DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING COURSE FOR ROAD SAFETY AUDITORS IN GREECE
Road Safety Audit (RSA) is one of the actions of the Strategic Plan to improve road safety in Greece 2011-2020 and is considered mandatory for the Trans European road Network (TEN-T) according to Greek Presidential Decree 104/2011 regarding road infrastructure safety management and in accordance with European Directive 2008/96/EC. This paper presents preliminary results from a project concerning the development of a training course and training material for candidate Road Safety Auditors in Greece, aiming to adequately prepare them for conducting RSAs. In particular, the analysis of a questionnaire survey for RSA training and certification practices in European countries and Australia is presented, along with the principles upon which the RSA training course is based. Furthermore, the proposed framework of the curriculum is presented, both for the initial training course and for follow-up courses of auditors. The training course that leads to the certification of competency of the candidate auditors takes into consideration recent developments in road safety as well as the local conditions and needs in terms of road safety level, road design guidelines and road safety practices. Evaluation of the training course by trainees and trainers is proposed after an initial period of implementation. On the basis of candidate auditors’ and trainers’ feedback, certain aspects of the program can be improved. Furthermore, both courses are expected to be reviewed regularly in the light of recent research and developments and also from experience and challenges related to RSA implementation in the country.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB23 Standing Committee on Highway Safety Workforce Development.
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Authors:
- Vardaki, Sophia
- Dragomanovits, Anastasios
- Gaitanidou, Evangelia
- Mavromatis, Stergios
- Bekiaris, Evangelos
- Kanellaidis, George
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
- Date: 2016
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: 19p
- Monograph Title: TRB 95th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Curricula; Education and training; Highway safety; Safety audits; Surveys
- Geographic Terms: Australia; European Union countries; Greece
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01589900
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 16-4870
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 8 2016 10:32AM