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Guidelines on Use of Exposure Control Measures (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
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…More

Portable Positive Protection: A Guide for Short Duration and Short Term Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
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 …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)-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

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

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

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

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 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

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

CONTRACTORS: Earn the Recognition You Deserve for Job Site Safety – ARTBA and CNA Seek Nominations for Contractor Safety Award (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is seeking applications for ARTBA and CNA “Contractor Safety Award”, an annual competition designed to recognize industry firms …More

Road Safety at Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The focus of this thematic report is improving safety for both employees and road users in relation to work zone areas on and adjacent to roads. The report sets the context by outlining the nature and…More

CDC Report Suggests Ways to Prevent Injuries, Fatalities to Workers in Highway Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
Ways to build on current safeguards and better protect workers in highway and street work zones from serious injury and death are recommended in a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and P…More

Personal protective equipment requirements (Practice)

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Employee Safety and Health Manual includes Personal Protective Equipment policy, rule, guideline or procedures. See the website below for a generic written plan whi… More

Work Zone Intersection Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
It is a challenge to maintain safety and mobility at intersections in a work zone. For drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists unfamiliar with an intersection, a work zone can be a sudden, potentially da…More

Barriers for the Adoption of Incorporating RFID with Mobile Technology for Improved Safety of Construction Professionals (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The frequent occupational hazards experienced within the construction industry is responsible for construction professionals having high exposure to occupational hazards than other occupations. The hi…More

Roadway Construction Workers at Higher Risk Federal Government Data Show, ARTBA Programs Aim to Improve Worker Safety: National Work Zone Awareness Week Held April 4-10 (Publication)

Resource Type: Clearinghouse News Releases
Roadway construction workers are killed at a rate nearly three times higher than other construction workers and eight times higher than general industry workers, according to ARTBA. The findings were …More

Work Zone Crashes on the Rise in Kansas (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The total number of accidents in Kansas road construction zones has risen in the past three years. Curtis James Harlan, a 22-year-old roadside worker, was struck and killed on Aug. 5 by a passenger ca…More

Guidelines for the Use of Positive Protection in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
These guidelines address the use of positive protection devices in work zones to supplement CDOT Policy Directive  “Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy 805.0,” and to comply with CFR 630 Subpart…More

ANSI/ISEA 107-2004: Revised American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear (Publication)

Resource Type: Specifications & Special Provisions
This standard provides a uniform, authoritative guide for the design, performance specifications, and use of high-visibility and reflective apparel including vests, jackets, bib/jumpsuit coveralls, tr…More

Fall Prevention Fact Sheets (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
It includes the following fact sheets on fall prevention developed by ARTBA Work Zone Safety Consortium: Fall Protection for Bridge Contractors in 4 Main Steps Employee Fall Protection Trainin…More

Construction Workers Test New Protective Barrier (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The Texas Department of Transportation is currently advancing the way it approaches work zone safety with the possible implementation of a mobile barrier in construction zones. Mobile barriers are ex…More

A New Angle on Safety!: Innovative Mobile Work Zone Barrier on Highway 115 Project (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Acclaiming it “A New Angle on Safety!” and an innovative work zone barrier system, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) reports on the use of Mobile Barriers MBT-1.   The article also inc…More

Mother Fights for Work Zone Safety Awareness on Anniversary of Son’s Death (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Jeffrey Thompson and Cheyenne Burke, two TDOT workers, were killed two years ago when a truck crossed the median and struck the workers as they worked on the guardrail. At the anniversary of her son's…More

Officials Battle Safety Woes in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
People are ignoring speed limits and caution signs in construction zones, putting themselves and construction workers at risk. Highway Patrol promised increased enforcement of speed limits in the wor…More

Nighttime work restrictions and conditions (Practice)

Some states have found an increase in the amount of work that must be done at night. Minnesota DOT made a commitment to improve the safety of construction work zones by implementing a team to make hig… More

Attention Safety Professionals & Company Managers: Upcoming ARTBA Academies Provide Accredited OSHA Courses & Training You Need

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2009 Contacts: Jeff Solsby Brad Sant 202-289-4434 (Washington, D.C.)–If you have safety management responsibilities for a transportation construction fi… More

Examination of Causes and Effects of Accident on Construction Sites: (Case Study of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria) (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The construction industry is assumed to be the most risky and hazardous of all industries due to the frequent high rates of accidents, ill-health and safety risks involving on construction sites. This…More

Guidance: Use of Work Zone Clear Zones, Buffer Spaces, and Positive Protection Deflection Distances (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This document summarizes available guidance on the use of work zone clear zones, buffer spaces, and positive protection deflection distances. The purpose of this document is to help work zone designer…More

PennDOT Worker Killed, Second Worker Injured in McKean County (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Jack Griffin, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) worker, was struck by a vehicle and killed while flagging in a state highway work zone in Foster Township, McKean County. Griffin w…More

Worker Injured in Fatal Crash on I-64 Asks Drivers to Use Caution in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
A car crashed into contractors’ vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-64 near Illinois 159 last week, leaving one dead, and four injured.   One of the injured workers, Adam Evans, issued a statement …More

Police Enforcing Work Zone Traffic Safety in Eugene on Project Where Worker Died (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Police are enforcing traffic safety in the work zone along Beltline Highway at Delta Highway, where a construction worker died in January and constructions crews are working in the center median. ODOT…More

Construction Worker Struck by Motorist in Work Zone in Moore (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Danny Felkins, a construction worker, was struck by a motorist who drove into a street closed for construction although signs were present. Danny suffered non-life threatening injuries. The driver f…More

ODOT Worker Killed in Work Zone North of Ramona Identified (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified Ira Lee Henderson, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee who was hit and killed by a car on Wednesday on U.S. Highway 75 just north of Ramona. …More

Caltrans Halts Maintenance Work in Wake of Worker’s Death (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Workers will be pulled off maintenance projects statewide after the third death since May. Richard Gonzalez, the third CalTrans worker to die on the job since may, was picking up trash along I-15 when…More

Keller’s Utility Safety Handbook (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Content just for utility industry employees. Perfect as a tool for trainers to select topics from, as a resource to integrate into existing training programs, and as a "take anywhere" reference to be …More
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