Kansas Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit public safety education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings and preventing trespassing on or near railroad tracks. Operation Lifesaver provides educational resources and solutions to address this critical safety issue.

Mission

Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit rail safety education and public awareness organization dedicated to saving lives.

How to Get Involved

You can help make your community safer by becoming an Operation Lifesaver Authorized Volunteer (OLAV). Each year, Operation Lifesaver's trained volunteers conduct free programs on rail safety education for audiences in large and small communities across the United States.

Steps to becoming an Operation Lifesaver Authorized Volunteer (OLAV)

• Prospective volunteers fill out and submit the online OLAV application, which is then reviewed by the Operation Lifesaver State Coordinator. Applicants will receive an email telling them how to go to the next step in the process, the online classroom training.
• Next, applicants complete the online classroom, “The AVE” (Authorized Volunteer e-Learning), which is available 24/7, whenever it fits YOUR schedule.
• After completing the AVE online classroom, your state coordinator will contact you to schedule the next step to complete the OLAV process.
• Authorized volunteers will report their safety activities via Operation Lifesaver’s online reporting database, so they can easily keep track of their presentations, training and special events.
• With the new OLAV program, OL volunteers will have more options to choose from for interacting with an audience.
• Volunteers must fully understand and agree to abide by all Operation Lifesaver general policies and procedures.

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