To combat the increasing number of traffic fatalities in highway work zones, it is critical to educate workers about best practices for working around live traffic. Recognizing common traffic hazards and learning effective ways to avoid them is a key component to maintaining a safe work environment. This interactive course explores the hazards found in work zones along with the protective equipment and safety procedures that road workers can use to avoid them. This training is intended for any worker who operates in highway or road construction zones.
The Work Zone Safety course is also available in Spanish.
Complete Your Work Zone Safety Course Online
Our online Work Zone Safety course has numerous benefits, including:
- 24/7 course access
- Fully narrated
- Log on and off as needed
- Work on your course anywhere with internet access
- Available in Spanish
- Allows up to 90 days to complete the course
Once you finish the course, you can instantly download your Certificate of Completion. The Work Zone Safety course takes less than an hour to complete.
Learning Objectives for the Work Zone Safety Course
The primary goal of this course is to teach you ways to prevent injuries and fatalities while working in live traffic. You will learn how to recognize common hazards in highway and road construction work zones. At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the hazards present in road construction and maintenance work zones
- Understand the government regulations that address work zone safety, including the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and OSHA 1926 Subpart G
- Identify equipment and procedures used to control traffic in work zones
- Act to keep yourself and others safe during road work
Key topics covered in the course include:
- Work zone safety and traffic control
- Traffic control equipment and procedures
- Setting up a work zone
- Best practices for work zone safety
- Mobile operations and night work
- And more
The Work Zone Safety course is ideal for anyone who works with live traffic in highway and road construction zones.