WHAT’S AT STAKE

When road workers build, maintain, repair, or conduct work on public streets or highways, they must be protected from traffic or haulage hazards. A variety of traffic control measures such as signs, lights, and other devices, along with continuous patrol, detours, and barricades can be used as traffic control measures.

WHAT’S THE DANGER

TRAFFIC CONTROL DANGERS/RISKS Workers in traffic control work zones are exposed to injury from construction vehicles motorized equipment when:

• operating in and around the active work zone(s).
• operating in traffic control or secondary areas that support the work zone.
• entering and leaving the work zone.

Workers in the roadway […]

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