Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This letter addresses the question concerning whether the ANSI/ISEA 207-2015 high visibility garment standard meets the requirements contained in Sections 6D.03, 6E.02, and 7D.04 of the 2009 Manual on…MoreHigh Visibility Clothing
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Interpretation Letter 6(09)-012(I) – Use of ANSI/ISEA 207-2011 High-Visibility Safety Apparel (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This letter addresses the question concerning whether the ANSI/ISEA 207-2011 high visibility garment standard meets the requirements contained in Sections 6D.03, 6E.02, and 7D.04 of the 2009 Manual on…MoreInterpretation Letter 6(09)-004 (I) – Use of ANSI/ISEA 107-2010 High-Visibility Safety Apparel (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This letter addresses the question concerning whether the ANSI/ISEA 107-2010 high visibility garment standard meets the requirements contained in Sections 6D.03, 6E.02, and 7D.04 of the 2009 Manual on…MoreInterpretation Letter 6(09)-002 (I) – High-Visibility Apparel for Delivery Personnel (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This letter addresses the question concerning whether delivery personnel are included in the definition of worker in Section 1A.13 (Definition 256) of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MU…MoreRSP+ Night Work Trainee Booklet (Publication)
Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
The booklet first explains why night work requires special focus and then presents the hazards, nighttime TTC (Temporary Traffic Control), safety enhancements such as high visibility clothing, best pr…MoreRSP+ Night Work High Visibility Toolbox Pamphlet (Publication)
Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
The Night Work High Visibility pamphlet defines the characteristics of 'high visibility' and details ANSI requirements for Class 1, 2 and 3 garments. It includes garment inspection and vehicle visibil…More2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference
The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More
RSP+ Night Work Risks Toolbox Pamphlet (Publication)
Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
The Night Work Risks pamphlet presents the many hazards of night work, discusses nighttime TTC (Temporary Traffic Control), reviews safety enhancements including high visibility clothing, recommends b…MorePersonal protective equipment requirements (Practice)
Illinois DOT requires its employees to wear: Hard hats: All supervisors are mandated to wear and require their employees to wear protective hard hats/caps when they are in an area where there is poten… More
Personal protective equipment requirements (Practice)
Florida DOT's policy on Head Protection, Eye and Face Protection, Hand Protection, Foot Protection, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Protection, Fall Protection Equipment, Safety Nets, and Safety Ves… More
High Visibility Apparel in Work Zones: Characteristics of High-Visibility Safety Apparel / Vestimenta de alta visibilidad en zonas de trabajo – Características de la vestimenta de seguridad de alta visibilidad (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This field guide provides contractors, field personnel, inspectors, and DOT construction engineers with guidance on characteristics of high-visibility safety apparel. This easy-to-use field reference …MoreTraffic Management & Work Zone Safety Power Workshop at World of Asphalt 2010 Show & Conference
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse offered FREE educational sessions in 2010 during World of Asphalt. Those "power workshops" focused on key work zone safety challenges that… More
Field Guide on Installation and Removal of Temporary Traffic Control for Safe Maintenance and Work Zone Operations
PDF Version in English [846 KB] and Spanish [1.04 MB]
August 2008
Introduction
This field guide provides field personnel with introductory guidance on installation and removal methods f… More
ISEA: High-Vis Public Safety Vests Meet FHWA Requirements for Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Upon the request of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), the Federal Highway Administration has issued an official interpretation stating that the ANSI/ISEA 207-2011 standard, Americ…MoreMore Than 1,500 Industry Officials Join Clearinghouse “Webinar” on New “High Visibility Garment” Requirements
Dates Announced for 2009 Work Zone Safety Conference at World of Asphalt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 2008
Contact:
Lisa McCluskey
202-289-4434
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)–More than 1,500 … More
Utility Work Zone Safety Guidelines and Training: Gap Study and Needs Assessment (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Because utility work zones are short in duration and often unplanned, there are a different set of risks associated with them that differ from those risks associated with normal highway construction w…MoreUtility Work Zone Safety Guidelines and Training: Gap Study and Needs Assessment
PDF version
RFA Number DTFH61-06-G-00006
CFSA Number: 20.200
Submitted to:
United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
HSA Room #E71-324
1200 New Jersey Ave. S… More
ANSI/ISEA 107-2004: Revised American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear (Publication)
Resource Type: Specifications & Special Provisions
This standard provides a uniform, authoritative guide for the design, performance specifications, and use of high-visibility and reflective apparel including vests, jackets, bib/jumpsuit coveralls, tr…MoreIncreasing the Work Zone Worker’s Visibility Through High-Visibility Safety Apparel / Incremento de la visibilidad de trabajadores en zonas de trabajo, a través de la vestimenta de seguridad de alta visibilidad (Publication)
Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
This poster illustrates apparel that can and can not be used and provides helpful hints on situations when it is appropriate to use specific apparel through the use of sample pictures and easy to read…MoreATSSA/FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant focus – Winter 2008
PDF version
Area 1: Highway Work Zone Worker Safety Training
Area 2: Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Development Update
Area 3: Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Training
ATS… More
High Visibility Apparel in Work Zones: Characteristics of High-Visibility Safety Apparel
PDF Version [2.66 MB]
2009
Table of Contents
Introduction
What is High-Visibility Safety Apparel?
