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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…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…MoreARTBA Supports National Safety Stand-Down, May 6-10 (Publication)
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ARTBA supports the 6th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, May 6-10, which is designed to raise fall hazard awareness across the country. ARTBA has compiled a list of s…MoreAssessment of Work Accidents in Highway, Street and Bridge Construction (Publication)
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Occupational health and safety is an important work discipline that must be included in the working life. Especially, developed countries have been able to place this discipline in working life, while…MoreRoadway Construction Noise Model Version 2.0 Data Collection Program (Publication)
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Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM) is a computer program that enables the prediction of construction noise levels for a variety of construction operations based on a compilation of empirical data…MoreUnderstanding the Effect of Co-Worker Support on Construction Safety Performance from the Perspective of Risk Theory: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach (Publication)
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Co-worker safety support has been given prominence in manufacturing and transportation field for its positive effect on individual workers’ safety; however, there is little evidence to show if such …MoreActive Work Zone Safety: Preventing Accidents Using Intrusion Sensing Technologies (Publication)
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Highway construction work zones are hazardous environments characterized by a dynamic and limited workspace. A host of interactions between workers, passing commuter vehicles, and moving construction …MoreCharacterizing Perceived Aspects of Adverse Impact of Noise on Construction Managers on Construction Sites (Publication)
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This study aims to assess various perceived adverse effects of noise on construction sites according to the different stages and machinery used in the stages, and to examine whether or not personal-…MoreTXDOT Work Zone Injury Draws Attention to Safety, Driver Awareness (Publication)
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There are about a dozen work zones within the city limits of Amarillo, Texas. In 2017, there were 500 work zone crashes in the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Amarillo district, which resul…MoreIntegrated and Automated Systems for Safe Construction Sites (Publication)
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Construction leads all industries in total worker fatal injuries in the U.S. Unsafe human behavior is considered a significant contributing factor to occupational incidents in construction. Technologi…MoreA Study on the State of Knowledge of Managers of Construction Sites in the Field of Occupational Safety (Publication)
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The construction site and its elements create circumstances that are conducive to the formation of risks to work safety during the execution of works. Analysis indicates the critical importance of the…MoreConstruction Site-Layout Optimization Considering Workers’ Behaviors Around Site Obstacles, Using Agent-Based Simulation (Publication)
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The majority of construction projects, especially large ones, experience time delays, cost overruns, productivity loss, and/or accidents. This is particularly so in case of congested and disorganized …MoreFactors Influencing Safety Performance at the Construction Site (Publication)
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The construction industry plays a vital role in the Malaysian economic sector. However, statistics show that the number of accidents has been rising over the years, especially at construction sites. T…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…More