The U.S. Department of Transportation's 2002 statistics on highway fatalities show them at the highest level since 1990. As work-zone fatalities continue to climb each year, so, of course, do traffic … [Read more...] about Road Work Safety Requires Good Planning: Elevating Safety in Quality-Managed Roadway Projects Is a Key Goal for Departments of Transportation
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Learn from the Safest
The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) is hoping that in the near future a motorist cited by a police officer for speeding in a work zone will later be told in court by a judge to … [Read more...] about Learn from the Safest
Customized Safety Training for the Transpotation Construction Industry
Under a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) grant and in partnership with CNA Insurance and the National Safety Council (NSC), ARTBA is using insurance industry data to target … [Read more...] about Customized Safety Training for the Transpotation Construction Industry
ARTBA-TDF Works with IRF and the World Bank to Address Roadway Fatalitites
Aimed at educating high ranking officials in government around the world about the need for improved roadway infrastructure safety, the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) and … [Read more...] about ARTBA-TDF Works with IRF and the World Bank to Address Roadway Fatalitites
Remember Your Flagger
As the summer season moves into its hottest month, remember your projects' flaggers and take care to guard their health as well as their safety. They are very important and their job is dangerous. … [Read more...] about Remember Your Flagger
TEEX, OSHA Training Institute First to Offer Construction Safety Classes in Spanish
The statistics reveal the problem. Hispanic workers suffer four out of every five injuries on the job, according to the Texas Workers Compensation Commission. More than half of work-related fatalities … [Read more...] about TEEX, OSHA Training Institute First to Offer Construction Safety Classes in Spanish