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Roadway Work Zone-Related Safety Resources
This document provides links to roadway work zone-related resources from a number of sources, including the Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), OSHA, states, and others. The page also links to the Roadway Safety Awareness Training Program which was developed through an OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grant and is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Flagger Safety
- Flagger’s Handbook (University of Wisconsin)
- Flagger Training for Highway Construction Video (IL DOT)
- High-Visibility Safety Apparel in Highway Work Zones Brochure (DOT)
- Increasing the Work Zone Worker’s Visibility Through High-Visibility Safety Apparel (American Traffic Safety Services Association [ATSSA])
- Roadway Safety: Module 4: Flagger Safety (Roadway Safety Awareness Training Program)
Night Work
- Roadway Safety: Module 5: Night Work (Roadway Safety Awareness Training Program)
- Roadway Safety: Night Work [En Espanol] (Roadway Safety Awareness Training Program)
Positive Protection
Runovers/Backovers
- Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries from Vehicles and Equipment (NIOSH)
- Internal Traffic Control Plans (OSHA and The Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners Alliance)
- Roadway Safety: Runovers/Backovers [En Espanol] (Roadway Safety Awareness Training Program)
Safer Deployment of Traffic Control Vehicles
Work Zone Speeding
- Highway Work Zone Safety: Construction Equipment Visibility
- On the Road- Looking for Safety Zones (OSHA)
- Roadway Safety: Struck or Crushed [En Espanol] (Roadway Safety Awareness Training Program)
Additional Roadway Work Zone Safety Resources
- NIOSH Alert: Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Traffic-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes [En Espanol] (NIOSH)
- Construction eTool – Struck By (OSHA)
- Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Reports – Highway Work Zones (NIOSH)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Safety Program – Work Zones Web Page (FHWA)
- Highway Work Zone Safety and Health Topics Web Page (NIOSH)
- Highway Work Zones and Signs, Signals, and Barricades Safety and Health Topics Web Page (OSHA)
- Roadway Safety Awareness Training Program (OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grant)
- Work Zone Traffic Safety Fact Sheet (OSHA)
- Work Zone Traffic Safety QuickCard [En Espanol] (OSHA)
Through the OSHA and Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners Alliance, the participants developed this product for informational purposes only. It does not necessarily reflect the official views of OSHA or the U.S. Department of Labor.
Posted: 2/2/2011
