Because of fatal accidents involving 15-passenger vans, the state of Texas passed a law (effective September 1, 2002) requiring state agencies to provide van safety awareness training as a prerequisite to approving drivers.

If your department or organization owns or rents a 15-passenger van, drivers must complete the Texas Tech Van Safety Training Annual Refresher to continue to be authorized to drive one of these vehicles.

Course prerequisite: Each driver must be on the Texas Tech approved driver's list and must have successfully completed VST100, Van Safety Training before registering for this class.  (See TTU OP 79.13 at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/OP79.13.pdf for information to submit the necessary information to the Office of Risk Management. Click here for the drug screening request form. This applies to faculty, staff, and students who drive any 15-passenger van as part of their job duties, or as part of a university-related activity.)  For more information about the requirements and steps to be on the approved drivers’ list, visit the Risk Management Web site at http://www.texastech.edu/System/riskmang/.

Quality Service & Professional Development offers this mandatory refresher training course at no charge to all approved university 15-passenger van drivers.

To register for the online course, please follow these steps:

1. Log into TotalLMS at http://rod.sumtotalsystems.com/ttu using your eRaider username and password.
2. Click here to go the course registration link. (Alternatively, you may search TotalLMS for the course title.)
3. Click the Start button to start the online course.
4. Approval from the Office of Risk Management is required for this course.  If you cannot access the course, contact Quality Service & Professional Development at 806-742-0530 ext. 274 or Debbie Etie with the Office of Risk Managment at 806-742-0212 to check on the status of your request for approval to take the course.

After you register for the course, eligibility requirements will be checked by Quality Service & Professional Development and the Risk Management Office.  You will receive a response within 24 hours on weekdays.   If you are eligible to complete the online course, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you with instructions on how to access the online course.  If you are not eligible, you will be asked to contact the Risk Management Office for instructions on how to become an approved university 15-passenger van driver.  The Van Safety Training Refresher online course takes approximately one-hour to complete.  Participants will learn concepts based on the principle: Awareness of your surroundings and your attitude dictate your actions.

We will provide the names of those participants who successfully complete the course to the Office of Risk Management.

Who should complete the online course?  This course is mandatory for all university 15-passenger van drivers who are approved by the Risk Management Office.  If you are not sure whether you are an university approved driver, contact Debbie Etie with Risk Management Office, 742-0212, or e-mail debbie.etie@ttu.edu.

NOTE:  Please have your driver's license information available when you register.

For more information about the online course: Contact Cindy Dorsett or Maggie Seymour, Quality Service & Professional Development, 742-0530, or e-mail cindy.dorsett@ttu.edu or maggie.seymour@ttu.edu.