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TThere are always new rules andregulations coming out - do this,

don’t do that - but we’ll give you 5 yearsto comply. How are we even expected toremember 5 years later when thecompliance deadlines approach?! Thefollowing highlight a few of the rules thathave recently come into effect or thathave compliance deadlines by this fall.

Effective May 15, 2008The Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) published a newrule clarifying the employer/employee responsibilities forpayment of PersonalProtective Equipment (PPE).The rulemaking affects mostof OSHA’s PPE standards andincludes regulatory texttailored for Part 1910, Part1926, Part 1915, Part 1917,and Part 1918. The OSHAwebsite includes a new releaseon the PPE rule, Ed Foulke’s (OSHAAssistant Secretary of Labor) remarks,and the fact sheet:http://osha.gov/briefing.html.

The final rule requires employers topay for almost all personal protectiveequipment that is required by OSHA’s

general industry, construction andmaritime standards. If the PPE is notrequired, then the employer is notrequired to pay for it.

The final rule does not create newrequirements regarding what PPEemployers must provide. It does notrequire payment for uniforms, items wornto keep clean, or other items that are notPPE. The rule contains severalexceptions for ordinary safety-toefootwear and prescription safety eyewear,logging boots, ordinary clothing, and

ordinary weather-relatedgear. The rule onlyaddresses the issue of whopays for PPE, not the typesof PPE an employer mustprovide. The employer isnot required to pay fornonspecialty, safety-toeprotective footwear(including steel-toe boots)and non-specialty

prescription safety eyewear, provided thatthe employer permits such items to beworn off the job site. The employer mustpay for replacement PPE, except when theemployee has lost or intentionallydamaged the PPE. The employer may

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Important Compliance DeadlinesImportant Compliance DeadlinesDon’t Get Caught By Surprise

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COVER STORYImportant Compliance

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Personal ProtectiveEquipment 1

HES Process: FundingRoad Improvements 2

Equipment Training 3

Annual Local RoadsConference 4

A Plan for ImprovingRoadway Safety 5

LTAP ConferenceWrap-up 6

High Visibility Apparel,Law Enforcement in WZ,and MUTCD ComplianceDates 8

New in the Library 9

Upcoming Events 11

Free Materials 12

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Yunping XiYunping XiUniversityAdministrator

Renée KollerRenée KollerDirector

Lindsay NathanielLindsay NathanielTraining Coordinator

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The Colorado LocalTechnical AssistanceProgram is sponsored bythe Federal HighwayAdministration, theColorado Department ofTransportation, and theUniversity of Coloradoat Boulder.

The Colorado LTAPNewsletter is publishedquarterly. Articles,pictures and commentsare welcome.

For more information,contact:

Colorado LTAPUniversity of Coloradoat Boulder3100 Marine St., A-213UCB 561Boulder, CO 80309-0561

Office: (303) 735-3530Toll Free: (888) 848-LTAP

Fax: (303) 735-2968

Email:[email protected]

Website:http://ltap.colorado.edu

Visit Colorado LTAP online todayfor online training, class registration,

free lending library, and more.

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At the Colorado Department ofTransportation’s recent Safety

Seminar, participants were made aware ofthe HES Process - Funding for RoadImprovements.

CDOT’s Safety and TrafficEngineering Branch has a project that cangreatly benefit local agencies. This projectis called HES. It stands for FederalHazard of Elimination Program. HESprovides the opportunity for localagencies to apply for money to makeimprovements to roads with high accidentratings.

There is an application process inorder to be considered for the money. Anymunicipality with local roads can submitan application. The big consideration forprojects being accepted to receive themoney is the accident rating on theproposed road. The HES selectioncommittee looks at the project and thendetermines the benefit ratio. The teamrates projects on the benefit ration.

The HES committee will mail outapplications at the end of October usingthe Colorado Municipal League’s mailinglist. Applications submitted this fall willbe for projects taking place between2010-2012. The deadline for applications

will be the end of January.The application asks that agencies

submit an accident history, the proposedproject, and the cost of the project. Theapplication is a fairly simple one pageapplication. If agencies do not have theaccident history in a readily availableformat, the HES team can often help getthis information for agencies fromCDOT’s database.

