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Backhoe Operation
Clay Peak Landfill 9-21-2010 to 9-23-2010
Coming soon!
Location: 2560 Hwy 52 Payette ID
Total Hours: 14
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
PowerPoint 2007
Post Falls Highway District 8-25-2010 to 8-25-2010
TOPIC 1 Exploring PowerPoint 2007 Working in the PowerPoint Environment Opening. Moving Around in, and Closing a Presentation Displaying Different Views of a Presentation Saving a Presentation TOPIC 2 Starting a New Presentation Quickly Creating a Presentation Creating a Presentation Based on a Ready-Made Design Converting an Outline to a Presentation Reusing Existing Slides TOPIC 3 Working with Slide Text Entering Text Editing Text Adding and Manipulating Text Boxes Correcting and Sizing Text While Typing Checking Spelling and Choosing the Best words Finding and Replacing Text and Fonts Changing the Size, Alignment Spacing, and Look of Text TOPIC 4 Adjusting the Layout, Order, and Look of Slides Changing the Layout of a Slide Rearranging Slides in a Presentation Applying a Theme Switching to a Different Color Scheme Using Colors That Are Not Part of the Scheme Adding Shading and Texture to the Background of a Slide TOPIC 5 Adding Tables, Charts, and Diagrams Inserting and Formatting a Table Inserting and Updating an Excel Worksheet Inserting and Formatting a Chart Inserting and Formatting a Diagram Converting Existing Bullet Points into a Diagram TOPIC 6 Enhancing Slides with Graphics Inserting and Modifying Clip Art Images Inserting and Modifying Pictures Creating a Photo Album Drawing. Modifying, and Connecting Shapes Inserting and Modifying Stylized Text Aligning and Stacking Graphics TOPIC 7 Adding Animation, Sound, and Movies Animating Slide Elements Adding Transition Effects Inserting, Playing, and Modifying Sounds Inserting, Playing, and Modifying Movies
Location: 5629 E. Seltice Way Post Falls ID
Total Hours: 7
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Traffic Monitoring for Technicians
T2 Center & Local Highway Technical Assistance Council 7-26-2010 to 7-26-2010
At the local agency level, traffic data is collected as a “special needs” count as defined by the FHWA Traffic Monitoring Guide. It is these special needs counts that are used for traffic operations (traffic signal operations, speed studies and traffic flow patterns), design, maintenance and reconstruction of the local agency transportation system. It is also those special needs counts that are being requested to identify the number of “Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) on the local system. The VMT data is needed to enable the local agencies to access the High Risk Rural Road Program (HRRRP) as well as the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). This course was developed to assist in the development of a consistent approach for the collection of these special counts and the data is provided when providing this information within or outside your organization Objectives of this course: •Instill the importance of a consistent approach to monitoring traffic. •Provide resources to the technical staff collecting the traffic monitoring data. •Demonstrate the proper installation of a traffic counter. •Address the issues of axle counts verses classification counts. Resources provide as a part of this course: •FHWA Traffic Monitoring Guide •Course workbook •Contact information for experts working with the data. Attendees This course was developed for the Technical staff that installs the traffic counters, collects, analyze and stores the data.
