Work-Zone Safety
We all have seen lane closures.
They are often a necessity for construction and maintenance operations, and may result in reduced capacity,…
July 07, 2021
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The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) recently developed three work zone safety publications under the Work Zone Safety Grant…
June 15, 2021
New guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) grant transportation construction contractors and other businesses the…
June 10, 2021
Work zone related fatalities and serious injuries typically account for 2% to 4% and 1% to 2% of all fatalities and serious injuries respectively in…
May 04, 2021
The Iowa Department of Transportation is employing a number of safety practices including the use of audible attenuators on short-term, stationary,…
April 30, 2021
The past several weeks we have seen an unusual, but welcome, emphasis on pedestrian safety in the news.
At the end of last month, the Governors…
April 30, 2021
In 2019, 842 people died in highway work-zone crashes, an 11.2% increase from the previous year—representing the largest percentage increase of…
April 28, 2021
We all want safer roads. A word that has frequently been used lately in the transportation safety industry is “zero.”
The Federal Highway…
April 26, 2021