If an agency is awarded the money,the HES project will cover 90% of thecost. The agency is responsible forcovering the remaining 10%. However, ifthe project is for a state road, CDOT maybe able to cover the agency’s 10%. Theminimum sized project is $50,000.Agencies can combine more than onelocation into a project. Some examples ofwinning projects have been improvementsto intersections such as signal upgrades,dilemma zone, and realignment. Otherwinning projects have focused onroadway improvements that involvedshoulders, rumble strips, medianimprovements, and wildlife fencing.

If you have questions about anyaspect of the HES process, please contactthe HES Program Manager, Bryan Allery,at 303-757-9967.

ATSSA in partnership with FHWA and NACE will host a National SignMaintenance and Management Workshop in Texas, October 20-21, 2008.Twenty exhibitors will display the latest in sign technology. The event willalso feature many informative workshops including: retroreflectivity, signmanagement and maintenance methods, funding, and implementation. Formore information including registration, timelines for workshops andspeakers, and exhibit hours, go to:http://www.atssa.com/cs/root/meetings_events/national_sign_maintenance_and_management_workshop.



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Colorado LTAPColorado LTAPAdvisory CommitteeAdvisory Committee

MembersMembers

Marlene CrosbyMarlene CrosbyGunnison County

John BakerJohn BakerTown of Snowmass

Adam LancasterAdam LancasterCity of Cañon City

Richard McKeeRichard McKeeCity of Longmont

Tammie CrawfordTammie CrawfordRoutt County

Doyle VillersDoyle VillersLaPlata County

Kevin ScottKevin ScottPhillips County

Beth MooreBeth MooreCDOT

Craig LarsonCraig LarsonFHWA

Yunping XiYunping XiUniversity of Colorado

at Boulder

Renée KollerRenée KollerColorado LTAP

Colorado LTAP’s Heavy Equipmenttraining program has been a success

since it started as a partnership withAPWA and local agencies in 2005. Theprogram is designed to offer participantsan 8-hour classroom session plus 2-daysin-field on the equipment. All participantsare required to attend the classroomsession in order to attend the in-fieldsession. Due to the large number ofparticipants, attendance is broken into twogroups for the in-fieldsession. Group 1, consistingof half the participants,attend the in-field session onTuesday & Wednesday; andGroup 2, consisting of theremaining half, attend onThursday & Friday.

The training programcovers equipment preventivemaintenance, daily walk-around inspections,equipment safety, OSHAand industry standards, roadmaintenance practices, followed by hands-on operations.

Each year, Colorado LTAP partnerswith two local agencies (one in spring, onein fall) to provide this training. The hostagency provides at least 4 motorgraders,loaders, or backhoes (depending on thetype training), and a stretch of gravel roadfor the in-field sessions. Colorado LTAPcoordinates all arrangements between thehost agency, instructor, and caterer.

The training locations alternate by

quadrant each year. In 2009, we arelooking for agency hosts in Northeast andSouthwest Colorado.Colorado LTAP works with Roger

Johnson of Heavy Equipment TrainingSolutions to provide this training. Therehave recently been many changes at theirorganization. The first thing you will seedifferent is the name. They werepreviously known as the Heavy EquipmentTraining Academy with a training center in

Julesburg, CO and the everpopular Road Show. One oftheir largest contracts was inPanama certifying some 800operators to prepare for newconstruction on the PanamaCanal. The previous owner,Jim Row has decided to stayin Panama and base hisoperation from there. To thatend he has closed the schoolin Julesburg and RogerJohnson, David Karnes, andKim Wilson have taken over

the Road Show under the new name ofHeavy equipment Training Solutions.

They look foreworn to working withyou on all your training needs. Whether itis training, certification, or both, they areavailable to help, visit their new websitewww.hetsusa.com or call Kim Wilson at970-481-7884. While summer is over, theneed to train and update your skills neverends. Roger says, “Remember - goodoperators happen, great operators aremade, and we can help.”

Heavy Equipment TrainingHeavy Equipment Training2009 Location Hosts Needed

Looking for agencyhosts in Northeastand SouthwestColorado for

Grader, Loader orBackhoe training.

Please con tac t L indsay a t the Co lorado LTAP of f i c e i fyour agency i s in t e re s t ed in hos t ing any o f our Heavy

Equ ipment Tra in ing programs .