Location: 3330 Grace Street Boise ID
Total Hours: 6.5
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
ATSSA Traffic Control Supervisor
Canyon Highway District 5-5-2010 to 5-6-2010
Certification Fee With ATSSA Certification: -Local Highway Jurisdictions - $280 -State & Federal - $300 Without ATSSA Certification: -Local Highway Jurisdictions - $180 -State & Federal - $200 TCS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: • Completion of ATSSA Flagger Certification and ATSSA Traffic Control Technician course is required as a prerequisite for this course. • Pass TCT and TCS Courses with 80% or greater on exams • Possess two years (4000 hours) temporary traffic control experience • Complete Certification Application and pay Certification Fee • Provide 2 references to verify work experience • Be approved by the ATSSA Certification Board Certification is valid for 4 years. At the end of 4 years, the student must take a recertification exam to be recertified. Students will leave this course with knowledge needed to interpret and implement temporary traffic control plans in the field to make the project as safe as possible for their fellow workers, motorists and pedestrians. DESCRIPTION All work zone personnel should receive training according to the job decision they are required to make. Training enables highway workers to provide for the safety of motorists, workers and pedestrians. The Traffic Control Supervisor course is a 2-day course designed for individuals who supervise traffic control technicians and other field personnel. It provides comprehensive training on work zone standards, guidelines, installation and removal procedures, inspection, documentation and supervisory skills. The TCS course expands on the concepts and techniques taught in the Traffic Control Technician (TCT), which is a prerequisite for this course*. Students are taught how to read and interpret traffic control plans for implementation in the field. Several workshops included in this course are designed to provide hands-on experience implementing and modifying temporary traffic control plans for various real life situations. It also teaches how to recognize, analyze correct and document deficiencies. These workshops also provide the opportunity for students to learn to work together as a team and to present solutions to the class. A further objective of this course is to teach the students skills necessary to become an effective Supervisor so they can effectively oversee personnel in the field. The TCS course expands on the concepts and techniques taught in the Traffic Control Technician (TCT), which is a prerequisite for this course*. Students are taught how to read and interpret traffic control plans for implementation in the field. Several workshops included in this course are designed to provide hands-on experience implementing and modifying temporary traffic control plans for various real life situations. It also teaches how to recognize, analyze correct and document deficiencies. A further objective of this course is to teach the students skills necessary to become an effective Supervisor so they can effectively oversee personnel in the field.
Location: 15435 Hwy 44 Caldwell ID
Total Hours: 14
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Motor Grader Operations
Madison County Road and Bridge 4-6-2010 to 4-8-2010
This is an elective class for the Road Scholar & Road Master Program. About the workshop: The first part of each class will be spent discussing the OSHA, MSHA, and manufacturer’s requirements for safe operation and maintenance. In addition, proper operation and some of the advanced techniques utilized in the equipment operation will be covered. The following time is used for hands-on operation of the equipment in a pit and practice of the techniques discussed in the class. For the two day field portion of the course, equipment will be required and must be provided by the agency attending. There is a limit of two people per one piece of equipment.
Location: 529 Airport Road Rexburg ID
Total Hours: 19.5
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Gravel Road Maintenance and Design
Lakes Highway District 4-5-2010 to 4-5-2010
This class can be used as an elective in place of The Basics of a Good Gravel Road. Course Description Aggregate surfacing and maintenance are usually the most expensive component of unpaved roads, and often generate the most public complaints. This course provides specific information and tools for road managers, construction and maintenance personnel so they can: (1) Understand the mechanisms that control aggregate-surfacing performance so it can be improved. (2) Benefit from the latest technology in the field. (3) Improve the management and overall condition of the unpaved road network.
Location: 11341 N. Ramsey Road Coeur d Alene ID
Total Hours: 6.5
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Maintenance Welding
Boise State Campus, Applied Technology Room 117 3-31-2010 to 3-31-2010
About the Course These welding courses have been well received in prior years. These hands-on demonstration workshops are tailored to the audience. Equipment and supplies, safety, materials, basic oxy-fuel and arc welding will be covered in the BASIC course. Each participant should provide the following items: -arc and oxy welding shield -a chipping hammer -a pair of high quality gloves -a wire brush
Location: 1464 University Drive Boise ID
Total Hours: 6.5
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Gravel Road Maintenance and Design
Bonneville County Road & Bridge Department 3-23-2010 to 3-23-2010
Course Description Aggregate surfacing and maintenance are usually the most expensive component of unpaved roads, and often generate the most public complaints. This course provides specific information and tools for road managers, construction and maintenance personnel so they can: (1) Understand the mechanisms that control aggregate-surfacing performance so it can be improved. (2) Benefit from the latest technology in the field. (3) Improve the management and overall condition of the unpaved road network.
Location: 605 N Capital Avenue Idaho Falls ID
Total Hours: 6.5
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Evergreen Defensive Driving - Twin Falls Safety Fest
CSI 3-18-2010 to 3-18-2010
Class offered free at Safety Fest Twin Falls.
Location: 315 Falls Ave. Twin Falls ID
Total Hours: 4
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
Evergreen Defensive Driving - Twin Falls Safety Fest
CSI 3-16-2010 to 3-16-2010
Class offered free at Safety Fest.
Location: 315 Falls Ave. Twin Falls ID
Total Hours: 4
Fulfills: Road Scholar/Master Elective
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