SFMTA

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Department of Parking and Traffic, Traffic Engineering Division's



Street & Sidewalk Safety Seminar Series

First Week of Each Month


Keep traffic flowing around your worksite safely & efficiently

Conform to standards; help avoid unnecessary and costly incidents!



WHO: Everyone doing work on and around San Francisco streets and sidewalks, including contractors, utility workers, moving/hauling companies, City employees and others

DATE: Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

TIME: 8:30am to 10:30am

LOCATION: The Hiram Johnson State Building – Inside the Milton Marks Auditorium

455 Golden Gate Avenue (between Polk and Larkin)

San Francisco, CA 94102

COST: FREE!


On Wednesday, July 1st, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, MTA - Department of Parking and Traffic, Traffic Engineering Division's SPOT Program, will be hosting its FREE monthly educational outreach seminar. The focus of this series is how and why work zones must be in compliance with State and local traffic management regulations, and how following these regulations help ensure these temporary traffic control (TTC) areas are safer for workers, motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.



Seminar Topic: * The "Blue Book" - San Francisco Street Work Regulations


8:30am - 10:30am The Blue Book

"Introduction to the MTA-DPT manual, 'Regulations for Working in San Francisco Streets' - the Blue Book". This PowerPoint presentation is aimed at familiarizing you and your employees with the specific rules of this manual, as well as reducing citations for violations of San Francisco Transportation Code 10.2.24 (formerly known as Traffic Code section 194.3) through compliant, responsive and safe use of Temporary Traffic Control devices and practices.



Additional upcoming seminar dates:

Tuesday, September 1st

Tuesday, October 6th

Tuesday, November 3rd

Tuesday, December 1st



Registration is NOT required, but please RSVP by email with the number of anticipated attendees.



Additional details:



Meeting Location

Auditorium, basement level Milton Marks conference center



Please note: This is a secure building and all persons entering will be required to pass through metal detectors. Please be sure to remove all knives and other sharp tools before entering the building.



Alternate Building Entrance

350 McAllister Street (Earl Warren Courthouse)

Proceed through 350 McAllister Lobby to the 455 Golden Gate Lobby

[If you are parking in the public lot across the street or arriving by public transportation, the 350 McAllister entrance is more convenient.]



Disability Access

The auditorium is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and others with disabilities. Informational materials in large print, assitive listening devices, materials in other alternative formats, American Sign Language interpreters and other accomodations will be made available upon request. Please contact the SPOT Program at keith.matthews@sfmta.com. Providing at least 72 hours will help to ensure availability.



In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.



Parking

The Civic Center public parking lot is directly across the street from 350 McAllister between Polk and Larkin, underneath the Civic Center Plaza. The next closest garage is US Parking at 550 Turk Street between Polk and Larkin, behind the Federal Building. There is also garage three blocks away under the Opera Plaza apartment complex at 601 Van Ness Avenue.


If you have any questions, please contact:



Keith Matthews 415-307-7435

keith.matthews@sfmta.com



For more information on the SPOT Program, and for interactive, educational information on how to comply with San Francisco's Temporary Traffic Control Regulations, please visit:



www.SPOTprogram.com


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