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Workshop:
Work Zone Safety
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May 7, 2009
New Canaan, 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
Cathrine Zinsser
Occupational Safety Training Specialist, CONN-OSHA
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
NEW CANAAN TOWN HALL
77 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
203-594-3075
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From the Connecticut Turnpike (I-95):
Get off at Exit 13 and head SOUTH on Boston Post Road (US-1) for .4 mile.
Turn RIGHT onto W Norwalk Road and continue for 4.6 miles (road name
will change to White Oak Shade and Main Street). In the village of New
Canaan, turn LEFT into the driveway next to New Canaan Town Hall.
Proceed up driveway and park in municipal lot behind the Outback Teen
Center. The Outback is the yellow building with a steep green roof located
just behind the New Canaan Town Hall and the New Canaan Playhouse.
From the Merritt Parkway (CT-15):
Get off at Exit 38 and head NORTH on CT-123 for 1.7 miles. Turn LEFT
onto East Ave (CT-106) for .5 mile. At the second light, turn RIGHT onto
Main Street. Town Hall is just up the street on the left. Turn LEFT into the
driveway. Proceed up driveway and park in municipal lot behind the
Outback Teen Center. The Outback is the yellow building with a steep
green roof located just behind the New Canaan Town Hall and the New
Canaan Playhouse.
PARKING:
Parking is available in the municipal lot behind the Outback Teen Center.
Please walk down to the Town Hall.
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