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Our center iscontinuing its programto encourage localparticipation in thepublishing of ColoradoLTAP’s quarterlynewsletter. We wouldlike the recipients ofour newsletter tobenefit from all theknowledge localagencies have in theareas of roadwaymaintenance, design,and construction. Weare offering $50.00$50.00 tocity, town, or countyemployees that submitan article that ischosen to be publishedin our newsletter.Articles can addresscurrent methods andprocedures, bestpractices, innovativetechniques, or projectsin the transportationindustry. Contentshould contain asmuch detail aspossible, but we canprovide assistance inediting and writing thefinal version. Werequest articles notpromote any particularproduct. Photos areencouraged. To submitarticles and/or photos,include author nameand contact info, andmail or email to

[email protected]

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YourYourknowledgeknowledgeis worthis worth

something.something.

Colorado and the Region 7 LTAP centers presentthe annual two-day Local Roads Conference in

Rapid City, SD for local agencies to learn aboutcurrent hot topics in transportation.

WHEN: October 29-30, 2008

WHERE: Best Western Ramkota Hotel2211 LaCrosse Street, Rapid City, 605-343-8550LTAP Local Roads Conference room block

REGISTRATION FEE: $70.00

REGISTRATION INFO: http://ltap.colorado.edu

CONFERENCE TOPICS:OO Comments from FHWAOO NACE ReportOO Local Agency Safety ProjectsOO Low Cost Safety TreatmentsOO “Coming To America”, Claus Lembke, Guest SpeakerOO Equipment Management, Lease Vs. PurchaseOO Retroreflectivity RequirementsOO Private/Public Partnerships & Economic DevelopmentOO “What I Was Thinking”, Don Anderson, Guest SpeakerOO “You Show Us” Contest AwardsOO Updating or Replacing Signs Doesn’t Cost It “Pays”OO Panel Discussion: Subdivisions, Economic Development,Encroachments, etc.

Road to Rapid City Road to Rapid City 2008 2008 Local Roads ConferenceLocal Roads Conference

Dont let this happen to you!Time to check your equipmentbefore winter maintenanceseason begins.



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SPIRSSPIRSFOCUS AREASFOCUS AREAS

oo Potential Locationsfor Crash Reductionoo Rockfalloo Railroad Crossingsoo Access Managementoo RoadwayEngineering Safetyoo Traffic Crash DataSystemsoo Work Zones oo Wildlife oo Occupant Protection oo Impaired Drivers oo Young Drivers oo Aggressive andDistracted Drivers oo Aging Drivers oo Motorcycles oo Bicycles andPedestrians oo Safe Routes toSchool oo Large Trucks oo EMS Vehicles

Improving Roadway Safety Improving Roadway Safety Colorado’s Strategic Plan

In the State of Colorado, we are proud toannounce that we have witnessed a

significant decrease in the number offatalities and injuries due to motor vehiclecrashes. It is our mission to continue thisdownward trend as Colorado continues tobe one of the fastest-growing states in thenation. As the state grows, the need for anefficient and safe transportation systemnecessitates coordination and planning atall levels of government.

October 1, 2006 marked anunprecedented step in roadway safetyplanning in Colorado with the release ofthe inaugural Colorado Strategic Plan forImproving Roadway Safety (SPIRS). TheColorado Department of Transportation(CDOT) is the champion of this statewideplan. It is a data-driven planning documentthat integrates safety planning efforts ofsafety stakeholders into one document andserves as a tool for future planning effortsacross the state. The SPIRS is updatedevery three years to ensure that the mostcurrent crash data available is driving theidentification of focus areas and strategicactions to be taken to maximize safety onour roadways. The SPIRS is a statewidecollaborative effort with safetystakeholders who play an integral part incontributing to its development andimplementation.

Our SPIRS goes beyond the traditionalengineering solutions. It focuses on the“four E’s” of roadway safety – Education,Enforcement, Engineering and EmergencyMedical Services. These roadway safetypriorities have been further refined into

the 18 focus areas listed to the right. TheSPIRS brings together all of the focusareas as a comprehensive plan to addressroadway safety in the state and includesboth strategic and action elements.

In 2009, our state will have anotheropportunity to revisit the SPIRS to lookfor ways to improve and enhance thedocument as well as discussimplementation strategies. The ColoradoDepartment of Transportation, the FederalHighway Administration, and the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administrationalong with other key safety stakeholderswill facilitate a gathering of safetystakeholders from all over the state torevisit the SPIRS and make recommendedimprovements to the plan to ensure we arealigning our efforts where they will do themost good. As partners in roadway safety,we are committed to continuing to movethe SPIRS forward as a unified team toreduce fatalities and injuries in Colorado.Stay tuned for more information onupdating the SPIRS.

