Due to the special nature of level crossings, those involved must always take into account the needs of both transportation systems. These include a variety of technical, legal, and organizational specifics that I am teaching in training courses. The focus is always on a perspective that covers all transportation systems in order to facilitate communication between all parties involved.
The target groups for my training courses are primarily employees of engineering firms, infrastructure operators, railway regulatory authorities, road traffic authorities, and the police. The workshops and seminars can be held either at a conference hotel or in-house.
Example Contents for a Basic Course:
- Introduction to the special characteristics of level crossings
- Requirements and legal basics of level crossing safety in Germany
- Technologies for ensuring level crossing safety (focus: types of safety measures)
- Interactions with road traffic
Example Contents for an Advanced Course:
- Advanced technologies know-how (activation, monitoring, obstacle detection)
- Principles and procedures for calculations of visible areas
- Principles and procedures for calculations of activation distance
- Conflicts in legal norms and their practical resolutions
Example Contents for a Workshop:
- Short review of the relevant theory
- Measurement and inspection of visible areas using a real-life example
- Assessment of the road traffic situation using a real-life example
- Discussion of practical problems brought up by participants