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Workshop:
Work Zone Safety
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February 10, 2009
Winchester, CT
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Registration 8:30 AM
SUMMARY
This course teaches attendees how to protect workers and the
public by employing effective safety practices in work zones.
Flagging techniques, signage, setting proper speed limits, effective
lighting, and work practices are some of the topics discussed.
| Public Works Series
Work Zone Safety is one of many informative workshops
in CIRMA’s public works series.
Designed for both supervisors and employees, these
workshops teach the core risk managment skills you need
to safely perform your job and control losses.
For more information, please email CIRMA at
mconnelly@ccm-ct.org.
“Helpful presentation. Well planned. A lot of information covered.”
Thomas Brennan
Police Officer, Easton Police Department
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Over the past few years there has been a steep increase in the
number of injuries and fatal accidents that result from motor vehicle
crashes in work zones.
As our road system ages and traffic increases, road maintenance,
repair, and expansion has become a high priority for municipalities.
To accommodate the increased amount of road worked being
performed, more work is being performed at night and during peak
traffic times. Factor in distracted drivers and increased cell-phone
use, the result is a hazardous mix for workers, drivers, and
pedestrians alike.
During the four-hour workshop:
- Participants will view the video One Step from Death that
re-enacts five fatal work zone incidents. Each accident is
then discussed in detail, and the presenter discusses ways
to prevent similar accidents from occurring.
- The instructor will explain Personal Protective Equipment
and the recent ASNI Standard 107-2004 are explained. The
presenter also explains ways to make workers more visible to
adjacent traffic.
- The instructor will explain the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (MUTCD)’s guidelines for signing patterns.
- Students will practice setting up a variety of work zones
using miniatures. Scenarios include:
- Two lane applications
- Four lane undivided highways
- Multi-lane divided highways
- On ramps and exits, and
- Intersections
AUDIENCE
- Public Works Directors, Supervisors, and Employees
- Highway Supervisors and Employees
- Police
- Risk Managers
SPEAKERS
Catherine Zinsser
Connecticut State Department of Labor
Mrs. Zinsser has been with Connecticut OSHA for three years.
She has a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Hygiene from
Quinnipiac University. Mrs. Zinsser has been in the safety and
environmental consulting field for several years and as a CONNOSHA
Training Specialist. Mrs. Zinsser has responsibility for
CONN-OSHA training activities.
WHERE
WINCHESTER/WINSTED TOWN HALL
338 Main Street
Winsted, CT 06098
(860) 379-2713
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From the East:
Take Route 44 to center of town. Town Hall will be on the right, 338 Main Street (RT 44).
From the West:
Take Route 44 to center of town. Town Hall will be on the left, 338 Main Street (RT 44).
From the South:
Take Route 8 North to the end and follow RT 44 W to center of town. Town Hall will be on the right, 338 Main Street (RT 44).
Parking: Park on street or in auxiliary lot behind Town Hall located across the street from the Town Hall parking lot.
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