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Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Tribal Safety Champions Workshop in OKC in November
OTTC meeting set for Nov. 16
FREE OSHA 10 hour sessions making the rounds
Fall Training Schedule
Chill Fest in Stillwater, OK
New ArcGIS classes coming to Stillwater
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Contact:

Karla Sisco, Program Manager
karla.sisco@okstate.edu

Tabatha Harris, Tribal Safety Circuit Rider
tabatha.harris@okstate.edu
There's still time to join us for more events and training in 2015!

November 4, 2015
Tribal Safety Champions Workshop
Join us at the Aloft Hotel in 
Oklahoma City-Bricktown
November 17-18, 2015

TOPICS ON THE AGENDA:
  • Smarter WorkZones
  • Tribal Data Collection
  • Data Driven Analysis of Bridge Safety
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • MUTCD
  • Low Cost Safety Measures
  • Cost Benefit Analysis (Successful Grants)
  • Public Health Approach to Motor Vehicle Safety
  • Tribal Safety Projects
  • Poster Session 
  • Child Passenger Safety
  • New texting law
  • DUI prevention and education





Presentation of 2015 Tribal Safety Champions Awards!!!
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Oklahoma Tribal Transportation 
Council set to meet at 3:30 pm on Nov. 16
The Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council will meet on Monday, November 16, at 3:30 pm at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Commission Room. This is an important meeting with election of officers to be held and possible updates to the OTTC bylaws.


Location:  
ODOT
200 NE 21st
Oklahoma City, OK

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FREE OSHA 10-Hour sessions making the rounds
Lessen your liability by making sure your employees 
are trained for SAFETY!
OSHA-10 Hour Roadway Construction workshops are FREE and will be held across the state of Oklahoma, November - February.  
A session is also scheduled at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe in Mayetta, KS.

This is a safety course that was developed to provide road construction crews and supervisors with the knowledge they need to stay safe on the job site. The program for owners, safety managers, supervisors, and workers, is focused directly on the hazards and situations that roadway construction workers face every day. 


The OSHA 10 Hour class at Mayetta, KS will be combined with a Disaster Response Course.

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Fall Training Schedule











Check out other OSHA 10 dates in 2016!!



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Chili Fest pic
Join your TTAP and LTAP friends at Chili Fest
Friday, Dec. 11 at CLGT in Stillwater, OK
Come join the food, fun, and fellowship at CLGT's Holiday Chili Fest and Bake Sale on Friday, Dec. 11! All proceeds from the event benefit the United Way. 

The activities begin at 11:00 a.m. with a "Best Chili" cook-off, and bake sale. Warm up with a steamy bowl of chili and then check out the homemade goodies - cinnamon rolls, pumpkin bars, chocolate peanut clusters, and other homemade items! We look forward to having you!
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ArcGIS
New ArcGIS classes coming in January and February
Classes will be Jan. 20 and Feb. 3 in Stillwater, OK
Southern Plains TTAP Center will be hosting 2 brand new ArcGIS classes in January and February, 2016, conducted by Pamela Jurney, Cross Timbers Consulting. Both are TRIBAL ROADSTAR qualifying classes.

ArcGIS I - Making Data Useful  Jan. 20
In this 6-hour workshop, participants will download data and convert it to make it usable in ArcGIS. The class will look at file organization and building a geodatabase in ArcCatalog. This sesssion is ideal for those who are new to GIS and want to learn and practice.


ArcGIS II - Creating a Base Map  Feb. 3
In this one-day workshop, students will use the GeoDatabase created in Workshop 1 to create a base map. Students will explore Symbology and labeling techniques. A simple map layout will be produced at the end of the workshop. Attendance of Workshop 1 is not required but strongly encouraged.
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New texting law now in effect in Oklahoma!
Trooper Nicholas Dees and Trooper Keith Burch Act of 2015


People caught reading or writing texts or emails while driving will be fined $100 under the Trooper Nicholas Dees and Trooper Keith Burch Act of 2015.
Dees was killed and Burch was seriously injured when a man accused of texting while driving crashed into them in January while they were working an accident scene on Interstate 40.
"Trooper Nic Dees never made it home to his family, just like dozens of other Oklahomans each year who are killed by distracted driving," Public Safety Commissioner Michael Thompson said. "Not only is texting while driving senseless, it is selfish."
Thompson added that "troopers and their families are very happy that this law was passed because they deal with the consequences of distracted driving every day."


This material is based upon work supported by the U. S. Department of Transportation under Agreement No. DTFH61-12-H-00004.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.