The Plan is available in both Englishand Spanish versions. Free copies areavailable through the LTAP center. Todownload a copy of Colorado’s StrategicPlan for Improving Roadway, go to:http://www.dot.state.co.us/Traffic_Manuals_Guidelines/Problem_ID_and_Annual_Report.asp

For questions regarding the SPIRS,contact Marcee Allen, FHWA-ColoradoDivision Safety & Traffic Engineer, byphone at 720-963-3007 or by e-mail [email protected].



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After 4 days of livelysessions and

committee meetings on awide range oftransportation issues, the26th Annual LTAP-TTAPConference inBreckenridge, CO is over.Colorado LTAP welcomed

more than 200 attendees from across the country including12 participants from 5 countries making the trip toBreckenridge for the blend of beautiful scenery and usefulprogramming. The program featured professionaldevelopment roundtables as well as workshops onretroreflectivity, roadway safety, and session under fourtracks: Communications, Training, Management, andOperations. The roundtables allowed LTAP staff membersto share ideas, challenges and issues related to funding,program growth, communications, newsletters, programmanagement, products and services, and developingpartnerships.All our hard work and extended hours seemed to pay

off. Our office has received several letters of accolade fora well planned and beautifully executed conference. Dueto our limited staff, we would not have been able toprovide such a successful event had it not been for ourvolunteers. Colorado LTAP would like to sincerely thankall our volunteers and their employers for their time andcommitment during the week of our conference - DickMcKee, City of Longmont; John Baker, Town ofSnowmass Village; Adam Lancaster, City of Cañon City;Dave Weld and Beth Moore, CDOT; Craig Larson and BJKallas, FHWA; Dottie Fucetola, TTAP at CSU; and theM&M Door Nazis - Maren and Molly also with the TTAPat CSU.

The Keynoteaddress was presentedby Colorado StateRepresentativeChristine Scanlan whospoke on sensitivetransportation issues inthe Summit Countyarea as well as currentlegislative issuesconcerning expansionof the I-70 corridor.Dr. Florine Raitano,Director of the I-70Coalition, gave aninformativepresentation on “Everything You Wanted to Know About I-70 Transportation Issues, But Were Afraid to Ask.” TomDaugherty, Assistant Public Works Director for the Townof Breckenridge, intrigued attendees with an historicalwelcome to Breckenridge.

The annual banquet washeld mountainside at TenMile Station. At 10,234feet, participants took inpanoramic views of theContinental Divide whiledancing and enjoying an alfresco dinner 2 miles high.The 5th Annual LTAPConference was also heldin Breckenridge in 1987. Itwas then called theTechnology TransferDirector's Meeting andcatered to a total of 74participants. At this year’sbanquet, we had the

pleasure ofapplauding4 LTAPersthat wereinattendanceat BOTHconf-erences!

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2008 National LTAP Conference 2008 National LTAP Conference Breckenridge a Success!

Maren McCutchan and Molly Dunkle were workers on loanfrom the TTAP center at CSU. Their official position for theconference was to serve as Door Nazis. They took ticketsand checked name badges at all meal functions. They mayseem sweet, but there was no sneaking past them!

State Representative Christine Scanlan

Tom Daugherty, BreckenridgeAssistant Public Works Director

Ben Colucci, Puerto Rico LTAP; Patsy Anderson, KentuckyLTAP; Roger Dean, FHWA; and Bernie Alkire, Michigan TTAP.




LTAPers are also knownfor having fun - as wasevident at the everpopular session -Failures: LessonsLearned

After his second yearof campaigning, KenSkorseth of the SD LTAPwon a landslide electionto become the secondMayor of Oopsville at the2008 NLTAPA Conference in Breckenridge. During alighthearted lunch session titled “Failures: LessonsLearned”, LTAP centers from across the nation presentedissues they’ve encountered and how failures were changedto success through perseverance and ingenuity. Each year,the most successful failure is honored as the Mayor ofOopsville.

Election pundits agreed that it was Skorseth’shumorous presentation and strong theme of “A BadAfternoon on the Road”, that swung the campaign in hisfavor. “Ken’s presentation and stage presence are keypoints in his favor, but every LTAP staffer in the roomcould identify with the utter sense of futility that heportrayed in his presentation. And that’s what successfulcampaigning is about – reaching the hearts and minds ofthe voters.

