NIOSH ( National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Recommends Methods for Preventing Injuries and Fatalities in Highway Work Zones

Each year, nearly 100 workers are killed and more than 20,000 are injured in highway and street construction, according to NIOSH report, “Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries from Vehicles and Equipment.” Traditionally, job safety efforts in the industry have focused mostly on reducing the risk of workers being struck unintentionally by passing motorists. However, traffic-related injuries account for only half of work zone fatalities, NIOSH found. The other half result from workers being struck by construction vehicles and equipment inside the work zone.