Tribal Safety Champions Workshop Agenda Aloft Hotel Oklahoma City ~ Bricktown November 17-18, 2015 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:00 am Registration (Continental Breakfast) Pre-function B GENERAL SESSION Exchange 2 10:00 am Invocation Robert Endicott, Transportation Planner, Cherokee Nation Welcome and TTAP Safety Update Karla Sisco, Program Manager and Tabatha Harris, Tribal Safety Circuit Rider, Southern Plains TTAP Center Oklahoma State University Welcome Dean Dr. Paul J. Tikalsky, P.E., F.ACI, F.ASCE, EACR, Dean and Professor, College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Oklahoma State University Oklahoma DOT Safety Update Mike Patterson, Director, Oklahoma DOT OTTC Welcome Michael Lynn, Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council President; Cherokee Nation Roads Director 11:00 am 12:00 pm Breakout Sessions 1) Smarter Work Zones Alan Stevenson, P.E., Assistant Division Engineer for ITS and Ops, Oklahoma DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITS, has been used in construction projects, called Smart Workzones, to reduce secondary accidents, inform drivers of expected delays, monitor the work zones, and/or construction, and alert motorists who are coming into the work zone too fast. Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 1
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 2) Collecting Crash Data for Road Improvement Projects Amanda Adams, Collision Analysis Engineer Intern, Oklahoma DOT; Matt Warren, P.E., Traffic Engineer, Oklahoma DOT One-Part Session Exchange 4 Public Health Approach to Motor Vehicle injury Prevention Nancy Bill, Indian Health Services Learn how the IHS Injury Prevention Program promotes training and funding resources to outreach to Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Tribal urban areas in motor vehicle safety, incorporating behavioral safety and effective strategies. The IHS Injury Prevention Program utilizes the public health process that involves a systematic approach through priority setting with assessment based on data, targeted objectives, evidencebased strategies and evaluation. This session will provide overview of data sources in addition to traffic records to facilitate prevention efforts. 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch Exchange 3 ~ Sponsored by Southern Plains Transportation Center at OU ~ Alive at 25 Tabatha Harris, Tribal Safety Circuit Rider, Southern Plains TTAP Center Tabatha will give an overview of opportunities for training young people in defensive driving skills. Presentation of TTAP Safety Awards Lawrence Robertson, Director, Indian Highway Safety Program; Tabatha Harris, Tribal Safety Circuit Rider, Southern Plains TTAP Center Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 2
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions 1) Low Cost Safety Measures Adam Larsen, Safety Engineer, FHWA 2) Data Driven Analysis of Bridge Safety and other Safety Projects at the Muscogee Creek Nation Tom Edwards, President, Cross Timbers Consulting; Pamela Jurney, Project Development Director, Cross Timbers Consulting Over the course of the last two years, Cross Timbers Consulting (CTC) has used collision data provided through the ODOT s SAFE-T database to analyze crash data, examining collision locations, severity, and contributing factors for several tribes within the state of Oklahoma. In addition to collision data analysis, CTC has researched the techniques supported by the FHWA for the justification and development of safety projects. Predictive analysis was used for a recent TIGER grant application for the replacement of 29 bridges in the Muscogee Creek Nation. One-Part Session Exchange 4 The Importance of Compliance, Part VI of the MUTCD Doug Wright, Director, OSU s Center for Local Government Technology 2:00 pm 2:30 pm Pre-function C Poster Session Intelligent Transportation Systems OU and OSU students 2:30 pm 2:45 pm BREAK Pre-function C Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 3
