Safety

A flaggers responsibilities are critical in keeping work zones safe. This video looks the planning, training , and good flagging. There is also additional information specific to MI-DOT traffic regulating requirements.

Covers the basic principles of work zone safety, traffic control zones, planning for traffic control, the function of traffic control devices, and typical applications. 

An entertaining, detailed tape defining the importance of proper flagging techniques for roadway traffic.  Targeted to flaggers.

This program covers some of the typical hazards around the construction of bridges and culverts, with emphasis on falling, falling objects, and crane hazards.

This program covers some of the safety hazards you'll find on typical grading sites, from clearing and grubbing to final grading. Emphasis is on personal responsibility for safety and awareness of the hazards.

This award-winning program is the introductory program in the Highway Work Zone Safety series. It shows five accident simulations based on typical safety problems found in highway work zones.

Multi-media record of the proceedings, presentations and documentation of a workshop, Managing Pavement Edge Drop-offs to Improve Safety and Reduce Tort Liability, which covered pavement edge drop-off issues and treatment options available to reduce associated crashes. Contains workshop presentations defining crash, tort liability and research issues as well as presentations on practical solutions by highway agencies in Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Idaho, New York and Gwinette County, Georgia.

This video is used to teach the dangers of snowplows to children.

This video includes four programs:  1) Design Issues for Pedestrians Who Use Wheelchairs (10:00) 2)  Design Issues for Pedestrians with Ambulatory Impairments (7:51) 3)  Design Issues for Pedestrians with Low Vision (11:24) 4)  Design Issues for Pedestrians Who Are Blind (11:19) 

Humorist Captain Jack Parker walks you through the eight rules for safety, providing useful information about the equipment, and guidance for working with and around different pieces of construction equipment.