Four other candidates mounted strong campaigns thatillustrated their unique qualifications for chief executive ofOopsville. Lisa Cody of the Nevada LTAP discussed herexperience in running futile awards programs under thecampaign theme, “What to do when things go wrong.”Cameron Ishaq, FHWA consultant, outlined the dangers ofentrusting LTAP staffers with complex mathematicalcomputations in his campaign, “Double Counting”. DavidOrr of the NY LTAP discussed the pitfalls of publicationproofreading in his stump speech, “Getting it Right before10,000 Copies are Made.” Chris Ahmadjan of the MALTAP told a cautionary tale of partnerships gone awry inhis campaign against “Parasitic Partnerships”.

Despite Ken’s vowto not run again,there are rumorsof a grassrootswrite-in campaignto be mounted inpreparation for the2009 LTAPmeeting inPittsburg, PA.

On a more serious note, a panel of local agencyrepresentatives provided feedback on how LTAP couldhelp locals in Emergency Response.

Emergency response to wild fires, tornadoes, floodsand earthquakes that ravaged cities and counties from NewHampshire to Hawaii, highlight the important role thatLTAP centers can play in preparing for and responding todisasters. Panel members including municipal and countyleaders from across the country said one of the biggestroles LTAP could play is to offer training on howgovernment workers can do their jobs during anemergency. “We need to consider what we can offerproactively at our meetings and conferences,” noted JohnHabermann of the Indiana LTAP. “Some city always pullsahead in terms of planning and preparation. We need touse their experience and leverage that with contacts wehave in our LTAP programs.” Panelists addressed theimportance of LTAP’s partnerships in each of theirrespective emergency situations whether it was drawing onsignificant resources through mutual aid programs, orpulling together wild fire training for over 300 equipmentoperators in just 10 days. Juro Sumada of Hawaii CountyPublic Works challenged LTAP to think beyond its typicalcourse formats to better prepare municipal and countyworkers to deal with emergency situations. Based on hisexperiences following their 2006 earthquake, he suggested”peer exchange training for field workers by fieldworkers.” Sumada said that training should also includeinformation on how to communicate with the public, andbackground on the chain of command during emergencyoperations.

Many of the panelists noted thatmanagement needs specializedtraining too. Sumada noted thatmany managers have an aversion toformal disaster training and have tobe prompted to think beyond theirday-to-day work. “Fire and policedepartment personnel are typicallythe only local government stafftrained to think about emergencyoperations as a regular part of theirevery day jobs,” he said.

Ken Skorseth, SD LTAP, is adorned with his mayoral sash andgavel.

Nina Barker, FL LTAP




Important Compliance and Effective Dates Important Compliance and Effective Dates You Don’t Want to Miss

allow the employee to use agency- owned equipment andis not required to reimburse the employee for thatequipment.

For an in depth understanding of the regulations, thereis an Executive Report: OSHA's New PPE Reg - What YouDo and Don't Have to Pay For available for purchase at:http://www.pbpexecutivereports.com/er.asp?O=915&L=PPEB.

The enforcement deadline was six months from the dateof publication (November 15, 2007) to allow employerstime to change their existing Personal ProtectiveEquipment payment policies to comply with the final rulewhich became effective May 15, 2008.

Effective November 24, 2008The Federal Highway

Administration has enacted aworker visibility regulationthat will become mandatory onNovember 24, 2008. The newregulation requires workers to wearhigh-visibility safety apparelwhen performing tasks withinthe right-of-way on Federalaided highways. Those affectedinclude highway construction,maintenance and survey crews. Therule applies to all workers, whether paid or volunteer, whoare within the rights-ofway of Federal-aid highways.A federal grant is available to help transportation

agencies purchase the required safety clothing. Localagencies may use funding available under Section 402 ofChapter 4 of Title 23, the State and Community HighwaySafety Grant Program, to purchase or replace highvisibility garments for worker safety when this purchase ispart of an eligible Section 402 highway safety projectincluded in the State’s approved highway plan.

For additional information regarding this rule, pleasereview the full article in our Spring issue available on ourwebsite. The Federal Register regarding this rule isavailable at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-19910.pdf. This rule is effective November 24,2008.

