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Highway Work Zones and Signs, Signals, and Barricades |
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Highway, road, street, bridge, tunnel, utility, and other workers for the highway infrastructure are exposed to hazards from outside and inside the work zone. Falls, electrical, struck-by, and caught between are the common hazards found in this type of work. Guidance for the set-up of work zone signs, barricades, flagging, etc. are found in the Department of Transportation's "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)." The MUTCD is referenced in 1926 Subpart G.
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
US Department of Transportation (DOT). Contains links to their statistics and related information.
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Highway Work Zone Safety. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Safety and Health Topic. Provides resources for workers in highway construction work zones that are exposed to risk of injury from the movement of construction vehicles and equipment within the work zones, as well as from passing motor vehicle traffic.
- Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication. No. 2001-128,
(2001, April). Presents a list of interventions discussed during a workshop with over 30 industry participants. It is available at no charge by calling NIOSH at toll-free 1-800-35-NIOSH (1-800-356-4674).
Training Materials
Standards and Guidance
Federal Register
Alliances
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The Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Coalition Alliance
(11/18/2003 to 2/1/2006). The members of this Alliance are: American Road and Transportation Builders Association, International Union of Operating Engineers, Laborers' International Union of North America, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and OSHA. This Alliance was formed to develop hazard awareness training and education programs on roadway work zone safety and health issues.
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The Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners (1/25/2007). The members of this Alliance are: American Road and Transportation Builders Association, Associated General Contractors of America, International Union of Operating Engineers, Laborers' International Union of North America, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and OSHA. This Alliance was formed to develop compliance assistance information that addresses roadway work zone safety and health issues.
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