Programs

Who is the Missouri Safety Center?

 

The Missouri Safety Center was designated as the State's Safety Center in 1967, by the Commission on Higher Education in collaboration with the Governor's Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee. The Center is an organization dedicated to injury prevention that has provided organized leadership and a unified program specifically in the highway safety area. It draws together University personnel, state and local agencies, business and industry, safety professionals and the public-at-large in efforts to reduce deaths and injuries on the highways, at work, during recreation and in the home. Center activities include programs of instruction, research, publications, public information, as well as, conferences and special services. It utilizes a staff of specialists offering programs in pupil transportation, motorcycle safety, beginning driver education, advanced driving techniques, breath alcohol instrument training, crash investigation and reconstruction, commercial vehicle training, sobriety checkpoint supervision, and several other training courses.

 

The Center was approved by the State of Missouri, Department of Public Safety, as a Continuing Education Provider in 1997 with a renewal in March of 2000. Continuing Education Units (CEHs) are awarded for the Center's law enforcement training programs to officers who successfuly complete course requirements.

 

What do you do?

 

Mission

To promote safety in Missouri and the Nation, the Missouri Safety Center strives to prevent injury and death through technology transfer, instruction, research, and public service. The Missouri Safety Center's mission is supported by the Central Missouri State University's administration, the State Legislature, and a wide variety of clientele from business, industry and government entities and the daily communication with our diverse clientele.

 

Role and Purpose

The Missouri Safety Center is an organization dedicated to injury prevention. It draws together a variety of resources in a common effort that serves University personnel, state and local agencies, business, industry, safety professionals and the public-at-large. It utilizes a staff of specialists and the services of University personnel to provide leadership and a unified program in injury prevention. Center activities include programs of instruction, research, publications, public information, as well as, conferences and special services.

 

Goals

 

Coordinate with Missouri state and local agencies, professional organizations and business and industry to address technology upgrades, training needs, and other public safety issues.

Expand the number of safety programs offered and the diversity of target populations served to meet changing safety needs and to remain in the forefront of safety technology.

Encourage Center staff to maintain close working relationships with safety professionals and/or safety organizations/agencies off-campus to develop more responsive safety programming.

Promote interdisciplinary activities with other Central faculty, staff, and students in grant and research activities, safety training programs, and other cooperative initiatives.

The Missouri Safety Center continues to promote a working partnership with local, state, and federal agencies, safety advocate groups, civic organizations, business & industry, and other professional organizations.

 

Where are you located?

 

Administrative Offices

The Missouri Safety Center's administrative offices are housed on the spacious and beautiful campus of Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri. The Center's suite of offices are located in the Humphrey's building (Suite 201) directly on the quadrangle of the main campus. The administrative function oversees the daily operations, the scheduling of internal staff and external consultants, and the development of curricula for professionals participating in the Center's programs.

 

Training Complex

The Missouri Safety Center's Highway Safety Instructional Park is located just south of the main campus at 1200 South Holden Street. This unique facility houses professional staff offices, training programs, an off-street driving range & skid pad, and the Breath Alcohol Instrument Training laboratory. The training facility sits on 14-acres of land with an additional 17 acres available for expansion and special usage. The Center maintains a fleet of close to 100 vehicles for road, training, and special usage.

 

How do I enroll in a course/program/conference?

 

Depending on the function you wish to enroll in – there are options at the bottom of each specific course, program, or conference web page for enrollment options. Typically you have the option to enroll on-line or download, print, fill out and return (fax or mail) an enrollment form, or call our main office at 800-801-3588. Please ensure that you are using the proper form or process for the function of interest. “One form does not fit all!”

 

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