Help road crews, flaggers and equipment operators set up safer work zones and protect themselves from passing traffic, moving machinery and weather.
Road construction and maintenance crews work just feet from moving traffic, often at night or in poor weather. Inside the zone, they also share space with heavy equipment and uneven ground. This course is for flaggers, equipment operators, laborers and anyone else working in a highway or street work zone. Viewers learn what a properly set-up work zone requires, including temporary traffic control that tells drivers where to go and when to slow down. The course reviews best practices for flaggers, equipment operators and workers on foot. It also outlines common work zone hazards with protective measures for each, plus environmental hazards and ways to reduce their effects. The content references OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart G and Part 6 of the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The video runs 13 minutes in English, with Spanish and French closed captions.
Work zone safety training is needed by anyone who works in or near a road construction or maintenance zone, including flaggers, equipment operators, laborers, inspectors and supervisors. Supervisors who plan traffic control and set up the zone need it too, as do haul truck drivers and utility crews who enter active work zones.
Highway work zone safety is covered mainly by OSHA's construction standards in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart G, Signs, Signals, and Barricades, and by Part 6 of the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Together they set requirements for temporary traffic control, signage and flagging. Some states add their own rules.
The main hazards in a road work zone are being struck by passing vehicles and by construction equipment backing or turning inside the zone. Workers also face uneven ground, high noise, poor visibility at night, and heat, cold and sun exposure. Struck-by incidents are among the leading causes of work zone deaths.
A flagger in a work zone must wear high-visibility safety apparel that meets the ANSI/ISEA 107 standard, as referenced in the MUTCD, typically Performance Class 2 or 3. Many agencies also require a hard hat. At night, flagger stations should be lit so approaching drivers can clearly see the flagger and signals.
Workers on foot can stay safe around work zone equipment by staying out of operators' blind spots, making eye contact or using agreed signals before moving near a machine, and wearing high-visibility apparel. Internal traffic control plans that separate foot traffic from equipment paths, plus spotters for backing vehicles, further reduce runover and backover risk.
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