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Interpretation 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…More

Interpretation 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…More

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…More

Interpretation Letter 6(09)-37(I) — Use of ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 High-Visibility Safety Apparel (Publication)

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…More

A Guidebook for Nighttime Construction: Impacts on Safety, Quality, and Productivity (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
NCHRP Report 726 provides a Guidebook of nighttime construction best practices concerning 1) implementation of new or innovative ideas to convert necessary work activities to effective nighttime produ…More

RSP+ 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…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…More

RSP+ 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…More

RSP+ Runovers/Backovers Toolbox Pamphlet for Contractors (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
The pamphlet reviews proper TTCD set up, protective clothing, positive separation, access/egress, ITCP, prevention devices such as back up alarms, and best practices for supervisors. Modules Covere…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

Traffic Control Persons for Construction Awareness (Training)

This online Traffic Control Persons for Construction course explains the techniques, equipment, and legal requirements for traffic control persons in a construction environment. It explains the import… More

Work Site Management Plan in Construction Projects (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
In project construction activities, Occupational Health and Safety Management Plan, Site and Camp Management, Worker Safety and Work Site Management Plan and Labor Environmental Management Plan are an…More

Flagger Safety: Work Zone Safety Depends on You (Training)

This video provides training for flaggers, illustrating Washington State rules and regulations. It covers personal safety, installations techniques, positioning for safety, flagging station demonstrat… More

The Potential of Implementing Smart Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Minimize Work Related Injuries in Construction Sites (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Construction accidents has earned a bad reputation along the years even with personal protective equipment (PPE) provided on site. Wearable technology has become more common nowadays for preventing wo…More

On-Site Personal Protective Equipment Signage and Use by Road Construction Workers in Ghana: A Comparative Study of Foreign- and Locally-Owned Companies (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Background: Road construction work has its own specific set of risks and safety issues. It has not been adequately addressed in most low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa. The object…More

Investigation into Road Construction Safety Management Techniques (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Rwanda is undergoing rapid development in transportation through constructing new roads and upgrading existing ones. During implementation of these projects, many accidents for road workers, road us…More

Nested Network for Detecting PPE on Large Construction Sites Based on Frame Segmentation (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Safety is a main concern for the construction industry because of the high rate of accidents and casualties on construction sites. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a major part of safety regulat…More

Human-Object Interaction Recognition for Automatic Construction Site Safety Inspection (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Today, computer vision object detection methods are used for safety inspections from site videos and images. These methods detect bounding boxes and use hand-made rules to enable personal protective e…More

A Real-Time Automated Approach for Ensuring Proper Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Construction Site (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Construction sites are one of the most perilous environments where many potential hazards may occur. Even though workers are trained to stay away from potential dangers, there are still many types of …More

The Pattern of Adherence to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Jordanian Small and Medium Sized Construction Sites (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are considered a major element in ensuring the safety of engineers and workers at construction sites. Reports representing on-site injuries among construction worke…More

Detecting Safety Helmet Wearing on Construction Sites With Bounding-Box Regression and Deep Transfer Learning (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Detecting safety helmet wearing in surveillance videos is an essential task for safety management, compliance with regulations, and reducing the death rate from construction industry accidents. Howeve…More

Interpretation 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…More

Interpretation 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…More

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…More

Interpretation Letter 6(09)-37(I) — Use of ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 High-Visibility Safety Apparel (Publication)

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…More

IoT-Based Detecting, Locating and Alarming of Unauthorized Intrusion on Construction Sites (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Monitoring of unauthorized intrusion on construction sites is crucial to reducing safety accidents. The existing methods have shortages such as detection error, locating error, alarming delay and diff…More

Silica Protection Training for Roadway Construction (Training)

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) in partnership with the Pacific Northwest OSHA Education Center at the University of Washington offers this free comprehensive train… More

Fundamentals of U. S. Transportation Construction Safety (Training)

This course provides training on these topics: Falls Struck-by Electrocution Caught-In or Between Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Excavation & Trenching Confined Spaces … More

Personal Protective Equipment Training: What Employees Need to Know (Training)

Learn how a personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment is conducted, how to evaluate the workplace and job functions for any potential hazards that can be controlled through the use of PPE,… More

Respiratory Protection During COVID-19 for Road Construction Workers (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Developed through a partnership between ARTBA and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), this document provides guidance regarding the use of masks and face coverings when N-95 respirators …More

Construction Safety: Personal Protective Equipment (Training)

Examples of personal protective equipment (PPE) include items such as gloves, foot and eye protection, hearing protection, hard hats, respirators, and more. This course is part of the Construction Saf… More

Application of an Intelligent Safety Helmet to Construction Site Safety Management (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
On-site safety is the most crucial issue that the construction industry focuses on, and safety helmet is one piece to on-site personnel protection and accident reduction. Construction safety managers …More

A 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…More

PPEs Compliance Technology to Legalize the Automated Monitoring of Safety Standards (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Governments are always looking to monitor safety violations on construction sites. Those violations are not only causing numerous injuries and deaths to workers but also delays and subsequently costs …More

Analysis on Constructional Hazards, Risk Assessment Techniques and Safety Helmets in Construction Sites (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The major hazards involved in the construction industries are falls, noise, dust, fire and electrocution. Noise and dust are the major uncontrollable hazards which leads to severe occupational ill hea…More

Automatic Detection of Hardhats Worn by Construction Personnel: A Deep Learning Approach and Benchmark Dataset (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Hardhats play an essential role in protecting construction individuals from accidents. However, wearing hardhats is not strictly enforced among workers due to all kinds of reasons. To enhance construc…More
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