Flagger Safety (Signaling and Flaggers, Traffic Control)
Flaggers (also known as Traffic Controllers), have a vast knowledge in road work safety and with that comes the responsibility to ensure safety to themselves, fellow workers, motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Flaggers also have to ensure that traffic moves safely and quickly, while allowing workers to do their jobs.
Rules
General Rules
- Construction, Safety Standards for (Chapter 296-155, WAC)
Rules for Specific Activities or Workplaces
- Flaggers (WAC 296-155-305(5))
Policies
Cone Setting Requirements (WRD 6.55)- Traffic Control and Flagging Operations (WRD 27.20)
Training Materials
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- Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Department of Health and Human Services
- Flagger Fatally Injured When Struck by a Car at a Highway Work Zone in Washington State (SHARP Fatal Narrative)
- Flagger Killed When Struck By Dump Truck, During Road Construction in Washington State, (SHARP Narrative)
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD): OSHA
- Roadway Work Zones: Hazards to Workers on Foot, (SHARP Narrative)
- Work Zone Safety (Washington State DOT)
- Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines M 54-44.03 (Washington State DOT)
- Work Zone Traffic Safety During Disaster recovery Efforts: OSHA
- WSDOT-Traffic Control Oversight Committee
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