NISR

NISR has been the primary training and data quality support contractor for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) since 2003. NISR trains state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country in crash investigation and classification. NISR has developed law enforcement training materials in use by numerous states. In addition NISR provides coding, technical, and consultative support to states, and provides data analysis and quality control for FMCSA's SAFETYNET/MCMIS crash data systems... NISR has produced the last two editions of the Manual on the Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents (ANSI D16.1) for the National Safety Council (NSC). This is an American National Standard of definitions for classifying all traffic crashes in the United States. NISR's CEO is the past Chairman of the Committee that produces the manual. NISR's President is a member of the ANSI D16 Committee and has authored definitions for the standard. NISR is the only contractor..

Also known as: National Institute for Safety Research, Inc.

Primary location: York United States