This article introduces two free apps, Harness Hero and NIOSH Sound Level Meter, for improving worker safety and health. The Harness Hero app shows that effective fall protection requires a series of … [Read more...] about Free Apps to Help Improve Worker Safety and Health
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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
Georgia and Alabama Cities Become Test Beds for Early Warning Traffic Safety App
Applied Information Inc., a Georgia technology firm, is partnering with Atlanta, Marietta, Georgia and Tuscaloosa, Alabama to beta-test an IoT project that connects cars, cyclists and pedestrians to … [Read more...] about Georgia and Alabama Cities Become Test Beds for Early Warning Traffic Safety App
The Drive: Approaching a Work Zone? Your Phone Could Tell You
Drivers are so used to seeing static and digital work zone signs that they no longer pay attention to them. Chen-Fu Liao, a senior systems engineer at the University of Minnesota’s Traffic … [Read more...] about The Drive: Approaching a Work Zone? Your Phone Could Tell You
Roadway Safety+
The most widely vetted and comprehensive roadway construction safety training program in the industry, this course is fully customizable, running between 1- 24 hours, based on selection of course … [Read more...] about Roadway Safety+
Effects of In-Vehicle Messaging on Mental Workload During Driving Through Work Zones
Driving through work zones is especially risky. This study investigates a potential strategy for warning drivers of important events during work zone driving using in-vehicle smartphone messages. … [Read more...] about Effects of In-Vehicle Messaging on Mental Workload During Driving Through Work Zones