Work Zone Road Safety Audits – Grant Course

Addresses the purpose and procedures for conducting a Work Zone Road Safety Audit (RSA). This course introduces the concept of a formal safety performance examination of an upcoming or current work zone by an independent, multi-disciplinary team and is geared toward engineers, construction inspectors, and project managers.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1) Understand the scope of the work zone safety problem in the United States;
2) Understand the differences and similarities between a Work Zone RSA and a traditional work zone inspection;
3) Identify the most applicable candidate projects for a Work Zone RSA;
4) Build a multi-disciplinary Work Zone RSA team;
5) Conduct a Work Zone RSA; and
6) Present Work Zone RSA findings to the road owner, contractor, and inspector.