Work Zone Safety and
Traffic Control
Work
Zone Safety in Maine
The
MUTCD (http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/
) (Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices) serves as the national, state, and local standard
for traffic control during all operations on public streets and
highways in the United States .
These minimum standards apply to all public roads regardless
of type, class, or agency having jurisdiction over them. It's
important that the driving public sees and reacts to similar traffic
control devices whether there is a local or State road crew, a utility
truck, a contractor's crew, emergency vehicles, etc. working in
a public way.
Part
6 of the MUTCD is entitled "Temporary Traffic Control". It provides
the minimum standards for work zones relative to the "parts" of
a work zone, pedestrian and worker safety, flagger control, traffic
control devices and their applications, and traffic control plans.
Online copy can be found here: http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno-2003.htm
Soft
cover copies can be purchased through ATSSA (www.atssa.com
).
In
addition, the MaineDOT's Local Roads Center has a softcover verison of Part1, 5 and 6 for $10.00 and a handy pocket sized
abridged version of the MUTCD Part 6 for $2.00.
To order a copy email us at
local.web@maine.gov
or call us at 1-800-498-9133 ( Maine
only).
- Online Flagger Training This is an online flagger class through ATSSA. You can take this class whenever you want to and it consists of about 3 hours of class and 1 hour of testing. In place of a live instructor, the training relies heavily on graphics, video, and interactive content with narration. Student comprehension is evaluated during the class using interactive quizzes, with instant feedback.
Updated: 12/11/07 |
