Practice Details
State Agency: North Dakota
Practice Provision: Flagger certification and training
Description:
From Section 704.03 of North Dakota Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction:
"Flagging. Flaggers shall be clean, neat, and fully dressed at all times while on duty either day or night. For daytime work, the flagger’s vest, shirt, or jacket shall be orange, yellow, strong yellow green, or fluorescent versions of these colors. For
nighttime work, similar outside garments shall be retroreflective. All flagger’s vests shall meet ANSI 107-2004 Class 2 or Class 3 risk exposure requirements, when applicable. The retroreflective material shall be orange, yellow, white, silver, strong yellow-green, or a fluorescent version of one of these colors and shall
be visible at a minimum distance of 1,000 feet. The retroreflective clothing shall be designed to identify clearly the wearer as a person and be visible through the full range of body motions.
Each flagger shall be furnished with the booklet, Flagging Handbook, and shall observe the rules and regulations contained therein. The Contractor shall obtain copies of the Flagging Handbook from the Department.
Flaggers shall not be assigned other dutieswhile working as authorized flaggers.
The Contractor is responsible for providing trained flaggers. All flaggers must view a flagging video training tape and pass a flagging written examination before performing flagging on the project. The Contractor will acknowledge in writing, before any flaggingwork begins on the project, that all flaggers will have viewed a flagging video tape and passed a written examination before performing flagging on the project."
Website: http://www.dot.nd.gov/manuals/environmental/2008-Vol01.pdf
Contact:
Mr. Doug Schumaker
Traffic Safety Engineer
North Dakota Department of Transportation
Design Division
608 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0700
Phone: (701) 328-1210
Fax: (701) 328-0310
Email: dschumak@nd.gov