Apparel Types
Performance Class 1
Performance Class 2
Performance Cl… More
Increasing the Work Zone Worker’s Visibility Through High-Visibility Safety Apparel
PDF Version [1.25 MB]
According to Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Worker Visibility Final Rule, "All workers within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway who are exposed either to … More
Q & A with Ken Wood and Janice Bradley on High Visibility Clothing Requirements
Since the clearinghouse hosted the Complying with the New FHWA Regulation on High Visibility Garments Webinar on September 4, 2008, we have received a lot of follow-up questions related to the require… More
High-Visibility Safety Apparel in Work Zones Training Module (Training)
Provides guidance on selecting high-visibility safety apparel including appropriate situations where each type of apparel is required or recommended.
Modules Covered:
What are the three classe… More
The Focus Work Zone Safety Grant Newsletter – Summer 2009
Printable Version [PDF 2.2 MB]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT…
Rich Bunker
ATSSA Instructor
I began working for Lewis County Public Works in 1973 spending 31 years working in all phases of roa… More
ATSSA Work Zone Safety Grant focus – Spring 2008
PDF version
Area 1: Highway Work Zone Worker Safety Training
Area 2: Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Development Update
Area 3: Highway Work Zone Safety Guidelines Training
ATS… More
2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference
The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More
Nighttime work restrictions and conditions (Practice)
Some states have found an increase in the amount of work that must be done at night. Minnesota DOT made a commitment to improve the safety of construction work zones by implementing a team to make hig… More
OSHA Letter Corrects OSHRC Work Zone Decision (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Reversing a Bush-era decision, Occupational Safety and Health Administration reasserted its requirement of reflective apparel for all highway workers in a new letter of interpretation, issued October …MoreVestimenta de seguridad de alta visibilidad en zonas de trabajo en carreteras
PDF Version [1.85 MB]
¿Cuándo deja de protegerme la vestimenta de alta visibilidad y debo reemplazarla?
junio 2012
Vestimenta de seguridad de alta visibilidad en zonas de trabajo e… More
Complying with the New FHWA Regulation on High Visibility Garments Webinar
On September 4, 2008, over 1,500 viewers logged on live to gain insight to the new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulation that takes effect November 24, 2008. During this hour long sessio… More
Work Zone Hazards Workbook / Cuaderno de Trabajo Sobre Peligros en la Zona de Trabajo (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This publication contains:
The purpose of OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and its duty to enforce it under the law.
An explanation of MUTCD (Uniform Traffic Control De…MoreWork Zone Safety Grant FOCUS – Spring 2009
IN THE SPOTLIGHT…
John McEahern
ATSSA Instructor
I began my career in the Staff Traffic Branch of the Colorado Department of Highways (now a DOT) in 1965. I spent the first 20 yea… More
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Guidelines for Emergency Traffic Control (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This handbook provides guidelines listed in the MUTCD with specific focus on traffic incidents. It contains basic principles, a description of standard traffic control devices, guidelines of the appli…More