SafetyZone Newsletter - June 2009
FEATURE ARTICLES
2009 Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference:
Over 250 transportation professionals attended the Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference in Orlando, Fla. Presentations and select video footage from the conference are available via the Clearinghouse Web Site, www.workzonesafety.org. More.
Take the conference attendee survey.
2009 National Work Zone Awareness Week:
Our Web site posts extensive information on the national media event, state awareness events, resources and video interviews with Joseph S. Toole, FHWA's associate administrator for safety, Bud Wright, former FHWA executive director and the family of Rick Moser. More.
Meet the Clearinghouse Staff: Safety Sam:
Safety Sam, the new Clearinghouse mascot, is dedicated to promoting safe practices in and around roadway work zones. More.
LAWS & REGULATIONS
HSIP 23 CFR Part 924, revised regulation and guidance.
TTI works to create standard test method for conventional pavement markings.
Move Over Law In Spotlight After Worker Death.
Cameras coming to catch work-zone speeders.
More information on state laws.
NEW RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES
Crash Prediction Model Web Conferencing, July 13.
Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Construction.
New US DOT White Paper on Coordinating, Planning and Managing the Effects of Roadway Construction with Technology.
Controlling Silica Exposures in Construction Guidance, PDF.
National Safety Council Weekly Safety Tips, a free interactive icon to use on your Web site.
2010 TRB 89th Annual Meeting: Paper Submission Site Is Open.
ARTICLES & REPORTS OF INTEREST
FHWA Roadway Work Zone Consortium Newsletter.
LTAP/TTAP Interchange, audio newsletter.
Working After Dark: Night Work and Roadway Safety, Walter Jones.
Variable Speed Limit Sign Effects on Speed and Speed Variation in Work Zones, Thomas McCurty.
Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Work Zone Crashes and Investigation of Relationships Between Work Zone Traffic Control Measures and Crash Characteristics, Mitsuru Saito, Thomas G. Jin.
Deployment of Pedestrian Countermeasures Study. FHWA Safety Office Concludes Successful 6-Year Study on Deployment of Pedestrian Countermeasures in Three Cities: Las Vegas, San Francisco and Miami.
Traffic Barrel Monster Creator Arrested.
Articles and reports are added weekly to www.workzonesafety.org
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
The ARTBA Building
1219 28th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 289-4434
Brad Sant
Clearinghouse Director
Lisa McCluskey
Clearinghouse Manager
About The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is dedicated to providing the transportation construction industry and the general public with comprehensive information to improve motorist, worker and pedestrian safety in roadway work zones. The Clearinghouse has the world’s largest online library of free information on work zone safety,
www.workzonesafety.org.
The materials provided in this publication are based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under cooperative agreement No. DTFH61-06-H-00015. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in any publication listed on this web site are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Highway Administration.
Posted: 6/23/2009
Categories: Newsletters
