American Infrastructure

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An aerial photo of a highway and construction on the roadside
 

Robert F. Lanyon
Safety Manager
American Infrastructure
Worcester, Pa. 19490 

 

 

 

 

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American Infrastructure

  • Mid-Atlantic Company – Founded in 1939
  • Heavy Civil Construction Company
    • Bridges, highways, water and waste treatment plants
    • Site development
    • Underground Utilities
    • Quarries and material plants
  • 2,250 employee’s
  • 4,027,000 manhours
  • Listed #20 of Top 50 Domestic Heavy Civil Construction Companies
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A trailer-mounted portable changeable message sign in a highway work zone displaying the message YOU'LL NEVER GET TO WORK ON TIME HAHA!!

SLIDE 4An orange sign of ROAD WORK 1500 FT

How do we set traffic patterns                                                              

  • Erect the first sign the motorists 
    would see first   
  • Proceed “with the flow of traffic” until 
    you complete the installation Install first!!

 

 

 

 

SLIDE 5Workers setting up cones in a roadway

Where are the hazards

  • Setting Advanced Warning Signs
  • Setting the Taper
  • Live Traffic adjacent to the tangent  

 

 

 

SLIDE 6A photo of a TMA followed by a police car

Safe Work Procedures

  • Use of TMA while setting signs 
  • Use of TMA to block lane while setting taper 
  • Shadow vehicle with TMA while setting tangent 
  • Use of police

 


 

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Just a note about Police Support

A police car parked in a work zone

SLIDE 8An orange sign of ROAD WORK 1500 FT

How do we remove traffic patterns?

  • Reverse the process so the 
    advance warning area is removed last! 
  • Remove “against the flow of traffic”

 Remove last!!

 

 

 

 

    

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Does backing pose a hazard?

Can We Remove Reverse?

MANY FLEETS REPORT THAT MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCIDENTS HAPPEN WHILE BACKING

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How dangerous is backing?

  • Backing accounts for less than ONE PERCENT of a fleets total mileage.
  • Many fleets report that backing incidents account for over 30%, and as high as 70% percent of their total accidents
  • We can determine that driving backwards is more than 30 times more hazardous than driving forward
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An overhead view of a bridge work zone

SLIDE 12Picture of a man sitting on the back of a van placing a cone on the road. The picture is crossed out.

Are there any alternatives?

  • Removing with the flow of traffic  
  • Bucking traffic with MPT vehicle  
  • Utilizing innovative equipment

Picture of a cone placement and retrival machine picking up cones on a road

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Removing with the flow of traffic

  • Not permitted by most DOT’s
  • Taper is removed, opening lane
  • Advanced warning signs are no longer accurate as to distances.
  • Is there a way which this could be done SAFELY?
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Excerpt from MUTCD TA-35 - Mobile Work on Multi-lane Roadway
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Rear Camera

Picture of a rear camera

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Rear Camera

Picture of a rear camera

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Rear Steer Truck

Picture of a rear steer truck

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Drawing of a rear steer truck

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Petersen Industries

Eric Handler
VP/General Manager
800-930-5623
ehandler@petersenind.com

SLIDE 20Picture of workers wearing Class 3 apparel in a work zone

Increased Visibility

  • The following employees are required 
    to wear Class 3 apparel consisting 
    of a vest and pants:
     
    • Flagging day/night
    • MPT day/night
    • Night work in roadway 
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Training Required

  • All employees must be trained
  • Training varies by job assignment
  • ATSSA TCS is required for all MPT Supervisors, Project Managers and Superintendents
  • ATSSA TCT is required for all MPT crews
  • Hazard Awareness is required for all employees who work in or adjacent to traffic
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