The Traffic Crash Investigation: Introduction to Investigation and Reporting Workshop will expose all participants to critical components of the traffic crash investigation ecosystem, so that they are able to understand and appreciate the following ingredients needed to investigate and report on traffic collisions:

• Traffic Accident Investigation and Reporting Process
• Human Factors: Perception and Reaction, Distractions and Visibility
• Traffic Accident Scene Evidence Gathering and Recording
• Preparing Crash Report
• Insurance Fraud
• Interviewing Techniques for Traffic Accident Investigation and Reporting
• Roadside Safety

This online training workshop will cover the main technical issues required for executing Traffic Crash Investigations.  The contents will be based on international standards as well as the hands-on experience of the course instructors.  The workshop is addressed to transport and fleet managers, road and transport authorities, insurance and law enforcement investigators, as well as litigators and legal defenders.  The topics of the workshop go from the basic knowledge of Hazards and Vehicle Operations in the traffic environment and their main characteristics, to the visual inspection activities, to the most up-to-date concepts of Traffic Crash Reporting.

Why Online?

• Expert training by professionals for Professionals: access IRF’s unique curriculum and lectures developed by world-class specialists
• Accelerated learning processes: get up to speed and gain new insights in less time and with no travel constraints
• Full access to learning materials and session recordings
• Small classrooms & scheduled One-on One sessions between with instructors
• Receive IRF Certification

Learning Objectives

•  Describe the traffic crash investigation and reporting process, including the stages and phases of traffic accidents and the essential elements required in a crash report.
• Explain the role of perception-reaction time, visibility factors, and roadside safety in the causation and investigation of traffic crashes.
• Identify and interpret tyre marks, roadway evidence, and vehicle damage at a crash scene, and apply appropriate techniques to examine roadways and vehicles involved in collisions.
• Conduct effective interviews with parties and witnesses, recognize indicators of insurance fraud, and demonstrate professional conduct during traffic crash investigations.

Kenute Hare, Tamper Consulting

Kenute Hare is a Transportation Safety professional with 26 years of experience in road safety management, legislation, enforcement, traffic crash investigation, analysis, and reconstruction, as well as driver behavior and crash prevention. He spent 24 years developing Jamaica’s road safety architecture and crash investigation ecosystem while working in the Transport Ministry, creating curricula and leading workshops in Jamaica, Guyana, and presenting internationally. Recognized globally for his expertise, he has over 1,500 hours of training and received the Russell Arend Award from the University of North Florida’s Institute for Police Technology and Management in 2012. Hare has provided expert testimony in traffic crash cases, analyzed hundreds of vehicle event data recorders (black boxes), and advised law enforcement since 2012. He furthered his education in road safety, crash reconstruction, and transformational leadership, and currently serves as CEO and partner of TAMPER Consulting, which focuses on transportation engineering and safety solutions for developing countries, aiming to reduce road deaths by 50% by 2030 in line with the UN Road Safety Resolution.

Operating System
Windows 7 – Windows 10, Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), macOS Catalina (10.15), Linux, Google Chrome OS, Android OS 5 (Lollipop) – Android 9 (Pie), iOS 10 – iOS 12, Windows Phone 8+, Windows 8RT+

Web browser
Google Chrome (most recent 2 versions)
Mozilla Firefox (most recent 2 versions)
Internet Explorer v11 (with Adobe Flash if running Windows 7)
Apple Safari (most recent 2 versions)
Microsoft Edge (most recent 2 versions)

Internet connection
1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended)

Hardware
2GB of RAM (minimum), 4GB or more of RAM (recommended)
Microphone and speakers (USB headset recommended)

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