Work Zone Safety Training – [Complete Video Package]

If you have employees who work on public streets, highways, country roads, or construction areas, then you need this Work Zone Safety Training Video. Whether patching potholes, maintaining bridges, repaving roads, or painting lines, your employees are in constant danger of cars, trucks, and pedestrians. Each year, hundreds of people lose their lives when a motor vehicle plows into a road work crew, and the key to preventing this from happening to your employees is training. Making your Work Zone safer is the goal of this course.

This Work Zone Safety Training Teaches Several Important Concepts:

• What is traffic control, and how does it help keep workers safe while in the work zone?
• What Standards have been created by the Federal Highway Administration (part of DOT)? What are Temporary Traffic Control “TTC” zones, and how do they operate? (These procedures are part of the DOT’s “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,” and they specify how signs, cones, barriers, and flaggers should be used)
• An overview of signage, including “Road Work Ahead” and “Be Prepared to Stop,” which warn drivers that they are entering a work zone
• The importance of a transportation management plan and why it’s necessary to have one in place before any work starts
• What is the purpose of a work zone? (It is to provide clear guidance to drivers and pedestrians while minimizing changes to the normal flow of traffic around the zone)

Temporary Traffic Control and Traffic Control Devices:

• What is the purpose of cones, barrels, barricades, and barriers in a work zone? (These are used to channel motorists into safe travel lanes and to separate them from the work being performed)
• What are the different types of flagging procedures, and how do they work?
• What are examples of devices used to block off work zones? (they may include metal frames, striped rails, signs, lights, or other devices​.)
• What is the difference between using plastic or metal drums in highway work zones or other areas? (Plastic is preferred)
• The importance of a temporary traffic control zone and its components: advance warning area, transition area, activity area, and termination area​
• What are concrete barriers best used for? (These are best used to create an immovable barrier between traffic and work zone hazards​)

Flagger Best Practices When It Comes to Zone Safety:

• How a flagger can help prevent driver confusion by engaging with the cars directly and letting them know what to do and when to do it (stop, go, proceed with caution, etc.)
• What is the difference between “flags” and “paddles,” and what role do they play in the work zone?
• What are the four sections of a Temporary Traffic Control Zone (TTC) and why are they critical? (1) an Advance Warning Area (2) A Transition Area (3) An Activity Area (4) A Termination Area
• The importance of using proper Traffic Control techniques and traffic control safety

Maintaining Work Zone Safety:

• The importance of regular checks for displaced cones or barrels and adjusting the layout as needed
• The importance of making sure tools, equipment, and materials are kept out of traffic and never stored in buffer zones​
• The need for regular safety meetings, visibility, and alertness among workers​
• The need for additional precautions for working at night include the use of temporary work lights and reflective clothing​
• The role of supervisors in verifying the effectiveness of the temporary traffic control zone​
• and much more…

Work zones are dangerous places. If your company does any work within “Work Zones” or you employ Flaggers, then you need this safety training video to help them do their jobs safely and effectively. Giving your road crews roadway safety training, temporary traffic control courses, and other work zone safety classes can help prevent injuries and increase worker safety. Providing training resources helps promote best practices, increase knowledge with your workers, and help keep the work area accident and injury-free.

This Work Zone Training Program Includes These Items:

Work Zone Safety Course Delivery Options:

This training is 20 minutes long and is available as a DVD or USB stick. The languages are available in either English or Spanish. We also offer this course with an online option, either as a standalone course or as part of a larger online safety training library with 220+ available courses.

Work Zone Training Video – Full-Length Preview: