Road Construction

By the Numbers: Cold Stress

DID YOU KNOW? When working outdoors in cold weather or [...]

By the Numbers: Cold StressVicky Pickford2020-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer – Spanish
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You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer – Spanish

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You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer – Spanish

Highway work zones continue to have far too many traffic fatalities. Hundreds of people are killed in work zones each year. The victims include both construction workers and occupants of the vehicles trying to rush past them.

You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer – SpanishVicky Pickford2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Traffic Control During Roadwork – Spanish
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Traffic Control During Roadwork – Spanish

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Traffic Control During Roadwork – Spanish

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Traffic Control During Roadwork – SpanishVicky Pickford2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Laborer Electrocuted When Jackhammer Strikes Underground Power Line
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Laborer Electrocuted When Jackhammer Strikes Underground Power Line

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Laborer Electrocuted When Jackhammer Strikes Underground Power Line

In work areas where the exact location is unknown, work cannot begin until the power lines have been positively and unmistakably de-energized and grounded. In this case a worker lost his life when the jackhammer he was using hit an underground power line.

Laborer Electrocuted When Jackhammer Strikes Underground Power LineVicky Pickford2023-09-04T08:22:36+00:00

Picture This: Not So Great Moments in Hole Covers
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Picture This: Not So Great Moments in Hole Covers

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Picture This: Not So Great Moments in Hole Covers

There are some obvious hazards in this picture, yet it’s still a good tool for training and learning. Share this image with your crew and see how many hazards they spot. Then discuss why they are hazardous, how these hazards can be corrected, and what they would do if they were asked to work in this excavation.

Picture This: Not So Great Moments in Hole CoversVicky Pickford2018-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Traffic Control During Roadwork
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Traffic Control During Roadwork

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Traffic Control During Roadwork

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Traffic Control During RoadworkVicky Pickford2018-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Avoiding Road Wrath
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Avoiding Road Wrath

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Avoiding Road Wrath

Keep control of your emotions when you drive. Take a few deep breaths, check your speedometer and slow down mentally and physically if necessary. Allow enough time to get to your destination, taking into account

Avoiding Road WrathVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Cement Burns
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Cement Burns

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Cement Burns

Wet cement is a leading cause of skin problems for workers. These problems can be mild and short lived or severe and chronic.

Cement BurnsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Heads Up! In Work Zones
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Heads Up! In Work Zones

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Heads Up! In Work Zones

We all encounter building projects in our workplace, on the road and in our neighborhoods. You have to be aware of the hazards or risk serious injury.

Heads Up! In Work ZonesVicky Pickford2024-10-11T20:45:42+00:00

Protecting Workers in Construction Work Zones
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Protecting Workers in Construction Work Zones

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Protecting Workers in Construction Work Zones

Each year over 20,000 workers are injured and hundreds are killed in road construction work zones.

Protecting Workers in Construction Work ZonesVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer
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You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer

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You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer

Highway work zones continue to have far too many traffic fatalities. Hundreds of people are killed in work zones each year. The victims include both construction workers and occupants of the vehicles trying to rush past them.

You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones SaferVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Asphalt Company Charged for Clean Environment Act Violations
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Asphalt Company Charged for Clean Environment Act Violations

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Asphalt Company Charged for Clean Environment Act Violations

Asphalt Company Charged for Clean Environment Act Violations for installing [...]

Asphalt Company Charged for Clean Environment Act ViolationsVicky Pickford2018-01-24T00:00:00+00:00

Construction Zones Are Danger Zones
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Construction Zones Are Danger Zones

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Construction Zones Are Danger Zones

The driver of a flat deck truck loaded with bricks was killed when the vehicle hit a soft shoulder, went out of control, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. The incident

Construction Zones Are Danger ZonesVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Loose Trailer Runs Over Road Crew
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Loose Trailer Runs Over Road Crew

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Loose Trailer Runs Over Road Crew

Two members of a construction crew were killed where they were working at the side of a busy highway. They were struck by a trailer that came loose from a company truck. Although this fatal

Loose Trailer Runs Over Road CrewVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Flag Person Run Over
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Flag Person Run Over

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Flag Person Run Over

A 41-year-old worker was killed when a car struck him while he was flagging traffic. He was part of a road crew that was replacing a sign on the side of a road.

Flag Person Run OverVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00