Crossing Guard Training Module 3 Safety

MODULE 3 – Safety
Module Goal
Participants will apply knowledge of safety in school areas.
Objective One
Participants will understand the concept of traffic gaps and solutions that create safe gaps for pedestrians.
Objective Two
Participants will understand the warrant for use of school crossing guards.
Objective Three
Participants will understand intersection / crosswalk safety considerations necessary to identify hazardous conditions.
Objective Four
Participants will know the proper procedures for handling emergency situations.

PEDESTRIAN - VEHICLE CONFLICTS MUTCD
Alternate gaps and traffic blockages
Inherent in the traffic stream
Different at each crossing location.
Students need to:
Wait for sufficient gap in traffic.
If long wait, students can be impatient and cross the street at unsafe moment.

PEDESTRIAN - VEHICLE CONFLICT
Countermeasures:
Warning signs and flashers
School speed zones
School Crossing Guards
Grade-separated crossing
Traffic control signal
Considerations:
Age of children
Width of street
Sight distance at crossing
Speed of vehicles
Numbers of vehicles and pedestrians
Crash history
Conflict data
“ Hazardous Walking Conditions”
MUTCD 4C.06

Adult crossing guards may be used to provide gaps in traffic at school crossings where an engineering study has shown that adequate gaps need to be created. MUTCD 7E.02
But when are crossing guards the best solution?
There are no absolute national criteria.
Consider:
Age of children – inability to handle signal system
Inadequate response of children to signal indications
Brief periods of high pedestrian traffic
“ Hazardous Walking Conditions”
PEDESTRIAN - VEHICLE CONFLICTS

INSPECTING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Annual and Periodic Inspections
A guard shall inspect the signs and markings
at the beginning of each school year, and
periodically throughout the year
Report any that seem to be missing, damaged, or otherwise in need of maintenance, to his supervisor.
Refer to Chapters 7B and 7C of the MUTCD.

INSPECTING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Missing, damaged, dirty or obscured signs
Badly worn markings
Also note changed conditions that may require an engineering study or review of the School Route Plan :
Increased traffic
Change in speed limit
More students walking/biking to school
Ongoing road repairs
New road(s) in School Area
REPORT THESE TO YOUR SUPERVISOR FSCGTG

Damaged/Mal-functioning Signs Light Bulb Burnt Out Bent Sign Worn Sign

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
Daily Inspections
Obstructions and unusual conditions near the crossing location can lead to high risk vehicle / pedestrian conflicts.
Guards must be observant and able to recognize hazardous conditions.
Before starting your crossing duties, take a moment to look for hazardous conditions.
Report any hazardous conditions to your supervisor.

Hazards which can create sight obstructions:
Parked cars
Signs
Signal controller boxes
Mailboxes
Bushes / low-hanging tree branches
Benches
Hazards which can force pedestrians to walk in an unsafe location:
Standing water in sidewalks
Broken sidewalks
Construction debris
Open drainage grates
Loose dogs
Overgrown plants
DAILY INSPECTIONS REPORT THESE TO YOUR SUPERVISOR AS SOON AS PRACTICAL

Other hazards that can lead to vehicle / pedestrian conflicts:
Malfunctioning pedestrian signal
Malfunctioning traffic signal
Do not cross students until a traffic control officer arrives
REPORT THESE TO YOUR SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY

IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS

IDENTIFY THE HAZARD(S)

IDENTIFY THE HAZARD(S) No Clear Sidewalk

While on duty unsafe behaviors
Drivers
A guard should not concern himself / herself with minor infractions, but should report gross traffic violations or dangerous behaviors that endangered students.
Information required for reporting purposes:
Model and make of vehicle
Color of vehicle
License plate number
Description of incident
Time of incident
Direction of travel
Pedestrians involved
Iowa Adult School Crossing Guard Training Program Module 4 / Safety

While on duty unsafe behaviors (continued)
Pedestrians
If a guard observes students behaving unsafely near traffic, they should be counseled on safe crossing techniques.
If a student doesn’t comply with a guard’s instructions, the guard shall take the student’s name and report the incident to supervisor as soon as the shift ends.

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS Guards must report suspicious activity to their supervisor as soon as their shift ends, or if the situation requires immediate attention – call the POLICE or SHERIFF.
Suspicious Activity
Guards should be alert to suspicious subjects in the area.
Students may tell the guard of suspicious subjects. The guard should treat this information seriously, but use good judgment.

Suspicious Activity
Information required for reporting persons:
Sex
Race
Age
Clothing description
Hair color
Height / weight
Direction of travel

Who can tell me?
Sex • Race
Age • Clothing description
Hair color • Height / weight
Write it down!

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Types of Emergencies:
Motor vehicle - pedestrian crash
Motor vehicle - bicycle crash
Motor vehicle - motor vehicle crash
Sudden illness
Natural hazards
Man-made hazards
In the event of an emergency at a crossing area, the guard should keep control of the situation and ensure the safety of the children .

When an emergency arises:
Remain at your post
Stop crossing children
Maintain control of children
Call 911
If there are victim(s)
Contact your supervisor
Provide incident information to authorities if required
Iowa Adult School Crossing Guard Training Program Module 4 / Safety Your first priority is to protect the children from unsafe situations.

“ Immunity for emergency aid – exceptions" (P1)
(1)A person, corporation, or other legal entity, or an employee or agent of such person, corporation, or entity, who, during a public health disaster, in good faith and at the request of or under the direction of the department or the department of public defense renders emergency care or assistance to a victim of the public health disaster shall not be liable for civil damages for causing the death of or injury to a person, or for damage to property, unless such acts or omissions constitute recklessness [ I.C. 135.147 ].

“ Immunity for emergency aid – exceptions" (P2):
(2)The immunities provided in this section shall not apply to any person, corporation, or other legal entity, or an employee or agent of such person, corporation, or entity, whose act or omission caused in whole or in part the public health disaster and who would otherwise be liable therefore [ I.C. 135.147 ].

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The American Red Cross offers courses in Responding to Emergencies, First Aid, CPR, and Bloodborne pathogens. For information on American Red Cross training opportunities, contact your local chapter at: http://www. redcross .org/en/where

http://www.iowasaferoutes.org	198
http://iowasaferoutes.org	58
http://www.slideshare.net	5
https://www.iowabicyclecoalition.org	3
http://www.iowabicyclecoalition.org	1

Crossing Guard Training Module 3 Safety

by Iowa Bicycle Coalition on Dec 07, 2009

Accessibility

Categories

Tags

Upload Details

Usage Rights

5 Embeds 265

Statistics

Crossing Guard Training Module 3 Safety — Presentation Transcript