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SDAO Events
April 15, 2010 | Return-to-Work Training (for SDIS Workers' Compensation Insurance Program Participants)
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Defensive Driving - How to Avoid Being In A Traffic Crash
This four-hour class is designed for the firefighting professional who wants a refresher on basic driving skills, techniques, and knowledge to keep pace with current training, literature, and technology. The class also incorporates various advanced strategies, coupled with some fundamental laws of physics to challenge even the most experienced of drivers. DPSST Course Certification available for firefighters.
An interactive discussion will take place among the following topics and more:
- Being a smart driver
- Vehicle Maintenance and Oversights
- Evasive Tactics
- Roadway Friction
- Perception and reaction times
- Speed
- Vehicle Rollovers
- Black boxes in cars
- Case Studies
- Any "What If's" brought up during class
The primary instructor for this training is Gary G. Miller. Gary retired in August after spending 27 years in the Patrol Services Division of the Oregon State Police. Gary was the Assistant Director of the Patrol Services Division upon retirement and spent most of his career either reconstructing traffic crashes or managing the Collision Reconstruction Program for the Department. He has testified as an expert witness in many counties in the state where he has reconstructed over 60 traffic fatalities that resulted in criminal prosecution and over 600 other crashes. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University and has received accreditations from Northwestern University, the University of Northern Florida, and Texas A&M University, and is a nationally accredited Crash Reconstructionist.
For more information, contact Jaime Keeling at 800.285.5461.
SDAO's online Defensive Driving Training is in the works for member Special Districts! Look for more information to be posted soon.
Return-to-Work: The single most effective means of managing workers’ compensation claims
Thursday, April 15, 2010 | 9:30 am - 11:30 am | Doors open at 9:00 am
Bend Metro Park & Recreation District | 799 SW Columbia Street, Bend
Aubrey Sakaguchi, SDAO’s Return-to-Work/Loss Control Consultant, will provide SDIS Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program members the tools to implement an active Return-to-Work Program. Successful programs are designed to assist employees and volunteers to continue to engage with the district during their recovery from on-the-job injuries. The most immediate benefit of implementing such a program is claim cost management which benefits all SDIS pool members. It can also include free money from the Oregon Workers Compensation Division!
This free training is being offered to participants in the SDIS Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program. To register, complete and submit this form.
Completed forms can be e-mailed, mailed, or faxed to:
E-mail: asakaguchi@sdao.com
Mail: SDAO, PO Box 23879, Tigard, OR 97281
Fax: 503.620.6217
If you have questions please contact Aubrey Sakaguchi at 800.305.1736, extension 240.
