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Workshop:
National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course
August 21, 2008
Durham Town Hall, Durham, CT
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Registration 8:30 AM
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
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
DURHAM TOWN HALL
30 Townhouse Road
Durham, CT 06422
(860) 349-3452
COST per attendee
$10.00 per person (Open to CIRMA Members Only)
DIRECTIONS
From I-91 North:
From I-91 N, Take the CT-68 exit, exit 15, toward
Yalesville/Durham. Turn right onto Barnes Road/CT-68. Continue
to follow CT-68. Turn right onto Main Street/CT-17. Turn right onto
Maple Avenue. Turn left onto Townhouse Road. End at 30
Townhouse Road.
From I-91 SOUTH:
From I-91 S, Merge onto CT-9 S via Exit 22S on the left toward
Middletown/Old Saybrook. Merge onto CT-17 S/Acheson Drive
via Exit13 toward New Haven. Turn left onto South Main Street/CT-
17. Turn right onto Maple Avenue. Turn left onto Townhouse Road.
End at 30 Townhouse Road Durham, CT
From Rt 9, South from Old Saybrook:
Take the Randolph RD/CT-155 exit, Exit 11, toward CT-
17/Durham. Turn left onto CT-155/Randolph Road. Continue to
follow CT-155 west. Turn left onto CT-17/S Main Street. Turn
right onto Maple Avenue. Turn left onto Townhouse Road. End at
30 Town House Road.
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