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Workshop:
National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course
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RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 2, 2009
April 6, 2009
Suffield, CT
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Registration 5:30 PM
This 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
NOTE: This is not a CDL or school bus driver course.
SPEAKERS
Jeffrey Rogers
Senior Risk Control Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services
Mr. Rogers serves as a Senior Risk Control
Consultant for CIRMA’s Risk Management
Services. He has over 9 years experience in
Risk Management. He provides proactive
Risk Management consultation for CIRMA Workers’ Compensation
and Liability-Auto-Property pool members. He currently is a
member of the Connecticut School Indoor Environment Resource
Team and sits on the University of Connecticut’s Environmental
Health and Occupational Safety Advisory Board. Mr. Rogers is
currently working towards his Associates in Risk Management
designation.
Mark Wantroba
Senior Risk Control Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services
Mark serves as a Senior Risk Control
Consultant for CIRMA’s Risk Management
Services. He has over 20 years experience
working in the commercial insurance industry
providing risk management and safety and health services.
Mark holds a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from
Southern Connecticut State University. He also completed his
M.S. in Exercise Physiology (Biomechanics) from the same
institution. Mark is a Certified Safety Professional and holds
the Associate in Risk Management and Associate in Loss Control
Management designations. He has been a member of the
American Society of Safety Engineers since 1989.
WHERE
SUFFIELD VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
205 Bridge Street
Suffield, CT 06078
(860) 668-3881
COST per attendee
$10.00 per person (Open to CIRMA Members Only)
DIRECTIONS
From HARTFORD and POINTS SOUTH: Take I-91 North to Exit
40 (Route 20). Continue on Route 20, then take the exit for Route
75. Continue on Route 75 for about five miles, then turn right onto
Bridge Street. Ambulance Building will be a half-mile down on the
right.
From POINTS EAST via ROUTE 190: Take Route 190 West
across the Connecticut River. Turn left onto Route 159 (East Street).
Go about half-mile, then turn right onto Thrall Avenue. Continue
on Thrall Avenue until the end, then turn right onto Bridge Street.
Ambulance Building will be a half-mile down on the left.
From POINTS WEST via ROUTE 20: Take Route 20 East into
East Granby. Turn left onto Route 187. Continue on 187 into West
Suffield to intersection of Route 168. Turn right onto Route 168
(Mountain Road). Continue into center of Suffield. Turn right onto
North Main Street (Route 190/75), then take a quick left onto Bridge
Street. Ambulance Building will be a half-mile down on the right.
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