Traffic Safety Course

Course Description:

This course is designed for employees who work on or near roadways, highways, construction zones, and other areas where moving vehicles and equipment create occupational hazards.

The course helps participants recognize traffic-related hazards and understand methods for protecting workers and the traveling public.

Topics include work-zone and traffic hazards, detours, temporary traffic-control considerations, roadway and driving conditions, worker visibility, safety equipment, warning signs and devices, vehicle and mobile-equipment hazards, and other physical hazards associated with roadway work.   

Hours:

8 Hours

Learning Outcomes:

• Students will identify traffic, roadway, vehicle, equipment, and physical hazards associated with working on or near active roadways
• Students will apply appropriate work-zone safety practices, visibility measures, traffic-control concepts, and hazard controls to reduce the risk of roadway-related incidents   

Must Know:

Attendance is mandatory for the entire course to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Students are encouraged to bring questions or examples of traffic and roadway hazards encountered during their normal job duties.