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Additional Readings

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FHWA [1992]. Proceedings of the Symposium on Work Zone Traffic Control, 1991, Orlando, FL. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research and Development. Publication No. FHWA-TS-91-003.

FHWA [1995]. Innovative devices for safer work zones. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Technology Applications, Report No. FHWA-SA-95-029.

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Hoffner K [1997]. A training program for the ribbon switch/radio control truck stopping system: the truck stop. Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America, unpublished report for FHWA Grant DTFH-93-X-00024.

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On-line Resources

NOTE: The addresses below were correct as of January, 2001. Since Internet addresses for Websites change frequently, readers are cautioned that slight changes may have taken place since that time.

American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
http://www.aashto.org/

American Concrete Pavement Association
http://www.pavement.com

American Road and Transportation Builders Association
http://www.artba.org

American Traffic Safety Services Association
http://www.atssa.com

Associated General Contractors of America
http://www.agc.org

Federal Highway Administration home page
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov

Federal Highway Administration
Safety
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/

Federal Highway Administration
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/

Federal Highway Administration
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
http://tfhrc.gov

International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
http://www.safetyequipment.org/

National Asphalt Pavement Association
http://www.hotmix.org/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

National Safety Council
Highway Traffic Safety Division
http://www.nsc.org/mem/htsd.htm

National Transportation Safety Board
http://www.ntsb.gov/

National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
http://wzsafety.tamu.edu/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/

Transportation Research Board
http://www.national-academies.org/trb

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