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Improving Work Zones Every Day, in Every Way (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
In 2015, over 700 people were killed, and 35,000 people injured in more than 96,000 work zone related crashes.  This article discusses a comprehensive set of programs, strategies, and tools the Feder…More

2017 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

OSHA 10 & 30-Hour Courses Changed to Meet Safety Objectives (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 10 and 30-hour courses provide information needed to help frontline workers, as well as foremen and supervisors, be more aware of health an…More

Work Zone Safety Sign Package Program Winners (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The work zone safety sign package program was developed to assist smaller cities with the introduction or upgrade of their temporary traffic control devices to meet current standards for compliance. A…More

Washington State FIT (Training)

Flagging traffic is both a critical and a potentially hazardous part of providing a safe work zone. Flaggers are responsible for protecting their fellow workers as well as motorists. The WA State FIT … More

From Road Design to Training, MDOT Focus is on Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
As part of the effort to promote the "Toward Zero Deaths" (TZD) national highway safety strategy, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has implemented a number of projects across the Upper…More

Basic Highway Workzone Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The importance of work zone safety is a priority when exposed to the hazards of the motor public as well as other construction equipment. This report examines the functionality of components of a work…More

ATSSA Approved Flagger Certification (Training)

This online course is the only approved version of the nationally accepted ATSSA flagger training. The certification is accepted in Nevada and many other states.   All flagger cards issued in Nevada … More

Flagger certification and training (Practice)

From Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction: "Flaggers shall have completed an approved instructonal course in flagger procedures.   Pr… More

Living in the Line of Duty (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles
Each year, an estimated average of 5 firefighters, 12 law enforcement officers, and more than 60 employees of State departments of transportation (DOTs) lose their lives in the line of duty. Deaths of…More