Trainings

Application of Crash Modification Factors Course (Self-Paced Lesson and Live Webinar)
This course focuses on the application of Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) to select countermeasures. It covers the project development cycle (starting from network screening and site selection for safety review), diagnostics of safety concerns, cost-benefit evaluation, and countermeasure selection. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to explain how CMFs are used to estimate the safety effects of highway improvements and apply CMFs to compare and select highway safety improvements. This course combines a web-conference and a self-paced lesson that aids in application to your current projects. You will need access to both a telephone and Internet connection to participate in the live web session on Feb. 18, 2015 at 1-3 p.m. Eastern.

Free Online HSM Overview Self-Paced Training
Implementation of the HSM requires an understanding of the 'Science of Safety' which supports the quantitative methodologies presented in the manual. This course is an overview of the HSM structure, concepts and principles. The free selection format of the course allows the student to select modules and concepts of interest in the order preferable to their learning style, time availability, and previous knowledge level. It includes an introduction of terminology, examples of the Roadway Safety Management Process (Part B) and Predictive Methods (Part C), explains the relationship of Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) to decision making and quantitative safety analysis, and human factors.

 

Application of Crash Modification Factors (CMF)
The Application of Crash Modification Factors (CMF) includes a Web-based training that includes the background of CMFs, including terminology, the components of a CRF, and how to identify and interpret appropriate CMFs. The training also includes an Instructor-led training session that provides a hands-on experience with safety diagnosis and the application of CMFs to compare the effectiveness of countermeasures.

 

Science of Crash Modification Factors
The Science of Crash Modification Factors course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the quality of CMFs. The course covers the concepts underlying the measurement of safety and the development of CMFs/AMFs, the key statistical issues that affect the development of quality CMFs, the key methodological issues that affect the development of quality CMFs, and the general and methodological issues and statistical thresholds used to recognize quality CMFs.

 

New Approaches to Highway Safety Analysis
The primary purpose of this course is to help attendees gain an understanding of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) process, safety engineering principles and human factors issues related to traffic and road safety. It also provides the participant with an explanation of the latest methods for identifying collision causes and selecting cost-effective safety improvements. Finally, this course will serve as a prerequisite for those who will be utilizing SafetyAnalyst, a set of software tools currently under development that are designed to assist State and local agencies to improve the decisionmaking process in implementing safety improvement projects.