CIRMA Workshop: Flagger Safety; April 9, 2009

Workshop:

Flagger Safety

April 9, 2009
Durham, CT
8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon, Registration 7:30 AM

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only

SUMMARY

This workshop trains flaggers to safely guide traffic through and around work areas. It teaches standard flagging procedures, which provide clear instruction and will reduce driver confusion and uncertainty in work zones.

"Motorists kill about 20 flaggers each year in the U.S.

High speed traffic and angry, aggressive drivers make flagging dangerous work."

National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

When the weather turns warm, Connecticut's town and cities increase the pace of their road repair and maintenance work. Unfortunately, the year's seasonal increase comes at at time when traffic volume and speeding is at an all-time high.

Controlling traffic through work areas is one of the most important and dangerous operations in construction maintenance. Flagging procedures should provide clear guidance to drivers traversing the temporary traffic control area. CIRMA's four hour course on flagger safety is a must for novice construction work zone flaggers in both one and two-person flagging operations. Experienced flaggers should attend this class as a refresher.

In this workshop you will:

Learn basic principles and best practices for safe set-up of flagging stations.
Learn proper and effective flagging procedures and proper use of required equipment.
Improve flagging skills from hands-on training, classroom activities and a flagging skills test.
Increase your ability to coordinate traffic movement through the work zone.

The class is broken into three sections: the first is classroom instruction, followed by practical skills evaluation, and then a twenty question quiz. The National Safety Council's Flagger Training Course is a comprehensive skill-building session that meets the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) guidelines and ANSI standard ISEA-107-1999. The Office of Highway Safety, the Federal Highway Administration, and several state Departments of Transportation have also reviewed this program.

Note: Participants must successfully complete all three sections to receive the National Safety Council's certification.

AUDIENCE

Public works directors, supervisors, and employees
Highway supervisors and employees
Police
School crossing guards

SPEAKERS Bill Eysberse
Signal 54 Bill Eyberse has over 20 years of experience with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, serving as a Maintainer, Qualified Craft Worker Electrician, and seven years as a trainer. Bill is currently a ConnDOT Planner I. Since 1983, he has been an instructor for the Eastern Connecticut Fire School in Windham. His company, Signal 54 Training, is a recognized Public Training Agency for the National Safety Council. WHERE DURHAM TOWN HALL
30 Townhouse Road
Durham, CT 06422-2118
860-349-3452 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge

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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

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Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
900 Chapel Street, 9th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 498-3000
Fax: (203) 562-6314