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A Guidebook for Nighttime Construction: Impacts on Safety, Quality, and Productivity (Publication)
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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…MoreReal-Time Alarming, Monitoring, and Locating for Non-Hard-Hat Use in Construction (Publication)
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Non-hard-hat use (NHU) is related to many construction accidents, so NHU inspection is crucial to safety management, in which automatic NHU monitoring plays an essential role. Existing computer vision…MoreATSSA Foundation Highlights Scholarship Offerings (Publication)
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To highlight the need for greater roadway safety, the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Foundation is offering several scholarship programs including the Roadway Worker Memorial Sch…MoreBlind Spots: Safety Training for Project Professionals (Training)
The number one cause of roadway construction worker fatalities and injuries in the United States are “struck-by” incidents, where workers are run over and backed over—often by heavy equipment su… More
The Impact of Integrating Occupational Safety and Health into the Pre-Construction Phase of Projects: A Literature Review (Publication)
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Construction is a high-risk industry owning to several accidents that take place in construction sites. Fatalities and workplace injuries are a major issue. Construction managers concentrate on profit…MoreThe Sustainability of Health and Safety on Construction Sites in Zamfara State (Publication)
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Construction industry has been attributed to be the growth of Nigerian economic and infrastructural development. Annual reports show that consistent accidents on construction sites in Zamfara State ha…MoreSafety Awareness of Workers for Construction Sites in Nepal (Publication)
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Construction industry is one of the largest and most important industries in Nepal. Construction safety in the industry still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision and accident rate on constr…MoreDesign and Implementation of Vision Based Safety Detection Algorithm for Personnel in Construction Site (Publication)
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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 …MoreSafety Helmet Wearing Management System for Construction Workers Using Three-Axis Accelerometer Sensor (Publication)
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In the Korean construction industry, legal and institutional safety management improvements are continually being pursued. However, there was a 4.5% increase in the number of workers’ deaths at cons…MoreArtificial Intelligence for Construction Safety: Mitigation of the Risk of Fall (Publication)
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Technology is continually being implemented by construction professionals with the goal of improving construction processes and the industry’s glacial pace of change. As we look to new technologies …MoreUsing Smartphones to Detect and Identify Construction Workers’ Near-Miss Falls Based on ANN (Publication)
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In certain circumstances, near-miss falls can evolve into fall accidents in construction sites. Insight into near-miss falls offers an efficient way to better understand fall accidents. In this contex…MoreAssessment of Stakeholders’ Awareness of the Construction Health and Safety Regulations on Construction Sites in South Africa (Publication)
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In 2009, the Construction Industry Development Board commissioned the study of construction health and safety in South Africa, which revealed that despite the advancement in legislation in the form of…MoreTexas DOT Makes Major Commitment to Safety Certification Program (Publication)
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The Texas Department of Transportation has entered a partnering contract with ARTBA’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) and becomes the first in the country to help its employees ear…MoreBody Cameras Introduced: ‘We’re not here to be Abused’ (Publication)
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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)
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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…MoreNational Work Zone Memorial Seeks Submission of Names (Publication)
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The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) seeks the submission of names to be included in its 2019 National Work Zone Memorial, a memorial that honors those who were killed in highway w…MoreMore Safety Measures Could be Coming to Protect Highway Construction Workers in Indiana (Publication)
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Following the death of Justin Nance, who was killed while working on a project in northern Hamilton County, near the intersection of U.S. 31 and 286th Street, leaders in the industry start to look for…MoreConstruction Worker Hit and Killed by Flatbed Truck on S. Billings Blvd. Exit (Publication)
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Jeffrey Dyekman, a 52-year-old Montana Department of Transportation worker, was killed in a fatal crash involving four vehicles that occurred near the South Billings Boulevard exit on I-90. Dyekman wa…MoreImprovements in Safe Working on Roads (Publication)
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The focus of this guide is on safety of both workers and road users in construction zones. For the safe, efficient and effective management of work zones, it is proposed that a 4 C's principle be adop…MoreDetecting Falls-from-Height with Wearable Sensors and Reducing Consequences of Occupational Fall Accidents Leveraging IoT (Publication)
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Labor intensive and hazardous nature of the construction activities plays an important role on the increase of the amount of accidents and fatalities on sites. One of the most important sources of fat…MoreTechnology Alternatives for Workplace Safety Risk Mitigation in Construction: Exploratory Study (Publication)
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Safety performance in the construction industry has reached alarming levels and continues to be a primary source of concern to industry stakeholders. The construction industry is considered more hazar…MoreAccidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate (Publication)
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Accidents occur at construction sites are due to the faults of either the construction companies or the workers themselves. It is disheartening that the victims suffer injuries, death, loss or damage …MoreFatal Injuries Among Hispanic Workers in the U.S. Construction Industry: Findings from FACE Investigation Reports (Publication)
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Identifying and understanding the characteristics of workplace accidents can provide vital information required to clarify their causes and prevent similar accidents from happening in the future. The …MoreInventory of Best Practices to Prevent Incursions into Work Zones – Literature Review (Publication)
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The aim of this report was to review the literature to identify existing best practices used to prevent incursions into work zones and improve safety of road users and road workers. A systematic liter…MoreVariety of Accident Causes in Construction Industry (Publication)
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Construction Industry is a high risk industry and widely recognized as one of most hazardous occupation in the world. The statistic of accidents in Malaysia give us a picture that Malaysian constructi…MoreA Comparative Study of Machine Learning Classification for Color-based Safety Vest Detection on Construction-Site Images (Publication)
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Detecting the safety vests is an important foundation for various applications in safety management and productivity measurement. The fluorescent yellow-green color and fluorescent orange-red color of…MoreMDOT Highway Worker Accidents Lead Transportation Officials to Urge Safer Driving (Publication)
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Six Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) workers had been hit while working on state highways in the last two days. Both MDOT Executive Director Melinda McGrath and Southern District Trans…More