FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant Program

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Dr. Morris Oliver
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety Integration
Washington, DC

Fort Lauderdale, FL
October 2007

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Work Zone Traffic Crashes

  • 1,074 fatalities in 2005
    • 2.5% of total (43,443)
    • 3/day (1 every 8 hours)
  • 10 yr. total ('96-'05)-9,420 fatalities
  • Approx. 40,000 injuries annually
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SAFETEA-LU

Section 1409 – Work Zone Safety Grants
Section 1410 – National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse (NWZSIC)

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WZ Safety Grants

  • Purpose – Prevent highway work zone injuries and fatalities 
  • Nonprofit & not-for-profit organizations 
  • $5 M/year (FY ‘06-'09) 
  • 20% match

 

 

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WZ Safety Grants

Area 1- Construction craft worker training

  • Craft Workers 
  • Traffic Control Workers 
  • Utility Workers 
  • Law enforcement personnel 
  • Continue/enhance current programs & develop new ones
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WZ Safety Grants

Area 2- Development of guidelines

  • To assist agencies/groups in complying with regulations, standards, policies & procedures
  • In form of best practices, handbooks, recommended processes, training modules
  • Based on gaps/needs
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WZ Safety Grants

Area 3 – Guideline training for State/local agencies and other groups

  • Assist in implementing regulations, standards, policies and procedures
  • Promote best practices
  • Use national, state or local guidelines
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WZ Safety Grantees

  • ATSSA
    American Traffic Safety Services Association
  • LHSFNA/ARTBA
    Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America/ American Road and Transportation Builders Association
  • WSU
    Wayne State University
  • IIT
    Illinois Institute of Technology
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ATSSA

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ATSSA

Area 1– Target traffic control workers, utility workers & law enforcement

  • Current ATSSA courses (English and Spanish) 
    • Flagger Instructor An UNDER CONSTRUCTION sign with warning light
    • Traffic Control Technician
    • Traffic Control Supervisor
    • Utility Traffic Control
    • Nighttime Traffic Control
    • Emergency Traffic Control
    • Law Enforcement Officer
    • “What Everyone Should Know”
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ATSSA

Area 2– Develop guidance documents

  • Subject areas
    • Positive protective devices (barriers)
    • High visibility garments
    • Work zone planning/data & impact analyses
    • Pedestrian/bicycle safety in work zones
    • Maintenance work zone safety
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ATSSA

Area 3 – Training in years 3-4

  • Possible subjects
    • Area 2 guidelines
    • Traffic control design specialist
    • Urban work zone design
    • Work zone strategies
    • Analytical tools for work zone planning
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LHSFNA/ARTBA

  • Amount: $4 M
  • Began October 2006 (2 years + 2 option years)
  • Areas: 1, 2 & 3
  • 9 partner organizations
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LHSFNA/ARTBA

Area 1- Main target is construction craft workersA sign of construction vehicle

  • Multi-lingual training
  • Subject areas
    • OSHA 10 hour construction course
    • Traffic control workers/flaggers
    • “Struck by” (runovers and backovers)
    • Night work (for workers)
    • Hazards of weather
    • Sprains and strains 

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LHSFNA/ARTBA

Area 2 - Guidelines/training modules

  • Subject areas
    • 14 ANSI standards
    • Positive separation/protection of workers
  • Best practices guide
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LHSFNA/ARTBA

Area 3- Training

  • Possible subject areas
    • Area 2 guidelines
    • Variable speed limits
    • ITS applications
  • Interactive computer demos
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IIT

  • Amount: $750 K
  • Areas: 2 & 3
  • Began November 2006 (2 years + 2 option years)
  • Partnership- Illinois and Utah LTAP Centers
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IIT

Area 2 – Work zone safety audit guidelines
(& training materials)

  • Survey of States, contractors & others
  • Independent review panel
  • Conduct full-scale case studies to test guidelines
    • Dan Ryan Reconstruction Project
    • Evaluating other projects
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IIT

Area 3 – Target audience is DOTs, contractors, law enforcement

  • Workshops in FY 2008 and 2009
  • Presentations at DOTs and other public agencies
  • Presentations at conferences (TRB, ITE, ASCE, etc.)
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WSU

  • Amount: $400 K
  • Areas 2 & 3
  • Began October 2006 - 2 years 
    (FY 2007-08)
  • Subcontractor: Bradley University
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WSU

Area 2 – Utility work zone safety guidelines
(& training curricula)

  • State-of-the-art/practice policy review
  • Gap analysis/needs assessment
  • Include typical applications and case studies
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WSU

Area 3 – Targets utility & road maintenance workers

  • Pilot sessions - Locations TBD
    • To evaluate the guidelines & training materials
  • Train-the-trainer courses on guidelines
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Clearinghouse (NWZSIC) Section 1410

  • Purpose - assemble and disseminate info related to work zone safety
  • $1 M/year for FY 2006-09
  • Federal share: 100%
  • Grantee: ARTBA/TTI
  • Began October 2006
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NWZSIC

  • Began 1998
  • Over 100,000 users/year
  • Site redesign completed
    • Upgrade web infrastructure
    • Expand and update content
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NWZSIC

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Contacts

Dr. Morris Oliver
FHWA Office of Safety Integration
Washington, DC
202-366-2251
morris.oliver@dot.gov

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/

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