Work Zone Safety Best Practices

The ARTBA Foundation-managed National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is pleased to host the sessions focused on highlighting best practices in roadway work zone safety.

Key topics:

  • Speed management in work zones
  • Avoiding runovers and backovers of workers
  • The art of making workers and traffic control devices visible
  • Toward zero deaths—from concept to reality: an overview of efforts from around the world in the U.S.
  • Work zone access and egress strategies
  • Using technology to make work zones safer
  • Safety strategies for local and rural roads
  • Best safety practices from leading U.S. contractors
  • Communicating with the public—best practices

Information provided

Information provided by the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, award # DTFH61-06-H-00015, does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, (FHWA) or the American Road & Transportation Builders Association-Transportation Development Foundation. References to specific products and services do not imply endorsement by the Clearinghouse or FHWA.

Work Zone Safety

Bonus Session: MAP-21 & What it Means for State & Local Transportation Officials

LIVE: September 18 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern until 1:30 p.m.

Caterpillar Exhibit Booth

Roadway Safety+ Sessions

Presenters

Day 1

Presentation Location

Day 2

Presentation Location

Q&A Sessions

Overview of Roadway Safety (RSP+)

Don Elisburg, consultant

Transpo Industries Exhibit Booth

Overview of Roadway Safety (Spanish)(RSP+)

Omar Lopez, ARTBA safety and Spanish training specialist

HCSS Exhibit Booth

Speed Management in Work Zones (RSP+)

Melisa Finley, Texas Transportation Institute, associate research engineer

Honeywell Exhibit Booth

Networking Lounge
Sept 20, at 11:00am-12:00 pm (EST)

Preventing Runovers & Backovers (RSP+)

Emmett Russell, IUOE safety and health director (retired)

Caterpillar Exhibit Booth

Networking Lounge
Sept 19, at 4:00pm (EST)

Work Zone Safety: Motorcyclists & Bicyclists

Travis Parsons, LHSFNA senior safety and health specialist

HCSS Exhibit Booth

Networking Lounge
Sept 19, at 3:00pm (EST)

Occupational Hazards (Spanish)(RSP+)

Omar Lopez, ARTBA safety and Spanish training specialist

Transpo Industries Exhibit Booth

Work Zone Safety Sessions

Presenters

Day 1

Presentation Location

Day 2

Presentation Location

Q&A Sessions

Internal Traffic Control

Bradley Sant, Sr. Vice President, Safety and Education, ARTBA

Empco Lite Exhibit Booth

Networking Lounge
Sept 20, at 12:00pm-1:00 pm (EST)

The Art of Conspicuity

Tim Gardner, manager – Regulatory Affairs, Performance Safety Materials, 3M Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Division

3M Exhibit Booth

Decade of Action for Roadway Safety

T. Bella Dinh-Zarr, FIA Foundation safety director

ARTBA Transportation Officals Division Exhibit Booth

Best Workforce Safety Practices

Bob Johnson, Granite Construction Company director of safety

Honeywell Exhibit Booth

Why Investment in Safety Pays Back

Bud Wright, Barrier Systems transportation policy consultant

Lindsay Transportation Solutions Exhibit Booth

Moveable Barrier in Work Zones

Jim Keaton, Barrier Systems vice president of sales and marketing

Lindsay Transportation Solutions Exhibit Booth

Benefits of Fluorescent Traffic Signage

Dr. Fuat Aktan, business development manager, Traffic Safety Systems Division, 3M

3M Exhibit Booth

Towards Zero Deaths

Kelly Hardy, AASHTO highway safety program manager

Work Zone
clearing house Exhibit Booth

Networking Lounge
Sept 18, at 3:00pm (EST)

Work Zone Safety – FHWA’s Perspective

Tracy Scriba, work zone program manager, FHWA Office of Operations

Paul Pisano, work zone team leader, FHWA Office of Operations

Work Zone
clearing house Exhibit Booth

Safety Resources

Bradley Sant, Sr. Vice President, Safety and Education, ARTBA

ARTBA Store Exhibit Booth

Networking Lounge
Sept 20, at 12:00pm-1:00 pm (EST)

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