Road safety webinars from the IRF

A series of road safety webinars is being provided by the IRF.
By MJ Woof July 10, 2020 Read time: 1 min
The IRF is running online training for road safety professionals in a bid to cut road crashes – image © courtesy of Mike Woof

The IRF Safe Roads by Design “Making Roads Safe for All Road Users” that consists of 10-two hour sessions will run from July 13th-31st  2020. This course will provide state of the art, best practices for roadside/median safety, work zone safety, vulnerable road user safety and road safety audit. 

Participants will able to use what is learned to improve the level of safety on roads and save lives. Those interested can get additional details and register for this course at this site: https://www.irf.global/event/srd20-ws-july-online-training/ 

In addition to the classroom lectures, the IRF will also provide a continuous stream of appropriate reading materials and make some excellent new contacts. Upon successful completion of this On-line course, participants will receive a Course Completion Certificate and 20 IRF Professional Development Hours. Provided participants have at least five years relevant road safety experience, they will also receive the IRF Safe Roads by Design Practitioner Road Safety Certificate.

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