New standards being proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for road signs, signals, and barricades have the potential to improve worker safety in traffic zones, the … [Read more...] about Adequate Time Needed to Meet Proposed Road Safety Rules, NECA Tells OSHA
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The MUTCD on Pedestrian & Worker Safety
Chapter 6D of the Millennium Edition MUTCD, Pedestrian and Worker Safety, outlines many of the considerations that should be taken into account when planning and implementing accomodations for … [Read more...] about The MUTCD on Pedestrian & Worker Safety
Control Issues: Updated MUTCD Will Help Safeguard Work Zones
For workers in the transportation construction industry, going to work every day invites the potential for harm to themselves and others. In the year 2000, over 1,000 people lost their lives to … [Read more...] about Control Issues: Updated MUTCD Will Help Safeguard Work Zones
Top Changes in the New MMUTCD
A summary of the major changes in the revised Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MMUTCD). … [Read more...] about Top Changes in the New MMUTCD
Flagger Safety Rules Change
In response to Legislative directive, Labor and Industries is adopting emergency rules aimedat improving the safety of highway flaggers. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed, and Governor Gary … [Read more...] about Flagger Safety Rules Change
How to Protect Crews in Utility Work Zones
Mobile and short-term utility crews working on streets and roads produce some of the biggest headaches for work-zone safety. A new booklet, Work-Zone Safety: Guidelines for Construction, Maintenance, … [Read more...] about How to Protect Crews in Utility Work Zones