Training Details
Certification Program: Yes
Title: Flagger Instructor Training (FIT): Train the Trainer
Description: This 2-day course is designed to prepare Traffic Control Supervisors to be able to present the 4-hour ATSSA Flagger Registration course to those wishing to become ATSSA-registered flaggers. In addition to basic training in fundamental concepts of work zone traffic control and flagging, adult training techniques will be presented, discussed, and demonstrated. There will be opportunity for the participants to put into practice training techniques and flagging procedures. At the conclusion of the course an exam will be taken. The successful completion of the course, including the exam, will result in certification as an ATSSA-Certified Flagger Instructor. Upon successful completion of the TCT, TCS and FIT courses, students are certified to train flaggers for a period of 4 years. To recertify, a student must pass a recertification exam.
Prerequisite: This course is open to anyone who has successfully completed the ATSSA's Traffic Control Technician and Traffic Control Supervisor training courses. In certain states, the Traffic Control Supervisor course is a stand-alone course. In these states, the completion of the Traffic Control Technician course is not a prerequisite. Contact ATSSA for state specific requirements.
Audience: This training is recommended to Traffic Control Supervisors who will teach the 4-hour ATSSA Flagger Registration course.
Price: Free - Federal employees
$25 - Public officials
$50 - All others
Website: http://www.atssa.com/galleries/default-file/TCS.TCT.FIT_5-14-07b.pdf
Notes: This training course is offered by ATSSA under Area 1 of the FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant. The course information is also available at http://www.atssa.com/cs/flagger-instructor-training-course-grant-FIT.
Contact:
American Traffic Safety Services Association
15 Riverside Parkway
Suite 100
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406-1022
Phone: (800) 272-8772
Fax: (540) 368-1717
