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Due to our current (and projected) bugetary constraints for the remainder of this calendar year, we would like to apply for this grant in order for us to be able to continue with departmental employee training programs.

In reducing our vehicle & on the job accident frequency.

Training would consist of maintenance regulatory & shop issues, 1st Aid/CPR training for our Dial-A-Ride Drivers & supervisors, remedial and/or refresher training for operators after accidents or medical leave.

As described above in the training issues and needs.

Develop and produce an updated Drug & Alcohol OTC and RX awareness video for training, to meet FTA required elements.

As this will be a refresher training, with the focus on current Drug & Alcohol issues, a quiz at the end of the training session will be given to measure retention.

To meet FTA regulations and due to increased RX and OTC drug use in the safety sensitive work force more current training information is needed.

Training Video to support current FTA regulations.

Discussion with Q & A on information presented.

Quiz to measure retention.

To work with other local agencies, to combine grant monies in order to create a new drug & alcohol program training video specific to transit.

Transit agencies (and others) will utilize the training DVD for new hire employee's initial orientation, as required by the FTA.  The video may also be used for agency-wide refresher training, in addition to new hire orientation.  It will meet our training needs. 

 

The training DVDs currently on the market do not deal specifically with transit.  The single video that does address transit is extremely outdated and lacks information, such as prescription and over-the-counter medicine awareness.

1. Many training materials on the market are geared toward “truck drivers”, are not transit specific.
2. Materials are outdated.  We need current Drug and Alcohol Awareness information that captures the rise in meth, heroin, morphine and methadone use as an example.
3. We need to meet FTA Drug and Alcohol Training requirements
4. There is an increase use among our employees of Prescription and Over the Counter medicines with no training video materials address this issue

The WSTA HR Committee’s Drug and Alcohol Program Managers subcommittee will band together to produce an updated and greatly needed, more transit specific, Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training materials including awareness on Prescription and Over-the-counter medicines.  This training DVD will meet the DOT and FTA minimum requirements and best practices for awareness training on prescription and over the counter medicine use and abuse.  This will assist the trainer in presenting an effective and informational training program.  This training DVD could be shared with many other transit agencies in the US.

To develop and produce an updated employee drug and alcohol and Rx/OTC awareness training DVD that meets and contains FTA required training elements.

Transit agencies (and others) will utilize the training DVD for new hire employee initial FTA-required Drug and Alcohol Training and can be used for agency-wide refresher training as well.  It will meet current training needs; the current video that many of us use is outdated/lacking information and does not cover prescription and over-the-counter medication awareness.

1. Many training materials on the market are geared toward commercial truck drivers and are not transit-specific.

 

2. Materials are outdated and we need current drug and alcohol awareness information that captures the rise in methamphetamine, heroin, morphine and methadone use, for example.

 

3. We need to meet FTA Drug and Alcohol Training requirements.

 

4. There is increased usage among our employees of prescription and over-the-counter medications.  None of the current training videos/materials address this issue.

 

The WSTA HR Committee's Durg and Alcohol Program Managers' Subcommittee will band together to produce an updated and greatly needed, more transit-specific, Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training materials, to include awareness on prescription and over-the-counter medication use and abuse.  This will assist the trainer in presenting an effective and informational training program.  This training DVD could be shared with many other transit agencies in the United States.

Training personnel; annual Safety and Recognition Banquet; Safety Awards

We will attempt to have a qualified trainer come to our facility and train our operators in safety awareness with end result  to have few or no incident/accident reports.

Training will be in defensive driving, passenger safety, and passenger interaction.

Safety training will be by a qualified trainer and operators will receive a certificate upon successful completion.  At years end a Safety Recognition Banquet will be given for all of Pacific Transit's employees and their spouses.  Awards will be handed out to appropiate operators.

Columbia County Public Transportation wants to be able to keep current and provide excellent training sessions to our drivers.  We would like to apply for this risk managment grant to use towards the purchase of a laptop computer and projector that will be used in our training room.  Our primary goal is to provide up to date training opportunities to our staff.

The results will be highly trained drivers by the use of up to date modern technology that can assist us in the trainings we have to offer.  Highly skilled and knowledgeable drivers with few incidents/accidents will provide us with a measurement on the results.

CCPT was in the need of acquiring this equipment in order to provide some of the trainings that previous to purchasing this equipment were difficult to present to our drivers due to not having this modern technology.  We were unable to use state grant funding for this equipment but felt that it was very important to purchase this in order to offer the best training possible to our staff.  This equipment has been an awesome investment to our training program.

The basic elements of this program are to have the equipment available to provide excellent training to our staff.  We offer monthly trainings to our drivers and prior to the purchase of this equipment we had only a TV/VCR/DVD player.  This equipment allows us to purchase up to date training and have the technology requirements to present these new trainings.

Our primary goal is to provide new and innovative health, wellness, and safety information to stimulate interest, awareness, and action by our fellow employees. 

We continually receive excellent health insurance rates because of our committee events and employee participation.

We hold a Health & Safety Fair each year. We also maintain a health and safety information kiosk. We are researching the cost of a monthly health & safety newsletter.

Provide up-to-date initial and refresher safety training to Intercity Transit Facilities and Vehicle Maintenance personnel.

The Training Coordinator will initiate and track safety training for Intercity Transit's Maintenance personnel.  Results will be measured by using the Learning Management System (LMS) provided by the online training vendor.

 

For example, 79% of Maintenance personnel are currently overdue for annual Bloodborne Pathogens training.  As we get employees scheduled and through the training, we will be able to track progress using the LMS toward our goal of 100% complete.  We will also do this for 13 other safety training courses that we've identified as critical.

According to WISHA and OSHA requirements, Intercity Transit's Maintenance employees must complete safety training in 14 areas.  Providing this training is a challenge since the department can only release 2 or 3 employees (at most) for classes.  The best option in this case is computer-based training where one to three employees can be released for part of their shifts to complete the training on their own.

 

Intercity Transit would like to implement online, computer-based safety training for Maintenance employees.  Online web-based training has a distinct advantage over CDROM-based training because the training vendor continuously updates the training materials to ensure they're current and in compliance with local and federal laws.

 

We have already purchased laptop computers that will be set aside for training purposes.  We are also in negotiations with an online training vendor to subscribe to their service.

The basic elements to implement an online training program are: