The Kansas DOT Flagger Handbook includes the following:"For all daytime traffic controlling operations, the flaggers vest, shirt, or jacket shall be fluorescent in color." … [Read more...] about Vest color for flaggers
Safety Equipment
Fluorescent yellow-green vests
Minnesota DOT uses fluorescent yellow-green vest with solid 3 inch orange stripes. MnDOT did its own study polling 10,000 people attending the state fair to look at dummies and state which color was … [Read more...] about Fluorescent yellow-green vests
Colors of Flagger Safety Vests and Hard Hats
The objective of the study is to determine appropriate recommendations for the UDOT Standards Committee regarding flagger safety vest and hard hat colors. The color of and area occupied by vest … [Read more...] about Colors of Flagger Safety Vests and Hard Hats
Protecting Road Workers
Article discussing the visibility of various colors used on highway worker safety clothing. … [Read more...] about Protecting Road Workers
Making Pedestrian Safety Clothing More Visible
The American Society for Testing and Materials' Subcommittee E12.08, High Visibility Materials, has been working to make pedestrian clothing more visible to motorists. On May 17, 1997 the subcommittee … [Read more...] about Making Pedestrian Safety Clothing More Visible
Walter Workzone Speaks up About Flagging
This interview with Walter Workzone, the second in a series, discusses flagger responsibilities and safety. Walter identifies the main problem in flagging operations as the fact that many flaggers … [Read more...] about Walter Workzone Speaks up About Flagging