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Policies, equipment, devices, best practices for minimizing delay and enhancing safety during highway construction and maintenance operations. NCHRP Report 350. Crash Worthiness of Workzone Appurtenances. Descriptions and contact information for workzone safety campaign programs and materials.
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Assessment of Advanced Warning Signs for Flagging Operations [1908] 
Result of flagging study on signing in workzones
Result of flagging study on signing in workzones
Assessment of Channelizing Device Effectiveness on High-Speed/High-Volume Roadways ![[pdf]](./graphics/file_pdf.gif)
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The use of cones greater than 36 inches tall for work zone traffic control.
[32164] The use of cones greater than 36 inches tall for work zone traffic control.
Building Safer Highway Work Zones [14867]
Measures to prevent worker injuries from vehicles and equipment
Measures to prevent worker injuries from vehicles and equipment
Design of Construction Work Zones on High-Speed Highways [30769]
Report on how to select the appropriate construction work zone type.
[30769] Report on how to select the appropriate construction work zone type.
Design of Construction Work Zones on High-Speed Highways - Final Report [30770]
Final report on the research activities used to develop
[30770] Final report on the research activities used to develop
Fundamental Principles of Temporary Traffic Control [19343]
Basic safety principles governing traffic control in work zones (pdf)
Basic safety principles governing traffic control in work zones (pdf)
Get the Picture. Listen to the Signs. [12285]
Information about government public awareness campaigns related to highway work zone safety
Information about government public awareness campaigns related to highway work zone safety
High Visibility Clothing Reference Guide [19284]
Standard specifies three conspicuity classes for garments, based on the wearer’s activities
[19284] Standard specifies three conspicuity classes for garments, based on the wearer’s activities
Highway Work Zone Safety [25950]
Take these measures into account when designing and operating traffic control and work zones
[25950] Take these measures into account when designing and operating traffic control and work zones
Highway Work Zone Safety Program [12281]
Federal Register: notice of the establishment of the Federal Register: October 24, 1995
Federal Register: notice of the establishment of the Federal Register: October 24, 1995
Highway Work Zones and Signs, Signals, Barricades [27806]
Hazard awareness resources for highway, street, bridge, tunnel, utility and other workers for highway infrastructure
Hazard awareness resources for highway, street, bridge, tunnel, utility and other workers for highway infrastructure
Limit and Improve Backing Operations in Work Zones [25768]
Construction vehicles strike workers primarily because of poor sight lines and blind spots
Construction vehicles strike workers primarily because of poor sight lines and blind spots
ME-Maine Flagging [24985]
MDOT Flagger Certification Program, Work Zone Safety and Flagging Tutorial, Standards and Law which govern
MDOT Flagger Certification Program, Work Zone Safety and Flagging Tutorial, Standards and Law which govern
NCHRP Report 350 Devices in Work Zones [12273]
FHWA guidance on crashworthy work zone traffic control devices
FHWA guidance on crashworthy work zone traffic control devices
NE-Nebraska Lighting, Signs and Traffic Control [24984]
Standards in use by the State of Nebraska Department of Roads
Standards in use by the State of Nebraska Department of Roads
Road Maintenance Traffic Control Guidelines [14811]
For spraying operations, pavement coring, mowing operations
For spraying operations, pavement coring, mowing operations
Roadway Safety Technical Materials [12263]
ATSSA materials on the subject of flaggers, work zone devices, etc
ATSSA materials on the subject of flaggers, work zone devices, etc
State MUTCD's & Traffic Control Devices [12279]
Information on the States' web sites where electronic documents related to traffic control devices can be accessed
Information on the States' web sites where electronic documents related to traffic control devices can be accessed
Temporary Traffic Control and Enforcement of Traffic Laws in Closed Road Sections [31891]
Temporary traffic control practices and policies in temporarily closed road sections.
[31891] Temporary traffic control practices and policies in temporarily closed road sections.
Traffic Control Devices [19297]
Part 6 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices(MUTCD)Part 6 - Construction & Maintenance
Part 6 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices(MUTCD)Part 6 - Construction & Maintenance
Traffic Control Safety [27291]
Safety practices shall be followed where a hazard exists because of traffic or haulage conditions at work sites
Safety practices shall be followed where a hazard exists because of traffic or haulage conditions at work sites
WA-Washington Newly-Adopted Permanent Rules for Flaggers [16342]
Rules for flaggers in the state of Washington
Rules for flaggers in the state of Washington
Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook [12286]
These practices were collected from those observed during a work zone scanning tour of 26 states
These practices were collected from those observed during a work zone scanning tour of 26 states
Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program Fact Sheets [31713]
List of fact sheets for improving mobility and safety through construction and maintenance work zones.
List of fact sheets for improving mobility and safety through construction and maintenance work zones.
Work Zone Prediction Model and User's Guide [30771]
Created to help estimate free-flow vehicle speeds through two types of construction work zones.
Created to help estimate free-flow vehicle speeds through two types of construction work zones.
Work Zone Safety & Traffic Control with a Work Area [30194]
Setting up work zones as protection from oncoming vehicular traffic
Setting up work zones as protection from oncoming vehicular traffic
Work Zone Safety - Federal Regulations [12261]
FHWA and OSHA rules and regulations affecting work zone safety
FHWA and OSHA rules and regulations affecting work zone safety
Work Zone Safety and Flagging Tutorial [12283]
Online tutorial provides the fundamentals of work zone safety & concepts of flagging in a work zone
Online tutorial provides the fundamentals of work zone safety & concepts of flagging in a work zone
Work Zone Safety Clearinghouse [12282]
Links to information about work zone safety research projects in the USA
Links to information about work zone safety research projects in the USA
Work Zone Safety Contact Persons [12277]
Database of contact persons who are experts on work zone safety
Database of contact persons who are experts on work zone safety
Work Zone Safety Equipment [12259]
Database contains records of traffic control devices and safety technology used in work zones
Database contains records of traffic control devices and safety technology used in work zones
Work Zone Safety Training Database [12275]
Description of courses, programs, workshops, etc. on work zone safety
Description of courses, programs, workshops, etc. on work zone safety
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