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Workshop:
National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course
February 28, 2008
Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, Newtown, CT
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Registration 8:30 AMThis seminar is open to CIRMA members only
SUMMARY
Driving defensively means not only taking responsibility
for yourself and your actions but also keeping an eye on “the
other guy”. This course teaches drivers how to monitor driver
and road conditions and defensive driving techniques. Attendees
receive a workbook and will be asked to complete a written test
near the end of the class. Participants receive the National Safety
Council DDC-4 Certification and wallet card after successfully
completing this workshop. Participants need to bring their
driver's license or license number to the workshop.
| Defensive Driving
is one of many informative workshops
CIRMA provides its members. Designed for both
supervisors and employees, these workshops teach the
core safety and risk management skills you need to
safely perform your job and control losses.
For more information about CIRMA Workshops,
please email CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.
“An estimated 77% of accidents are due to driver error.
Defensive driver training greatly reduces your risk of being
involved in a preventable crash.”
National Safety Council
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Hone your driving skills in this National Safety Council
course. This course is valuable training for anyone who operates
a municipal or board of education vehicle. In it you will learn
the benefits and the techniques of defensive driving.
Emotions and risky driving attitudes contribute to accidents.
You will learn to spot the common types of driving errors that
contribute to collisions, and the driving skills and techniques
that help prevent collisions and violations. You'll be taught
how to make safe and legal turns, evaluate and overcome the
hazards of passing, and how to avoid a head-on collision. You
will also be taught techniques you can use to maintain control
in adverse driving situations.
Workshop topics include:
- How to think defensively when driving
- Recognizing road hazards
- Understanding driver habits and behaviors
- Collision avoidance techniques
- Common driving violations that result in accidents
- Personal responsibility when driving
- Your driving environment
- Drugs and alcohol driving issues
- Backing safety
AUDIENCE
- Operators of cars, vans, minivans, pickups
- Public works employees
- Parks and recreation staff
- Operators of school vehicles
- Maintenance personnel
- Volunteers who transport employees or students
- Coaches
- Pool car drivers
- Home health aid workers
SPEAKERS
Jeffrey Rogers
Risk Management Representative
CIRMA Risk Control Services
 Mr. Rogers received a B.S. in Occupational
Safety and Health from Keene State College
in 2000 and is currently working towards a
designation in Associate in Risk Management
(ARM). He has been working in the field of Risk Management for
over 6 years. He provides technical assistance, training, hazard
identification, and accident investigation services for CIRMA’s
Workers’ Compensation and LAP pool members. Mr. Rogers
currently sits on the University of Connecticut Advisory Board
for Environmental Safety and Occupational Health.
WHERE
SANDY HOOK VOLUNTER FIRE AND RESCUE COMPANY
18 Riverside Road
Newtown, CT 06482
203-270-4392
COST per attendee
$10.00 per person. This seminar is open to CIRMA members only.
DIRECTIONS
From DANBURY:
Take I-84 East to Exit 10. Turn right on to Church Hill Road/Route
816. Follow for approximately ½ mile. Continue straight through
first intersection, and road becomes Riverside Road. Fire Station is
down the street on the right.
From WATERBURY:
Take I-84 West to Exit 10. Turn left at the end of the ramp onto Church
Hill Road/Route 816. Continue straight through first intersection, and
road becomes Riverside Road. Fire Station is down the street on
the right.
From BRIDGEPORT:
Take Route 25 North. At then end of the highway portion, continue
on Route 25 North for approximately 10 miles, through Monroe into
Newtown center, then turn right at the flagpole onto Route 6/ Church
Hill Road. Go approximately 1.5 miles (you will pass under I-84
overpass along the way) to intersection of Route 6 and Route 34.
Continue straight and road becomes Riverside Road. Fire Station
is down the street on the right.
From NEW HAVEN:
Take Route 34 through downtown Derby, and follow Route 34/
Roosevelt Drive along Housatonic River through Seymour and
Oxford. Follow Route 34 across Stevenson Dam into Monroe. Go
approximately 7 more miles from Monroe into Newtown (you will
pass under I-84 overpass along the way), and turn right onto Riverside
Road. Fire Station is down the street on the right.
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