This course is designed to serve as an introduction/overview of established traffic control guidelines for maintenance activities and other short-term operations. It is intended for field personnel responsible for the planning, selection, application, and operation of short-term work zones. It addresses the needs of a broad audience: maintenance crews, utility crews, construction personnel, state and local agency staff, and any individual who will work in or near a highway right-of-way. The course covers elements of temporary traffic control found within Chapter 6 of the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD) such as components of a work zone and their respective requirements, proper application of devices, worker safety, and the use of typical applications most often utilized in short term operations

This course is designed for persons not familiar with; or who wish to increase their knowledge of routine preventive maintenance of fleet and heavy equipment. Practical hands-on inspections on 3 pieces of equipment will take place as a part of the class using standardized PM Inspection Checklists. The class also covers how to identify PM Issues and take corrective actions; how to use a consistent inspection process; why pre and post operation inspections are critical; how to access and utilize OEM checklists and manuals. This class is very interactive with many hands-on exercises in the equipment yard. Checklists covering all types of trucks and equipment are provided as a part of the course.

The first 8 hours of this course are identical to the LTP 110 eight-hour version, and also include the additional objectives: a total of six pieces of equipment will be inspected over 2 days in the equipment yard; coverage of pre and post inspections and PM needed for weather/fire/flooding events; what is a Fleet Telematics system and identify features that would help execute a strong PM program; cover what is Fleet Management Information System (FMIS) and key components of such a system; describe best practices to internally develop and use a FIMS in absence of a hosted system. Approximately half of this class is spent in the yard performing inspections.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of asphalt distributor trucks. Participants will learn safety, pre-operational inspection, and preventive maintenance; safety systems; propane tank and burner specifics; air system maintenance; spray bar and spray nozzle maintenance; correct procedures for filling and draining tanks. The training will also cover asphalt and emulsion specifications; calculating application rates and application procedures.

An intensive four-day course devoted to the crew training for asphalt operations. Participants will learn the duties and responsibilities of the Asphalt Paver Operator, Roller Operator, Screed Operator, Raker, and Truck Guide. Participants will learn the proper steps and techniques used by highly successful paving crews. By the end of the course, they must demonstrate proper techniques for pre-trip inspections, preventative maintenance, safety procedures, load and tie down, project layout, production material ordering. Course also covers asphalt types, repair, tack coat, surface analysis, and includes team and individual assessments.

This course is designed to meet the training requirements of the OSHA Standard for the operators of powered industrial trucks. The program consists of both classroom and hands on training. The classroom portion will cover: the design and features of forklift trucks; safety considerations; the difference between forklifts and automobiles in terms of steering and handling; stability factors; load capacities; pre-operational inspections; proper use of forks; loading, driving, stacking, and tiering loads; safe handling of LPG tanks and battery charging procedures. The hands on training will cover: preoperational inspections; forklift controls; handling loads; steering, and carrying loads in forward and reverse; negotiating ramps; loading and unloading from racks and shelves; and the use of jib attachments.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of aerial/scissor lifts. The participants will learn the proper selection and use of fall protection equipment to be worn during the operation of aerial or scissor lifts. They will also learn the safe and correct methods of inspecting, driving, setting up the machine, and elevating the platform or basket to the work station.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of motor graders. Participants will learn safety, pre-operational inspection, and preventive maintenance. They will also learn forward and reverse driving technique; proper positioning of the wheels and blade for flat blading.

The participants will learn how to set up the machine for vee-ditching including setting the front wheel pitch, orienting the circle, and positioning the blade and blade pitch, and articulating the frame.

The participants will learn to deploy and use the scarifiers to break up and loosen the surface material, cut a flat bottom ditch, cut a ditch back slope, and pull road shoulder to grade.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of truck mounted telescoping boom excavators. Participants will learn: safety, preoperational inspections, and preventive maintenance; driving and steering operations from both the driver and operator cab (if truck mounted); use of stabilizers and dozer blade (if so equipped); counter steering (if track mounted); hand signaling; rigging and lifting with the bucket; excavating and loading from a stockpile; excavating and cleaning out ditches; veeditching, backfilling, and grading. (This course can be modified to accommodate track mounted or rubber tired self-propelled excavators.)

