The purpose of this handbook is to help flaggers communicate effectively to motorists to protect the lives of motorists and workers. … [Read more...] about Defensive Flagging: A Survivor’s Guide
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Safe Practices for Traffic Incident Responders
This course is a combination of lecture and exercises. The lecture course stresses how to address two simultaneous objectives specific to traffic collisions: safe procedures used to clear a crash … [Read more...] about Safe Practices for Traffic Incident Responders
OSHA Funds Work Zone Safety Program for Spanish-Speaking Highway Workers
TEEX has received a Susan Harwood grant from OSHA to provide free flagging and work zone traffic control training to Spanish-speaking highway workers in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and … [Read more...] about OSHA Funds Work Zone Safety Program for Spanish-Speaking Highway Workers
Texas Sign Retroreflectivity Requirements Issued. How Will They Affect Texas Cities and Counties?
After over a decade of discussion and research, on October 16, 2008, the Texas Department of Transportation issued Revision 1 to the 2006 Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This will … [Read more...] about Texas Sign Retroreflectivity Requirements Issued. How Will They Affect Texas Cities and Counties?
Reference Guide to Work Zone Traffic Control
Material in this guide is largely extracted from the 2006 edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This document’s specific purpose is for quick reference by personnel who are … [Read more...] about Reference Guide to Work Zone Traffic Control
Flaggers in Work Zones
The Flaggers in Work Zones course provides training to work zone personnel assigned to traffic control duties. During the course, participants are instructed on proper flagging techniques critical to … [Read more...] about Flaggers in Work Zones