Practice Details
State Agency: Minnesota
Practice Provision: Flagger certification and training
Description:
Sample language of flagger training requirement from Minnesota Department of Transportation Special Provisions - SP2005BOOK:
"FLAGGER TRAINING
Any person acting as a flagger on this Project shall have attended a training session taught by a Contractor’s qualified trainer. The Contractor’s qualified trainer shall have completed a 'Mn/DOT Flagger Train the Trainer Session' in the five years previous to the start date of this Contract and shall be on file as a qualified flagger trainer with the Department. The Flagger Trainer’s name and Qualification Number shall be furnished by the Contractor at the pre-construction meeting. The Contractor shall provide all flaggers with the Mn/DOT Flagger Handbook and shall observe the rules and regulations contained therein. This handbook shall be in the possession of
all flaggers while flagging on the Project. The Contractor shall obtain handbooks from the Department. Flaggers shall not be assigned other duties while working as authorized flaggers. The “Checklist for Flagger training” form shall be furnished to the Engineer any time a new flagger reports to work on the Project. The 'Checklist for Flagger Training' form can be found at: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/wzs/documents/flaggertrainingchecklist.pdf."
For additional information, check out the web site below.
Website: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/wzs/flagger.html
Contact:
Leigh Kriewall
Transportation Program Specialist
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard – MS 650
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Phone: (651) 366-4217
Email: leigh.kriewall@dot.state.mn.us
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