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of articulating boom excavators. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspections, and preventive maintenance; track adjustments (if track mounted); driving, steering, and counter-steering operations; hand signaling; rigging and lifting with the bucket; excavating and loading from a stockpile; loading dump trucks; excavating, backfilling, and grading; loading/unloading from a trailer.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of miniexcavators. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspections, and preventive maintenance; driving, steering and counter steering operations; hand signaling; rigging and lifting with the bucket; excavating, backfilling, and grading; loading/unloading from a trailer

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of dozers. Participants will learn safety, pre-operational inspection, and preventive maintenance to include track adjustments. They will also learn slot dozing and excavating, ditch cleanouts, building and dressing a stockpile, backfilling and grading excavations, leveling and grading a site, and loading/unloading from a trailer

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of backhoes. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspections, and preventive maintenance; driving operations; brake steering; loading from and dressing stockpiles; basic trenching, excavating, backfilling, and grading; digging around utilities; hand signaling; trench safety; loading/ unloading the machine from a trailer

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of wheel loaders. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspections, and preventive maintenance; driving operations; loading from, building, and dressing stockpiles; excavating, backfilling, and grading.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of track loaders. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspection, and preventive maintenance; track inspection and adjustment; driving and steering operations; hand signaling; loading from and dressing a stockpile; excavating, backfilling, and grading; loading/unloading from a trailer

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of sweepers. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspection, and preventive maintenance; correct and safe equipment operations such as how to make adjustments to the brooms and drives, orient the sweeper and its attachments, sweep a roadway, and dump the collector

This course covers the safe operation of rotary brooms. Course topics include: pre-operational inspection; broom adjustments; personal protective equipment; sweeping procedures and techniques; safe driving practices on roadways.

This course is designed to provide best practices in the classroom and hands-on to prevent the most common accidents that occur in most fleet operations. Estimates of backing accidents range from 70 to 80% of all truck fleet accidents and can be avoided

This course is designed to provide personnel involved in the loading, securing, and transportation of equipment on trailers and roll back trucks with the information they need to safely perform those tasks. The program combines a classroom segment with a field exercise. The classroom training covers: DOT regulations, load distribution, chains and tie down hardware, tie down calculations, safe loading and transporting procedures. In the field segment the participants will inspect a trailer and haul vehicle, as well as load and tie down a piece of construction equipment using the appropriate hardware, chains, and tie down points

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of bucket trucks. The participants will learn the proper selection and use of fall protection equipment worn during the operation of bucket trucks during routine operations such as sign and signal maintenance. They will also learn safe and correct methods of inspection, set up, and operation of the bucket truck. Emergency rescue procedures are also covered in the final field exercise.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of bucket trucks. The participants will learn the proper selection and use of fall protection equipment worn during the operation of bucket trucks during routine operations such as sign and signal maintenance. They will also learn safe and correct methods of inspection, set up, and operation of the bucket truck. Emergency rescue procedures are also covered in the final field exercise.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of skid steers. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspection, and preventive maintenance. They will also learn the correct and safe methods to load from and dress a stockpile, excavate, backfill and grade a surface with the bucket, negotiate slopes, loaded and unloaded, and loading/ unloading from a trailer.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of rollers. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspection, and preventive maintenance; correct and safe equipment operations such as correct use of the sprinkler system, driving operations, negotiating turns in forward and reverse; rolling a pattern, correct use of vibrators, and loading/ unloading from a trailer.

This course is designed to provide entry level skills for the operators of compactors. Participants will learn: safety, pre-operational inspections, and preventive maintenance; driving operations; compaction, and grading techniques

This course is intended to provide participants with the ability to identify, evaluate, and prevent hazards associated with tree trimming operations, and the use of chippers and chainsaws. Course topics include: important safety practices to be followed; OSHA and ANSI regulations; job briefing and unit set-ups; and the use of appropriate personal protective equipment. Participants participate in hands-on exercises to properly identify equipment components, conduct a pre-operational inspection, and perform routine maintenance.

This course is intended to provide those who work at elevation and are exposed to fall hazards with the ability to recognize and minimize such hazards. Course content includes: overview of fall protection; common workplace fall hazards; hazard recognition; fall protection systems including personal fall arrest equipment, guardrails, and safety nets; applicable regulatory requirements; and components of an OSHA-compliant fall protection program. Upon successful course completion participants will receive a certificate of completion from the UTA Public Works Institute.

This course is intended for individuals who will be performing or engaging in flagging duties on construction/maintenance projects. The course will provide a better understanding of the important duties involved with flagging on a project. Individuals successfully completing this course will receive a Qualified Flagger wallet card valid for a period of 3 years. Also Available in Spanish

Wherever two or more people come together, there is bound to be conflict. This course will give participants a seven-step conflict resolution process that they can use and modify to resolve conflict disputes of any size. Participants will also be provided a set of skills in solution building and finding common ground. Upon completion of this course, participant will be able to: 1. Identify common conflict styles and discuss when they are appropriate. 2. Practice a set of helpful conflict management steps 3. Increase communication that escalates and de-escalates conflict 4. Practice supportive communication through role playing.

This course is designed to concentrate on activities which generate the highest level of accidents and injuries in road construction and maintenance work zones. It will help participants recognize unsafe work practices and reduce or eliminate hazards from the work environment. The training reinforces components of proper work zone traffic control and flagging and includes all required content for the OSHA 10-Hour Outreach Construction Card: Fall Protection, Electrical, Struck By, Caught in/Between - Heavy Equipment, Health Hazards in Construction, Material Handling, Hand and Power Tools, Excavations, Stairways and Ladders, Communication, and more.

