Advanced Work Zone Safety Training

Sec 616.3.3 of the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction requires contractors to train their work zone supervisors in MoDOT’s Advanced Work Zone Training or an approved equivalent training course. Re-certification required a minimum of every four years beginning April 2016. This training meets the MoDOT Work Zone Specialist requirement and a certificate will be issued upon completion of class requirements.

Course Objectives include:

• Discuss the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy
• Identify the different components that make up a temporary traffic control zone
• Describe each step involved in temporary traffic control zone operations
• Apply temporary traffic control devices in accordance with the EPG and MUTCD
• Recognize temporary traffic control device quality requirements
• Apply traffic control plans to site conditions, through inspecting, monitoring traffic controls, and changing traffic control devices indicated by traffic incidents
• Identify the legal consequences of action or inaction relative to work zone traffic control and identify risk management procedures