Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Monitoring and understanding construction workers' behavior and working conditions are essential to achieve success in construction projects. The dynamic nature of construction sites has heightened th…MoreConstruction and Maintenance Personnel
When Luck Runs out – Professional Flagging Techniques (Training)
This video displays professional flagging techniques. It satisfies part of Iowa DOT flagger training requirements. More
A Study of a Traffic Controlling Robot for Safer Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Roadway construction sites are potentially dangerous work zones and pose a significant challenge to contractors and State Highway Agencies for maintaining adequate safety of workers and the traveling …MorePoorly Installed Signs Played a Role in the Death of a Quebec Traffic Worker: CNESST (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Poorly installed traffic sign tripods were a major factor that caused death of Lynda Lizotte, a flagger, last December in the Monteregie region. Traffic was being detoured to the northbound track due …MoreTransformation of the Roadway Maintenance Operations Workforce (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
As part of TRB's Centennial Celebration, the Technical Activities Council invited all standing committees to submit a Centennial Paper. The Centennial Papers showcase TRB’s standing committees’ pa…MoreFlagger – Train the Trainer (requalification) (Training)
This online training allows for re-qualification of those who train flaggers to direct traffic in work zones. It is designed to familiarize you with updates and changes to MnDOT flagging operations an… More
Flagger – Train the Trainer (Training)
This course is used to qualify contractor's personnel to train employees to act as flaggers on MnDOT construction projects. Attendees will meet requirements of the new MnDOT flagger training language … More
TRB Webinar: Construction Project Staffing Strategies for Transportation Agencies (Training)
State transportation agencies are tasked with doing more to manage highway transportation networks with fewer staff. This webinar presented guidance for addressing workforce challenges within the cons… More
Recommended COVID-19 Response Plan for Construction Employers (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
In this COVID-19 Response Plan, the Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North America provides recommendations on the steps to take to limit the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate risk to workers.MoreDOT Workers Push for Automated Safety Devices in Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Those who work on Connecticut’s highways testified in favor of HB 5198, An Act Concerning Maintenance Work Zone Safety Enforcement, before the Transportation Committee’s public hearing. The bill w…MoreAutomated Flaggers to be Tested This Upcoming Summer (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Mark Storey, Whitman County public works director, brought before the commissioners the idea of purchasing an automated flagger for this summer’s road construction season. Automated flaggers will en…MoreA Real-Time Computer Vision System for Workers’ PPE and Posture Detection in Actual Construction Site Environment (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The real-time video detection model is yet a challenging, especially in detecting construction site workers and their PPE (helmet and safety gear) and postures, since the construction site environment…MorePerceptions of Safety Climate Across Construction Personnel: Associations With Injury Rates (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
While there is a growing body of literature on assessing perceptions of safety climate, many of these studies report a company's safety climate as a worker-based phenomenon. Discrepancies in perceptio…MoreUnderlying Causes for Risk Taking Behaviour Among Construction Workers (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This paper will examine the unsafe work practices that are plaguing the construction industry. Statistics show that four out of five of all workplace accidents are attributed to unsafe behaviour. Rese…MoreInvestigating the Safety Cognition of Construction Personnel Based on Safety Education (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Competency in safety is important for construction personnel and it is compulsory for all construction personnel in Malaysia to attend safety training/courses. A literature review of the recommended s…MoreCharacterizing Perceived Aspects of Adverse Impact of Noise on Construction Managers on Construction Sites (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This study aims to assess various perceived adverse effects of noise on construction sites according to the different stages and machinery used in the stages, and to examine whether or not personal-…MoreEnhancing Action Recognition of Construction Workers Using Data-Driven Scene Parsing (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Vision-based action recognition of construction workers has attracted increasing attention for its diverse applications. Though state-of-the-art performances have been achieved using spatial-temporal …MoreNew Highway Maintenance Degree Aims to Help Build Transportation Workforce (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The Colorado Department of Transportation and Front Range Community College teamed up to develop a two-year associate’s degree in applied science as part of a highway maintenance management degree p…MoreDesign and Implementation of Vision Based Safety Detection Algorithm for Personnel in Construction Site (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The failure of construction workers to wear safety equipment as required is an important cause of safety accidents. In fortunate cases people are injured and severe cases can cause death. In order to …MoreBody Cameras Introduced: ‘We’re not Here to be Abused’ (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Fulton Hogan traffic management department had bought two body cameras for the staff to wear to deter harassment and abuse from the minority of drivers and pedestrians frustrated with roadworks. They …MoreDocumenting Construction Worker Knowledge and Attitude Around Reversing Aids and Visibility Policies (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Accidents and fatalities related to reversing machinery continue to be a large issue and are very costly to the industrial sector. Even with the policies and legislation efforts established on worksit…MoreVirtual Learning for Workers in Robot Deployed Construction Sites (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This paper provides various aspects to consider during the creation of a novel virtual learning environment (VLE) for the education of construction workers interacting with robots. First, the characte…MoreDeveloping a Pre-Task Safety Briefing Tool for Kentucky Maintenance Personnel (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The dangerous work environment in the construction industry and the inherent high risks associated with its work make it the focus of safety training and regulations. Highway construction and maintena…MoreAutomated Detection of Workers and Heavy Equipment on Construction Sites: A Convolutional Neural Network Approach (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Detecting the presence of workers, plant, equipment, and materials (i.e. objects) on sites to improve safety and productivity has formed an integral part of computer vision- based research in construc…MoreTransportation Maintenance Operations Workforce Development: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The surface transportation maintenance operations workforce faces major changes as experienced employees retire in large numbers and younger employees replace them. The generational differences are we…More2017 Wisconsin Highway Maintenance Workforce Survey (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The Wisconsin Highway Maintenance Workforce Survey gathers the background information about the highway maintenance workforce in Wisconsin needed to develop a career pathway and credentialed training.…More