1. WELCOME to the National Child Passenger Safety Certification
Training Program! 1-1 Representatives of the National Child
Passenger Safety Board
2. 1-2 National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training
Program MODULE 1 Program Introduction
3. Partnership 1-3
4. National CPS Certification Training Program Goals Certify
you as a CPS Technician. Provide you with the opportunity to apply
basic technical skills and knowledge to correct installation and
use of car seats, booster seats, and seat belts. Equip you to
educate caregivers: In proper selection, installation, and use of
car and booster seats and know when to move to seat belts once
booster seats are outgrown. So they can confidently
install/reinstall car/booster seats. Enable you to be a resource in
your communities. 1-4
5. 1-5 Module 1 Objectives Become acquainted with purpose,
goals, and successful completion requirements of National CPS
Certification Training Program. Identify personal costs of
incorrect use and installation of car seats, booster seats, and
seat belts. Identify national statistics on use of car seats,
booster seats, and seat belts.
6. Housekeeping & Logistics The emergency exits are located
_______________ . Restrooms are located _______________ . Break
areas are located _______________ . Refreshment areas are located
_______________ . 1-6
7. 1-7 General Ground Rules Arrive on time each day and return
promptly from breaks and lunch. Ask questions to gain understanding
of program content and have a successful learning experience.
Listen to others as they speak. Turn cell phones off (or put on
vibrate). Dress comfortably. Be prepared for activities to take
place in the classroom and outside in vehicles. Pay attention to
your movements in and around vehicles.
8. Training Program Completion Requirements Attend entire
training program. Participate in class discussions and practice
activities. Pass 3 written quizzes with total of 42/50 correct.
Pass 3 skills assessments. Participate in end-of-class checkup
event. 1-8
9. Flashback 1-9
10. Important-To-Know Statistics About 90 people died each day
in vehicle crashes (NHTSA, 2010). Vehicle crashes are a leading
cause of death for children in the United States (NHTSA, 2012).
Restraint use among young children often depends upon drivers seat
belt use. When driver is buckled, children are restrained 95% of
the time. When driver is unbuckled, children are restrained 67% of
the time (National Occupant Protection Use Survey Controlled
Intersection Survey, 2011). 1-10
11. Important-To-Know Statistics (continued) Child restraints,
or car seats, reduce risk of injury by 71 to 82% and reduce risk of
death by 28% in comparison to children in seat belts alone. Booster
seats reduce risk of nonfatal injuries by 45% among 4 to 8
year-olds (AAA, 2012). Child restraints are often used incorrectly.
One study found that 72% of nearly 3,500 observed car seats and
booster seats were misused in a way that could be expected to
increase a childs risk of injury during a crash (NHTSA, 2006).
1-11
12. Important-To-Know Statistics (continued) In 2010, it is
estimated that 303 children under 5 were saved as a result of
restraint use. From 1975 through 2010, an estimated 9,611 lives
were saved by child restraints (car seats/booster seats/seat belts)
for children under 5 in passenger vehicles (NHTSA, 2010). 1-12
13. Buckle up for safety! The best way to protect children in
the car is to put them in the right seat at the right time and use
it the right way. 1-13
14. Progress Check Answer these questions in your TG: 1. What
is the leading cause of death for children in the United States? 2.
What is the best way to protect children in the car? 3. What are
the five main goals of this program? 1-13a