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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Lumberton, NC
Lumberton, North Carolina

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2016 GHSP NC SEAT BELT
SURVEY OBSERVERS JOB DESCRIPTION


The 2016 Governor’s Highway Safety Program North Carolina Seatbelt Survey collects data on seatbelt use in North Carolina. In 2016, RTI will collect data for the June daytime Survey. Data will be collected at 200 sites (intersections) in 25 counties in June. All data is collected via observation at controlled intersections.

The Field Observer for the seat belt survey will be responsible for:
  • Observing traffic at intersections and collecting data from both directions of a designated roadway. All observations are to be done in two person teams.
  • Recording shoulder belt use of drivers and right-front occupants of passenger vehicles, vehicle type, driver cellphone usage, and demographic information using 2 separate applications on a tablet computer.
  • Adhering to the data collection schedule as outlined in the data collection assignments.


Training requirements for Field Observers:
  • Attend and successfully complete an FI project training session scheduled to last 1 day on May 25th, 2016.
  • Additionally, participate in on-the-job training with a mentor or Field Supervisor (FS), as needed.


Requirements for observation activity:
  • All field observers should have the following:
    • Reliable transportation to and from all work sites during all designated times
    • The ability to operate a tablet computer
    • The ability to stand and walk up and down the shoulder of an intersection for prolonged lengths of time (60 minute intervals)
    • The ability fill out various electronic forms accurately and submit them in a timely fashion as per project protocols
  • Available for approximately 20 - 30 hours per week to conduct observations during the field data collection period:
    • Survey Period: June 1 – June 30, 2016
  • Available to observe vehicles for 60 minutes at each assigned site during the following project specified times for daytime data collection in June (each site will only have one specified time): Monday through Friday, between dawn and 9 AM; between 9:01 AM and 3:29 PM; and between 3:30 PM and dusk. Also, must observe some sites during the weekends.
  • Must coordinate and maintain an observation schedule with observation partner, and inform Field Supervisor of observation schedule prior to field work.
  • Must follow guidelines laid out in the Site Cluster schedule and observe at least 3 sites each day that you work (unless uncontrollable circumstances prevent this from happening)
  • Must ALWAYS wear the provided orange safety vests at all times while in the field.
  • Must ALWAYS work with your assigned partner
  • Perform field work according to expectations defined by project protocols
  • Available for Field Observations by a member of the Seat Belt Surveys’ management staff.
  • Available once a week for a conference call with your supervisor.
  • Available for possible overnight travel if remote segments are involved in the assignment area.


FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RTI VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.rti.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM (GHSP) VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT: www.ncdot.org/programs/GHSP