To make work zones safer, state departments of transportation (DOTs) use smart technologies with specialized components, such as sensors, communications, software, and electronic equipment, to manage … [Read more...] about Use of Smart Work Zone Technologies for Improving Work Zone Safety: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
Hazards and Emergency Operations
Avoiding Caught-in Hazards
This video reviews three caught-in hazards that you need to prepare for in your work zones and how to mitigate the risks to avoid injury or death. The hazards include crushed-by, entanglement, … [Read more...] about Avoiding Caught-in Hazards
Virginia Tech Testing Work Zone Safety System
Researchers with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute recently collaborated with the Virginia Department of Transportation and GeoStabilization International to pilot test smart work zone … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech Testing Work Zone Safety System
Building a Smart Work Zone Using Roadside LiDAR
Work Zone (WZ) related injuries and fatalities from vehicular crashes are rising because of the increasing maintenance needs of the aging transportation infrastructure in the United States. Although … [Read more...] about Building a Smart Work Zone Using Roadside LiDAR
Just in Time Video Series: Electrical Safety Near Utility Power Lines / Series de Videos Justo a Tiempo: Seguridad eléctrica Cerca de Líneas Eléctricas Aéreas
This video will help you understand the risks of using equipment with moving parts such as crane booms, bucket trucks, and ladders near overhead electrical power lines. / Este video lo ayudará a … [Read more...] about Just in Time Video Series: Electrical Safety Near Utility Power Lines / Series de Videos Justo a Tiempo: Seguridad eléctrica Cerca de Líneas Eléctricas Aéreas
Improved Intrusion Accident Management Using Haptic Signals in Roadway Work Zone
Introduction: Roadway work zones are known for hazard vulnerability, with many injuries and fatalities each year, due mostly to intrusions. Despite several available measures to improve safety, … [Read more...] about Improved Intrusion Accident Management Using Haptic Signals in Roadway Work Zone