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2. Program Overview • Extent of the Problem • Planning, Multi Agency Communication, Coordination & Response • Legal & Regulatory Requirements • Vehicle Design & Equipment • Review

3. 2005 Strategic Highway Research Program • National TIM Responder Training

4. Program Objectives • Identify the hazards responders encounter on or near the roadway. • Summarize the actions necessary to improve responder safety at roadway incidents. • Recommend appropriate PPE. • Facilitate the implementation of best practices for roadway incidents within the participant’s agency or jurisdiction.

5. Extent of the Problem

6. National Work Zone Safety Statistics • http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/resources/facts_stats/injuries_fatalities.htm

7. Video & Audio of Incidents… • Contributing factors • Other potential factors • NIOSH recommendations

8. Agency & Multi-AgencyPlanning, Training, Communication, Coordination & Response

9. Incident Command Benchmarks • Assure the first emergency vehicle that arrives establishes an initial blockto create a safe work area, establishes command and deploys traffic control devices if safe. • Assess the parking needsof EMS, later-arriving fire apparatus, and other highway responders. • Assure high visibility reflective vest or appropriate PPE is worn.

10. Incident Command Benchmarks • Assure that the ambulance is in a “block to the right” or “block to the left”at the scene in order to position the rear patient-loading area away from the closest lane of moving traffic. • Assure that all patient loading into transporting EMS vehicles is done within a protected work space. • Assure deployed traffic control devices are removed safely.

11. Incident Command Benchmarks • If available, position appropriate apparatus to block (tanker, aerial, pumper) and establish a sufficient size work zone. • Assure that all equipment, personnel and patients are kept within the protected work area (shadow) of the larger apparatus. • Assure blocking apparatus and wheel angles are positioned correctly.

12. Personal Safety Measures • Maintain situational awareness. • Don appropriate reflective vest and clothing. • Look before exiting the vehicle. • Exit & enter the vehicle on the downstream side. • Look before you step. • Keep your eyes on traffic. • Limit your exposure. • Reduce your profile.

13. Communication & Coordination • Planning • Training with Other Agencies • Tabletop Exercises • Simulations • Post-Incident Analysis • National Incident Management System (NIMS)

14. Communication & Coordination • Responsibilities of 1st arriving vehicle • Common terminology • To close or not to close the road • Blocking

15. Incident Command Benchmarks EMS ONLY Response • Assure the ambulance establishes an initial blockto create a safe work area, establishes command & deploys traffic control devices, if safe. • Assess the scene and consider requesting additional apparatus or law enforcement for blocking and/or traffic control. • Assure ambulance blocking and wheel angles are positioned correctly.

16. Incident Command Benchmarks EMS ONLY Response • Assure high visibility vest or appropriate PPE is worn. • Assure EMS providers assess and treat patient in protected shadowof ambulance. • When the patient is prepared for transport, ambulance is repositioned so the patient’s vehicle is used as a blocking vehicle.

17. Incident Command Benchmarks EMS ONLY Response • Assure the ambulance is in a “block to the right” or “block to the left”as the emergency vehicle is parked at the scene in order to position the rear patient-loading area away from the closest lane of moving traffic.

18. Incident Command Benchmarks EMS ONLY Response • Assure that all patient loading into transporting EMS vehicles is done within a protected work space. • Assure deployed traffic control devices are removed safely.

19. Legal and Regulatory Implications

20. MUTCD Part 6 Temporary Traffic Control

21. MUTCD Section 6C.02 Component Parts of a Traffic Control Zone - Advance Warning - Transition Area - Activity Area (Buffer Space & Work Space) - Termination Area Temporary Traffic Control Zone

22. Case Studies Planning for a Good Outcome

23. What Responsibility Does the Public Have? http://www.moveoveramerica.com/

24. Vehicle Design and Equipment Considerations

25. Traffic Cones Portable Signs Flares Flashlights Handheld Signs Radios Portable Air Horns Scene Tape Compliant Vests Recommended Traffic Safety Equipment

26. Roadway Safety in Review

27. Roadway Action Plan • Create an awareness at your ESO • Identify and acquire equipment • Review SOPs/SOGs • Identify target hazards • Incorporate into training and operations

28. Roadway Safety Advocacy • Create Awareness With the Public • Improve Safety • Reduce Your Risk

29. Thank You! Dave Bradley VFIS, Director of EMS Programs 1-800-233-1957 dbradley@vfis.com www.vfis.com