This course is an introduction for new or aspiring persons who wish to become supervisors with the basic survival skills of being an effective and highly functional supervisor. The course provides practical tools and proven techniques that work. It also serves as a good refresher for experienced supervisors. Topics included in the class include a 4-part progressive interactive exercise on supervision skills; transitioning from an employee to a supervisor; the difference and similarities of managing versus supervising; the 6 basic steps of supervisory skills; 10 fundamental skills to being an effective leader; how to develop yourself and your employees; how to identify your strengths and weaknesses and how to improve; how to coach employees; how to handle terminations; how to conduct effective evaluations; how to handle violence in the workplace; overview of the many regulations pertaining to workplace issues; and how to avoid getting sued as an employer

This 16 hr. course is geared to those who supervise traffic control technicians and other personnel in roadway work zones and is intended to familiarize supervisors with procedures used to make decisions regarding work zone traffic control. Course meets TxDOT Special Provision to Item 7 standard for Contractor Responsible Person and Alternate. Course content includes:

• Designing a series of traffic control plans that meet TMUTCD requirements
• Treatment procedures for pavement edge drop-offs
• Procedures for conducting periodic inspections of the traffic control setup
• Considerations for day and night time work zones
• Importance of proper record keeping
• A review of basic communication strategies for improved worker performance

TxDOT approved refresher class for those who have taken the full 16- hour course. Prerequisite documents from the previous 3 years required.

This course is designed to help participants understand accepted practices in the application, installation, maintenance, and operation of signs and pavement markings, typically used on public roadways.

This is the primary course for all personnel involved in the design, layout, and maintenance of traffic control devices on public roadways. Course content includes the proper usage of common temporary traffic control devices, the components of a typical work zone and how to lay out buffers, tapers, advance warning areas, and termination areas. Participants will also learn and demonstrate proper use of hand signaling devices and flagging procedures. Upon successful course completion, participants will be issued a Qualified Flagger card valid for 3 years.

This course provides an update of basic changes included in the Revision 2, November 2011 edition of the Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD). The course also serves as a refresher for participants who have previously taken the WKZ or CCT 520 (Work Zone Traffic Control/ Qualified Flagger) course. The course also includes an overview and refresher of the requirements for temporary traffic control in work zones, allowing participants to sharpen skills by designing temporary traffic control plans to meet hypothetical situations. Upon successful course completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion and 0.8 CEUs from the UTA Public Works Institute.

This course is designed to provide road and bridge crews with best practices for properly installing storm drainage pipe and precast box culverts. It is delivered through a blended approach of classroom instruction and hands-on training installing a culvert in the field.

This course is designed to provide road and bridge crews with best practices for properly installing storm drainage pipe/culverts. It also focuses on innovative small bridge replacement utilizing precast box culverts.

This course is designed to meet the training requirements of the OSHA Standard for Confined Space Entry for entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors. It is intended to provide participants who might be exposed to confined space hazards with the ability to recognize and minimize such hazards. Course content includes: overview of confined spaces; common confined space hazards; hazard recognition; classification of confined spaces; the permit system; atmospheric testing; ventilation systems; duties and responsibilities of entrants, attendants, and entry-supervisors; rescue considerations; applicable regulatory requirements; and components of an OSHA-compliant confined space program. Upon successful course completion participants will receive a certificate of completion from the UTA Public Works Institute

This course is intended to provide participants who might be exposed to electrical hazards (such as electric shock, electrocution, fires, and explosions) with the ability to recognize and minimize such hazards. Course content includes: electrical concepts; hazard recognition and control; definitions and terminology; safe work practices; lockout-tagout; electrical equipment; wiring; special systems; applicable regulatory requirements; and components of an OSHA-compliant electrical safety program. Upon successful course completion participants will receive certificates of completion from the UTA Public Works Institute.

This course is intended to provide those who work in or around excavations or might be exposed to excavation hazards with the ability to recognize and minimize such hazards. Course content includes: overview of excavations/ trenches; common excavation hazards; hazard recognition; soil types and classifications; protective systems including benching/sloping, shoring, and shielding; access and egress; applicable regulatory requirements; and components of an OSHA-compliant excavation safety program. Upon successful course completion participants will receive a certificate of completion from the UTA Public Works Institute

The Texas population and economic growth have significantly increased the number of vehicles, especially commercial vehicles, on its roads. This results in an increase in primary incidents which in turn heightens the chance of secondary incidents. These secondary incidents can be as deadly and destructive as the initial situation. An appropriate traffic control response by first responders can make a significant difference in the probability of a secondary incident. This SHRP2 National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training based course provides first responders with the knowledge needed to ensure a wellcoordinated response to traffic incidents that achieves faster clearance and improved safety for both responders and motorists. This course is eligible for TCOLE, TCFP, TX DSHS EMS, or TDLR TOWING continuing education credits