Effective December 4, 2008The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) added

Subpart K to 23 CFR 630, which included the final rule onthe use and payment of uniformed law enforcementofficers in work zones. Regulations apply to all Federal-Aid highway projects and are intended to reduce thelikelihood of fatalities and injuries to road users and

highway workers. State agencies are also encouraged toimplement them with other projects. A training course has been developed that provides

basic knowledge to promote the safe and effective use oflaw enforcement in work zones. Users will learn the role oflaw enforcement officers in work zones; proper practicesand procedures related to the use of law enforcementofficers in work zones; the component parts of a typicalwork zone; and standards and guidelines related totemporary traffic control in work zones. Requirements forthe training of law enforcement personnel are included inSubpart J 23 CFR 630.

The training materials include an Instructors Guide,Participants Workbook, Pocket Guide, and PromotionalFlyer. The materials are available from the ColoradoLTAP library, or to download at:http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/training/

These regulations become effective December 4, 2008.

Effective December 22,2008:

5Years from the effectivedate of the Final Rule of

the 2003 MUTCD

Section 3B.03 Other YellowLongitudinal PavementMarkings - spacingrequirements for pavementmarking arrows in two-way left-turn lanes.

Section 3B.19 Pavement Word and SymbolMarkings - typical spacing of lane-use arrows in two-wayleft-turn lanes shown in Figure 3B-7.

Section 4D.05 Application of Steady Signal Indications -Item B.4 in STANDARDSection 4E.10 Pedestrian Intervals and Signal Phases -pedestrian clearance time sufficient to travel to far side ofthe traveled way.

Section 6D.01- Pedestrian Considerations - ALL newprovisions for pedestrian accessibility.Section 6F.59 Cones - width of retroreflective stripes.

The MUTCD can be accessed online at:http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_2003r1r2.htm

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All videos, publications and CDs in the LTAP lending library are available for checkout for a two-week period, free of charge. To check out

materials or request a library catalogue, contact the Colorado LTAP office at 1-888-848-5827.Below is a list of most recent materials added to the library. Our library materials can also be ordered online at:h t t p : / / l t a p . c o l o r a d o . e d u / l t a p l i b r a r yh t t p : / / l t a p . c o l o r a d o . e d u / l t a p l i b r a r y

New CDsNew CDsLocation Title

CD EM Equipment Maintenance: WinterThis is the first of a five-part series on winter maintenance, entitled "Clear Roads." This modulefocuses on: - Pre-season Preparation - Common Types of Winter Maintenance Equipment - Mounting and InspectingSnow Removal Equipment - Preparing for Each Event - Within-event Maintenance - Post-event Maintenance -Periodic Maintenance - End-of-season Tasks. On average, the complete program will take the user about two hours tocomplete. The student can exit the course at any time and resume where they last left off during a subsequent session,and topics can be completed in any order.

CD RSP Ready, Set, Plow! Tips and Tasks for Preparing Your Fleet for Snow Season Winter weather is an annual force to be reckoned with. Learn how to plan ahead to ensure that both your equipmentand plow operators are up to the task. This program features checklists, tips on alternate vehicle usage, and how tostretch your budget dollars.

CD TFRS Training First-Rate SnowfightersPut an end to persistent and inadequate snowfighting once and for all! If you didn't attend the 2005 North AmericanSnow Conference, you can still experience the excitement of being onsite. This program discusses how to get the mostvalue from your snowfighter training program. Training resources will be identified, as well as key concerns andpractical tips for training both experienced and inexperienced snowfighters.

CD ROE Running on Empty- Managing Fuel Costs in Your Fleet OperationsManaging fuel costs is much easier when you have the right tools. This program will help simplify your fuel costmanagement. You'll hear tips from experts on ways to purchase fuel, as well as advice on managing other componentsof your fleet operations, such as gauging, pumps, and technology. Other topics addressed include price riskmanagement, hedging, and opportunities of a changing market.

CD WZ Work Zones - Safety FirstThis program will focus on setting up, maintaining and dismantling work zone areas; procedures for employingdaytime vs. nighttime operations; new retro-reflectivity regulations that will impact work zone signage. Increase thesafety of your crews and the public, day and night.

CD WZTLEC Work Zone Training Law Enforcement Course This program covers the safe and effective use of law enforcement personnel in work zones. A training course thatprovides the basic knowledge to save lives, avoid work zone crashes, and improve safety when working in a workzone.Tools provided for this training course consist of an Instructors Manual, Participants Guide, Pocket Guide, andPowerPoint Training Modules. All these components are on the CD as well as a hard book copy: B5 WZTLEC.