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 2:45 pm 4:15 pm Breakout Sessions 1) Transportation Safety Projects at the University of Oklahoma Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory Professors Joseph Havlicek and Ronald Barnes, Oklahoma University 2) SHPR2 Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Emergency Responder Training Richard Jurey, Operations Engineer, FHWA Oklahoma Division. Richard will provide an overview of and challenges from the Oklahoma SHRP2 TIM Emergency Responder Training program. He will also provide some basic information on how emergency responders can be prepared traffic issues at a crash scene. 2:45 pm 4:15 pm Two-Part Session Exchange 4 1) New Oklahoma Child Passenger Safety Laws and Texting Laws Samantha Harcrow, Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (45 minutes) 2) DUI Prevention and Education: The role of Tribal Behavioral Health Programs Jake Roberts, Interim Behavioral Health/MSPI Director, White Eagle Health Center Behavioral Health This workshop will examine the impact that Behavioral Health Programs can have in regards to DUI prevention and education. Workshop participants will develop a deeper understanding of the Behavioral Health field and how the integration of Behavioral Health principles within other Tribal or organizational programs can be a significant factor in prevention efforts. Participants will also learn specific prevention and education strategies that have worked for the Ponca Tribe. (45 minutes) Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 4
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 8:00 9:00 am Registration opens Continental Breakfast Pre-function C 9:00 am 10:00 am Exchange 2 Tribal TIGER Grant Application: Making Cost Benefit Analysis Work for You, Part I KLJ Consultants KLJ will present their successful experience in assisting tribal clients with TIGER Grant applications. The presentation will include determining what projects are potential winners, benefit/cost analysis, engineered design for safety improvements, preparation for an application, and lessons learned. 10:15 am -10:30 am Break Pre-function C ~Sponsored by National Bus Sales ~ 10:30 am 11:30 am Exchange 2 Tribal TIGER Grant Application: Making Cost Benefit Analysis Work for You, Part II KLJ Consultants KLJ will continue their presentation on successful experience in assisting tribal clients with TIGER Grant applications. 11:30 am 12:30 pm Buffet lunch Exchange 3 NHTSA and Tribal Safety Programs Kenneth Copeland, Regional Programs Manager, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 5
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Breakout Sessions 1) Tribal Safety Education Initiatives Richard McCulley, Seminole Nation (15 minutes) 2) Funding for Tribal Safety Projects Chris McCray, Pawnee Nation (15 minutes) 3) END DUI The First Year Sabrina Mackey, Impaired Driving Program Manager, Oklahoma Highway Safety Office 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Exchange 4 Distracted Driving for Transit, TSI Certified Course - Part I - Walt Diangson, South West Transit Association The TSI Certified session will explore driving distractions with a focus on public transportation operations, including distractions within tribal and rural transit and the requirement for vehicle operators to multi-task. Upon completion of the two-hour session and a short test for understanding of this type of hazard, participants will be eligible to receive a Transportation Safety Institute Certificate of Completion. Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 6
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions 1) Tribal Safety Projects Tom Edwards, President, Cross Timbers Consulting; Charley LaSarge, Transportation Director, Muscogee Creek Nation Okemah Pedestrian Bridge Muscogee (Creek) Nation Mission Street Muscogee (Creek) Nation Gordon Cooper Sidewalk Citizen Potawatomi Nation This presentation will focus on three tribal safety projects, one that has been constructed and two that are in the design phase. The various methods of funding a safety project and the benefits of completing a cooperative project with other government entities will be assessed. 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 2) Center line Rumble Strips and High Friction Surface Treatments (HFST), FHWA/ODOT Safety Initiatives Marty Farris, ODOT; Richard Baker, DBI Services Richard s presentation will show how highway agencies are utilizing HFST to save funds and reduce fatalities nationally. One-hour Session Exchange 4 Distracted Driving for Transit, TSI Certified Course, Part II - Walt Diangson, South West Transit Association This is Part II of a TSI Certified session that will explore driving distractions with a focus on public transportation operations.. 2:30 pm 2:45 pm BREAK Pre-function C Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 7
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 2:45 pm 3:45 pm 1) Successful Coordination, E for Effort in Education Angela Blind, Transportation Director, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Angela will speak about coordinating with various agencies and groups to reinforce messages on bicycle, pedestrian, and seatbelt safety. 2) The Faces of Impaired Driving Ronnie Hampton, Commander at Oklahoma Department of Public Safety SAFE TRAVELS HOME! THANK YOU FOR COMING! Safety Champions Rev 10/09/2015 8