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Workshop:
Work Zone Safety
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April 1, 2009
Terryville, CT
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon, Registration 9:30 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
Mark Wantroba
Senior Risk Control Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services
Mark serves as a Senior Risk Control
Consultant for CIRMA’s Risk Management
Services. He has over 20 years experience
working in the commercial insurance
industry providing risk management and safety and health
services. Mark holds a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry
from Southern Connecticut State University. He also completed
his M.S. in Exercise Physiology (Biomechanics) from the same
institution. Mark is a Certified Safety Professional and holds the
Associate in Risk Management and Associate in Loss Control
Management designations. He has been a member of the
American Society of Safety Engineers since 1989.
WHERE
TERRYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
21 Harwinton Avenue
Terryville, CT 06786
860-583-6509
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From Points South via Route 8:
Take Route 8 North through Waterbury. Take Exit 39 for Route 6 East,
toward CT-222/ Thomaston/Bristol. Turn right onto East Main Street/Route
6. Follow Route 6 for about 2 1/2 miles, then turn left onto Harwinton
Avenue. Fire Department will be on the left.
From Points North via Route 8:
Take Route 8 South to Exit 39 for Route 6 East towards Bristol. Turn left onto
East Main Street/ Route 6. Follow Route 6 for about 2 1/2 miles, then turn
left onto Harwinton Road. Fire Department will be on the left.
From Hartford and Points East via I-84:
Take I-84 West toward Waterbury. Take Exit 38 for Route 6 West toward
Bristol. Follow Route 6 West for about 13 miles, then turn right onto
Harwinton Avenue. Fire Department will be on the left.
From Danbury and Southwest via I-84 and Route 8:
Take I-84 east to Route 8 North in Waterbury. Follow Route 8 to Exit 39 for
Route 6 East, toward CT-222/ Thomaston/Bristol. Turn right onto East Main
Street/Route 6. Follow Route 6 for about 2 1/2 miles, then turn left onto
Harwinton Avenue. Fire Department will be on the left.
From Southeastern CT via Route 9/Route 72/Route 6:
Take Route 9 North to Exit 28 for Route 72 W toward Bristol. Stay on Route
72 (after a few miles, Route 72 will merge with I-84). Take Exit 33 to
continue on Route 72 West. Stay on Route 72 for about 10 miles into
Terryville to the intersection of Route 6. Turn left onto Route 6 West and
follow for about 1 mile, then turn right onto Harwinton Avenue. Fire
Department will be on the left.
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