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New DVDsNew DVDsLocation Title

DVD CRI Conflict Resolution- IndustrialWhenever two or more people come together, eventually they will experience conflict. Give your employees the skillsto work toward a solution in a productive, positive way. Techniques and strategies to limit the damage and disruptionare discussed in this straightforward video as well as: Consequences of conflict and how it can disrupt the workplace,The common causes of workplace conflict and how to recognize them, Diffusing disagreements before they get out ofhand, How collaboration can be a tool in resolving conflicts.

DVD FAS First Aid SafetyIn most facilities, not a day goes by without some type of injury occurring. It can be as minor as a small cut or asserious as a chemical burn. But any injury can be painful and affect an employee's work performance - as well as theirlife off the job. This video demonstrates to employees that knowledge of basic first aid can often limit the severity ofany type of injury, or even prevent a death. This video includes: Cuts and bleeding; Muscle pulls and sprains; Burns;Broken bones; Shock; Artificial respiration / CPR; and AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators).

DVD ST Slips, Trips, And Falls: UpdatedSlips, trips, and falls account for more workplace injuries every year than any other type of accident. Teach youremployees to recognize, prevent, and avoid potentially hazardous situations. This program covers: - Why slips, trips,and falls occur; fall physics - Common causes of accidents (wet and oily surfaces, ice, poor visibility, stairway, ladder,storage hazards); how to fall safely - Techniques to avoid slips, trips, and falls - The importance of safety shoes

DVD HDWDP How To Deal With Difficult PeopleThis program takes a look at what you can do to deal with the people who seem to delight in making your lifemiserable. Learn to co-exist with all kinds of difficult people and free yourself from their grip. Program highlightsinclude: What to do when someone starts yelling or threatens you - The one mistake people make that's guaranteed toescalate conflict - What to do when your "difficult person" is your boss - When to call in a third party to resolve astalemate - How to know when YOU are the difficult one.

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50 CWZBP UPDATED: Colorado Work Zone Best Practices Safety GuideUpdated in February 2008, this CDOT guide provides information and tools needed to create a safer work zoneenvironment. This guide focuses on reducing vehicle intrusion into work zones; reducing work zone accidents, injuriesand deaths; ensuring contractor compliance; educating the public; and reducing construction impacts to travelermobility and safety. Also available online.

60 ECTSG Erosion Control Treatment Selection GuideThis 53 page guide presents a strategy and information to assist professional judgment in developing cost-effectiveerosion control treatments for conditions commonly encountered on USDA Forest Service lands. This guide focuses onerosion control treatment and does not specifically address sediment control.

20 HCS Low Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve SafetyDesigned to provide practical information on low-cost treatments that can be applied at horizontal curves to addressidentified or potential safety problems. It describes multiple treatments w/ examples; suggests when the treatmentmight be applicable; provides design features; information on the potential safety effectiveness and costs. Thepublication concludes with a description of maintenance activities that should be conducted to keep the treatmentseffective. FREE copies are also available from the Colorado LTAP library or from the FHWA Report center online.Download the PDF version at: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/pubs/sa07002/index.htm.




Each year 42,000Americans are killed onour Nation’s Roadways. Imagine... a day withZERO traffic fatalities.You can become involvedto promote the reductionof fatalities by utilizingresources and informationavailable on the “Put theBrakes on Fatalities”website at:brakesonfatalities.orgUse this information toinitiate and create yourown event or program.Mark October 10, 2008October 10, 2008on your calendars as “Put the Brakes onFatalities Day”. Changeyour driving habits andencouraging others to dothe same. Tell your family,coworkers, and friends,AND...

Drive as if YourDrive as if YourLife Depends on ItLife Depends on It

Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

NOTE: Please contact the ColoradoLTAP office for an updated schedule, orcheck online at http://ltap.colorado.edu.

Road Scholar Core ClassesRoad Scholar Core Classes

Safety on the JobOctober 2, 2008 - DurangoOctober 15, 2008 - La JuntaOctober 9, 2008 - Fort MorganOctober 23, 2008 - Castle Rock

DrainageNovember 20, 2008- DurangoNovember 25, 2008- Grand JunctionDecember 4, 2008- PuebloDecember 9, 2008- Golden

Road Scholar ElectivesRoad Scholar Electives

NEW! Winter SurvivalOctober 15, 2008 - Glenwood SpringsOctober 16, 2008 - PuebloOctober 17, 2008 - Fort Morgan

