Description

OSHA Construction Traffic Controller Regulation 1926.21(b)(2)

Course: Virtual Instruction Prerequisites: None

Every year millions of Americans experience road construction at some point. We’ve all seen the trucks, the “stop” and “slow” signs and waited for the wave to pass safely through a construction zone. Your local Construction Traffic Controller works to save lives, control or re-route traffic and to reduce liability in cities, counties and for contractors and project owners. Traffic Controllers safely warn, guide and separate the motorist, pedestrian and construction workers.

“Flaggers” (traffic control specialists) are exposed to a high-risk work environment every day. It’s called the American transportation infrastructure. Many factors create a natural dangerous environment for flaggers, but there are many other unpredictable elements that are cause for heightened awareness and concern for personal safety.

Work zones are used to move traffic in an approved direction and are typically identified by signs, cones, barrels, and barriers. There must be a traffic control plan for the movement of vehicles so that drivers, workers on foot, and pedestrians are able to see and understand the routes they are to follow, all under the direction of the Construction Project Manager.

Who Should Take This Course:

Construction Project Manager
Flagger
Equipment operators
Signal Persons

Course Objectives:

Identify the importance of proper work methods, physical fitness, professionalism, and clothing regulations
Identify the signs, barriers, flags, STOP/SLOW paddle, and lights employees use at the work site
Recognize where to position himself/herself for optimum safety, how to judge traffic speed and congestion, and regulate it accordingly
State common methods to communicate with other flaggers and the public
Recognize the various types of warning signs, channeling devices, and tapers and how they are set up
Identify the special equipment and precautions associated with night and freeway flagging
Learn to use the universal hand signals to communicate with drivers
Learn to deal with hostile drivers

General Guidelines:

Barriers, Signs, and Lights
Regulating Traffic
Flagger Review
Flagger Stations
Flagger Techniques
Flagger Communication
Setting Up Methods of Traffic Control
Special Cases

Flagger workers should be able to satisfactorily demonstrate the ability to:

Receive and communicate specific instructions clearly, firmly and courteously
Move and maneuver quickly in order to avoid danger from errant vehicles
Control signaling devices (such as paddles and flags) in order to provide clear and positive guidance to drivers approaching a temporary traffic control (TTC) zone in frequently changing situations
Understand and apply safe traffic control practices, sometimes in stressful or emergency situations
Recognize dangerous traffic situations and warn workers in sufficient time to avoid injury

United Safety Solutions Course Covers:

Principles of Traffic Control Devices
Fundamental Principles of Temporary Traffic Control
Temporary Traffic Control Zones
Summary–Lane Closure on a Multi-lane Road
Lane Closure on a Two-Lane, Two-Way Road Using Flaggers
Summary – Lane Closure on a Two-Lane, Two-Way Road
Pedestrian and Worker Safety
Worker Safety Apparel Signs
Barricades
Channelizing Devices
Pavement Markings
Arrow Panels
Portable Changeable Message Signs
Typical Applications
Traffic Incident Management Areas
Warning garments (reflectorized vests, jackets or shirts in accordance with ANSI)

Certification:

Successful completion requires 80% on quizzes

Upon successful completion, participants receive a wallet card, documentation to satisfy OSHA.