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This guideline covers various types of positive protection devices that can be easily placed and moved for short duration and short term work operations, especially compared with traditional portable …MoreWorker Safety
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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…MoreRSP+ Night Work High Visibility Toolbox Pamphlet (Publication)
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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…MoreRSP+ Night Work Risks Toolbox Pamphlet (Publication)
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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…MoreRSP+ Night Work Trainee Booklet (Publication)
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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+ Runovers/Backovers Toolbox Pamphlet for Agency/Owners (Publication)
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The pamphlet presents traffic monitoring and management systems, Intelligent Transportation System technologies, positive separation, and regulatory or program controls.
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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…MoreRSP+ Runovers/Backovers Toolbox Pamphlet for All Workers (Publication)
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The pamphlet defines runovers and backovers and and quantifies the scope of the problem. It makes workers aware of the specific hazards and how to avoid them, including what to wear, where to be, how …MoreRSP+ Runovers/Backovers Course (Training)
The Introduction defines runovers and backovers and quantifies the scope of the problem. The Basic Awareness segment makes workers aware of the specific hazards and how to avoid them, including what t… More
Guidelines on Use of Exposure Control Measures (Publication)
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Guidelines on Use of Exposure Control Measures summarizes the various types of exposure control measures and discusses how each can improve the safety of workers and motorists in work zones. The docum…MoreEmerging Technologies for Construction Delivery: A synthesis of Highway Practice (Publication)
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The uses and levels of maturity of five advanced technology areas (visualization and modeling, interconnected technologies, safety technologies, instrumentation and sensors, and unmanned aircraft syst…MoreProactive System for Real-Time Safety Management In Construction Site (Publication)
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The purpose of this paper is presenting a new advanced hardware/software system, boasting two main features: first it performs real time tracking of workers' routes in construction sites; then it impl…More‘Lyndon’s Law’ Signed by Gov. Parson (Publication)
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House Bill 499, also known as “Lyndon’s Law,” was signed by Gov. Mike Parson. It authorizes the Missouri Department of Revenue to revoke the driver’s license of anyone who hits a highway or ut…MoreExpansion of “Move Over” Law July 1 Extends Protections to Highway Workers and ITD Responders (Publication)
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Effective July 1, the "Move Over" law will be expanded in Idaho to include responders to a roadside emergency, such as highway workers. The existing law from 2006 requires motorists to move over for l…MoreIowa DOT Using Warning Sirens to Protect Road Crews (Publication)
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Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) crews are using a visible and audible warning system made by the agency to enhance driver awareness of road work. IDOT has not had any crashes for two and a …MoreNomination Deadlines Nearing for Women Leaders & Contractor Safety Awards (Publication)
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This article serves as a reminder for submitting nominations before the early August deadlines for two of ARTBA’s most important and popular awards, the Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Co…MorePerceptions of Safety Climate Across Construction Personnel: Associations with Injury Rates (Publication)
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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…MoreSafety, Stress and Work Zone Complexity: A Field Study on Police Officers Performing On-Foot Traffic Control (Publication)
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Workers such as police officers are exposed to many hazardous situations while performing traffic duties, which renders them vulnerable to work accidents. Such a dangerous work context can lead to hig…MoreHuman Dynamics in Near-Miss Accidents Resulting from Unsafe Behavior of Construction Workers (Publication)
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Near misses, as a common result of unsafe behavior and/or unsafe conditions, are precursors of accidents in the construction industry. Given the complexity of near misses, seeking regularities in time…MoreEvaluating the Impact of Mental Fatigue on Construction Equipment Operators’ Ability to Detect Hazards Using Wearable Eye-Tracking Technology (Publication)
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Construction equipment related accidents, such as collisions between equipment and pedestrian workers, pose a major challenge to occupational safety at construction sites. Decrement of operators' haza…MoreGuidance Document on Temporary Traffic Management (Publication)
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This report aims at providing information on principles that should be considered during planning, establishment and maintenance of work zones, and inspection works. An extensive literature review has…MoreAre Safety Helmets Coming for Your Hard Hat? (Publication)
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Hard hats are a key part of worker safety in construction. To improve safety on the job, several U.S. construction companies have committed to switching to safety helmets or started rolling them out a…MoreUnderlying Causes for Risk Taking Behaviour Among Construction Workers (Publication)
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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)
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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…MoreChildren of Caltrans Workers Implore Drivers: “Be Work Zone Alert” (Publication)
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Aiming to reduce deaths of workers in the line of duty, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with the California State Transportation Agency, California Highway Patrol, and th…MorePersonal Warning Sensor for Road Construction Workers (Publication)
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This study demonstrated the capabilities of a work zone intrusion alarm system, called Advance Warning and Risk Evasion (AWARE), during a Minnesota paving project. The portable radar-based technology …MorePrevention of Backing Fatalities in Construction Work Zones: Final Report (Publication)
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Construction, repair, and maintenance work zones are always hazardous environments, particularly given the dangerous combinations of pedestrian workers and large trucks, bulldozers, rollers, and other…MoreVideo: Caltrans Provides Behind-the-Scenes Look at Worker Memorial (Publication)
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Since 1921, 189 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) employees have died in the line of duty. At the annual statewide Workers Memorial held in Sacramento this year, Tamie McGowen, assist…MorePaying Tribute to PennDOT Workers Killed in Line of Duty (Publication)
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Northeast Highway Safety Program hosted an event Tuesday urging work zone safety and honoring lives lost by featuring the PennDOT Workers’…MoreCaltrans Workers Memorial 2019 (Training)
On April 25th, Caltrans held its annual statewide Workers Memorial at the State Capitol. Since 1921, 189 Caltrans employees have died in the line of duty while building, maintaining and operating Cali… More
ARTBA Foundation Awards 16 Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarships (Publication)
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ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation (TDF) Trustees May 13 awarded 16 students financial scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year through the Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholars…MoreGiant, Orange Traffic Cone Shares Heartbreaking Story (Publication)
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Slow Down Sam is part of a Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) work zone safety initiative. The Slow Down Sam costume is intended to look like a traffic cone. The goal of Slow Down Sam is t…MoreGuidelines for Work Zone Designers – Positive Protection (Publication)
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Most State and many other transportation departments in the U.S. maintain roadway and/or work zone design manuals containing State specific regulations, policies, and design guidance for their designe…MorePartnership a National Model for Work Zone Safety and Operation (Publication)
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Federal Highway Administration recently awarded a $2.69 million Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation with th…MoreCaltrans Work Zone Speed Reduction Initiative (Publication)
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In the last five years, over 3,000 people nationwide lost their lives in work zone collisions and more than 85 percent of them were the motoring public. Speed was a factor in 28 percent of those crash…MoreVideo: Caltrans Launches Work Zone Speed Reduction Initiative (Publication)
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The California Department of Transportation announced three new safety initiatives on April 24 to improve highway work zone safety: lowering work zone speed limits, allowing more space between workers…More