Topics on Concrete PavementsOctober 28, 2008 - Colorado SpringsOctober 30, 2008 - Grand JunctionNovember 3, 2008 - Fort Collins

NEW! Retroreflectivity Standards -Compliance and Maintenance

November 5, 2008 - PuebloNovember 6, 2008 - GoldenNovember 14, 2008 - DurangoNovember 18, 2008 - Fort MorganNovember 24, 2008 - Grand Junction

Safety Risk ManagementNovember 10, 2008 - Glenwood SggsNovember 12, 2008 - Colorado SpgsNovember 13, 2008 - Fort Collins

Supervisory Skills ClassesSupervisory Skills Classes

Dos & Donts: Legal and Liability Issues October 7, 2008 - Englewood

Whole New WorldLocal & State Government Operations

October 29, 2008 - Lakewood

So You Are a Supervisor Now Supervisory Roles and Responsibilities

December 2, 2008 - Grand Junction

Successful Employees MakeSuccessful Supervisors

December 3, 2008 - Grand Junction

APWA Western Snow & Ice RoadeoSeptember 23 - 26, 2008Estes Park, COVisit the website for more info: www.westernsnowandice.com

LTAP Local Roads ConferenceOctober 29 - 30, 2008Rapid City, SDMore info on Page 4, or http://ltap.colorado.edu

FREE CARMA Winter WorkshopNovember 20, 2008Fort Collins, COContact LTAP for more info.

CCI Winter ConferenceDecember 1 - 3, 2008Colorado Springs, COVisit the website for more info: www.ccionline.org

Transportation Research Board (TRB)88th Annual ConferenceJanuary 11 - 15, 2009Washington DChttp://gulliver.trb.org/meeting/2009/default.asp

Conferences

Upcoming TrainingRemember!Remember!

You can register onlineonline at:

http://ltap.colorado.edu

DidDidYouYou

Know?Know?

43,300 trafficfatalities occurred

last year. —

That’s about 119 fatalities

every single day—

one fatality every12 minutes!



Colorado LTAPColorado LTAPUniversity of Colorado at Boulder3100 Marine St, A-213UCB 561Boulder, CO 80309-0561

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FF RR EE EE MM AA TT EE RR II AA LL SSFF RR EE EE MM AA TT EE RR II AA LL SSF50 GLE Guide for Law Enforcement Personnel in Work ZonesThis guide explains work zone operations and outlines roles and responsibilities. Itcontains guidelines and concepts developed from the MUTCD and meetings of theWork Zone Law Enforcement Training Steering Group. These guidelines are intendedto help law enforcement and transportation agencies provide more efficient trafficcontrol, prevent crashes and save lives. You should supplement the information in thisguide with applicable regulations, standards and requirements for your jurisdiction..

F50 WES Workplace and Equipment Safety Fact SheetThe Kansas LTAP developed this simply written fact sheet. This specific list ofconsiderations will serve as a resource for safety conversations between workers andsupervisors and managers.

F12 WMPRW Why Manage the Public Right-of-Way?With the surge in new communication providers, de-regulation of electric and gasindustries, the need to upgrade aging water, sewer and drainage facilities coupled withenhanced environmental requirements, it is vital that public agencies retain authority toexecute their statutory obligations and duties related to the public right-of-way. Thisbooklet addresses public agency’s authority to regulate and manage public right-of-wayto ensure its efficient use through the development and implementation of effectivepolicies, practices and regulations.

F60 ECH Erosion Control Handbook for Local RoadsThis handbook is helpful in identifying key issues and concerns of those responsible forcontrolling erosion on low volume roads. Topics include: The Importance of ErosionControl; Regulation and Permitting; Designing an Erosion Control Plan; TreatmentSelection; Erosion & Sediment Control During Construction; Permanent Erosion control;and Erosion Control for Coastal Areas.

F20 WCG Why Curb and Gutter?How many times have you heard "Curb and gutter costs too much.?” It's anincreasingly common problem today. Rising construction costs are forcing developersand builders to pressure public works officials into reducing standards in the interest ofaffordable housing. This booklet can help you fight back by laying out the facts of thefalse economy of ribbon paving and highlighting many other benefits.

The following is a list ofFREE materials

available to Colorado localgovernment agencies in the

transportation field.Quantities are limited andavailable on a first-come,

first-serve basis.

Contact the Colorado LTAPoffice to put in a request for

these free publications.

**Check out our website for additional free materials

not listed here.

http://ltap.colorado.edu



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