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Chainsaw Safety Training
Snow and ice events bring to light the need for Chainsaw Operators training.  Chainsaw Safety Training is designed to prepare participants to remove trees and limbs in safe conditions.  The training is done in three parts:

Chainsaw Demonstration Safety Training
This full-day course will start in the classroom and cover the basics of Personal Protective Equipment, and saw safety features and adjustments.  In the afternoon, participants will travel to a site where they will observe the demonstration portion of the training.  
Date:  Monday, April 18 in Madisonville

Chainsaw Hands-On Safety Training
This course will include work on spring poles and wedging, carburetor adjustments, chisel bit and round chain filing, as well as other topics.  Each participant will cut down a tree as part of the course.  *Participants who wish to participate in this course MUST attend the Demonstration prior.  
Dates :  Tuesday, April 19 in Madisonville
     Wednesday, April 20 in Madisonville

Chainsaw Limbing, Bucking & Storm Clean-Up Training
This course will discuss pressures and binds, site information and assessment, recognizing hazard removals, throwline and rope discussions, and utilizing spring poles.  Participants will be assessing windthrown trees and learning the different techniques of delimbing, topping, and bucking.  *Participants who wish to participate in this course MUST attend the Demonstration and Hands-On training's prior.  
Dates :  Thursday, April 21 in Madisonville
     Friday, April 22 in Madisonville

For additional information about this training or to register online, click here.

Upcoming Workshops
February
16 - Erosion & Sediment Control in Lexington
17 - Grade and Drain Level I in Frankfort
17 - Pesticide Training and Testing in Falls of Rough
18 - Pesticide Training and Testing in Falls of Rough
23 - Managing People I in Lexington
24 - Pesticide Training and Testing in Lexington

March
1 - Managing People IV in Lexington
2 - Snow & Ice Removal in Lexington

Additional classes are listed on the Event Calendar online.
For a complete list of workshops, conferences and trainings, 
and  to check availability, click here .  
Learn more or register online.
Early registration ends on March 8. 
The Technology Transfer Program sends out confirmation letters two weeks prior to the workshop.  If you have registered for a training and do not received a confirmation letter two weeks prior, please contact our office at 800-432-0719. 
ANOTHER DATE ADDED!
Sign & Post Installation
Sign & Post Installation Inspection

Signs are a means by which the transportation agencies communicate the rules, warnings, guidance and other highway information that drivers need to navigate their roads and streets.  This course trains individuals who are responsible for the inspection, placement, and oversight of Kentucky's roadway signage.  

New Date
March 30 - Four Points by Sheraton, Lexington

Free to local government employees!

To learn more or to register online, click here.  
Safety Circuit Rider Update
The Technology Transfer Program's Safety Circuit Rider Program (SCRP) is working with six focus counties this year to improve safety on their roads.  The 2015/2016 focus counties are Clay, Lincoln, McClean, Pendleton, Powell and Taylor.  
 
The SCRP was able to obtain funding for each of the counties to purchase signs for two focus roads.  The emphasis is on horizontal curve alignment, object markers and speed advisory signs.  County officials are given crash data for their roads and attend a half-day training on Low-Cost Safety Improvements.  Members of the county meet with Jeff Hackbart, Kentucky Safety Circuit Rider, and various safety experts to conduct a Road Safety Audit Review of the two focus roads.  Once the issues are determined, signs are ordered and delivered to the county.  The county provides the labor and equipment to install the signs. 
 
For additional information about the Safety Circuit Rider program, click here.

How do you know if a class is cancelled?

In the event of inclement weather, the Technology Transfer program may cancel classes.  The decision will be made in consideration of information available from the local weather service in the area where the class is scheduled to be held.  The decision to cancel classes will typically be made by noon the day prior to the training event.  Those individuals who are registered to attend the class will be notified by phone. 

Cancellations will also be posted on our website ( www.kyt2.com ) 
and on our Facebook page.  
  
Clear Roads Research Program brings together transportation professionals and researchers from around the country to drive innovation in the field of winter maintenance. By evaluating materials, equipment and methods in real-world conditions, the program identifies the most effective techniques and technologies to save agencies money, improve safety and increase efficiency. 

For more information visit the Clear Roads Website.
Technology Transfer Program | Kentucky Transportation Center | 800-432-0719 | www.kyt2.com
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