Reducing the potential for crashes involving front line service workers and passing vehicles is important for increasing worker safety in work zones and similar locations. Flashing yellow warning … [Read more...] about Investigation of Flashing and Intensity Characteristics for Vehicle-Mounted Warning Beacons
High Visibility Clothing
Determination of Optimal Intensities and Periods for Vehicle-Mounted Warning Lights Using Field Experiments
Increasing the safety of work zones and other locations where frontline service workers are present is important to reduce the potential for crashes involving passing vehicles and the workers. … [Read more...] about Determination of Optimal Intensities and Periods for Vehicle-Mounted Warning Lights Using Field Experiments
Beyond Compliance
Oldcastle, an industry leader in aggregate and ready-mix production, implements a variety of best practices that go beyond rules and regulations to maintain and maximize work zone safety. This article … [Read more...] about Beyond Compliance
Evaluation of Safety Practices for Short Duration Work Zones
This report documents a research effort tasked with identifying cost effective and safer alternatives to the current procedures used by Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) maintenance crews … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Safety Practices for Short Duration Work Zones
High Visibility Garments
This course provides students with information on all four classes of visibility garments, the special labeling that garments meet for the ANSI Standard, and information on when to retire a worn … [Read more...] about High Visibility Garments
Law Enforcement and High Visibility PPE
Studies have clearly demonstrated that high visibility personal protective equipment (PPE) significantly improves the visibility of emergency responders working on the roadways. Law enforcement … [Read more...] about Law Enforcement and High Visibility PPE