With fall upon us, the sprint to finish Indiana road construction projects can lead to road construction accidents says your Indiana construction accident lawyer. Speed is the friend of profit, but the enemy of construction safety. However, one accident can bring an entire project to a halt, as we saw in Stanley Roberts convention center fatality. As Coach John Wooden said, If you don't have time to do it right, how will you have time to do it over? Road construction accidents can happen to commuters and construction workers, often with serious injuries or death. OSHA and IOSHA have some tips for us to prevent such accidents:
Work Zone Traffic Safety
Employees being struck by vehicles or mobile equipment lead to many work zone fatalities or injuries. Work zones need traffic controls identified by signs, cones, barrels and barriers.
Drivers, employees on foot, and pedestrians must be able to see and understand the proper routes. Construction project managers determine traffic control plans within construction/demolition work sites.
Flagging: Flaggers should wear high visibility clothing with a fluorescent background and made of retro reflective material. This makes employees visible for at least 1,000 feet in any direction. Check the label or packaging to ensure that the garments are performance class 2 or 3. Drivers should be warned with signs that there will be flaggers ahead. Flaggers should use STOP/SLOW paddles, paddles with lights, or flags (only in emergencies).
Lighting: Flagger stations should be illuminated. Lighting for employees on foot and for equipment operators should be at least 5 foot-candles or greater. Where available lighting is not sufficient, flares or chemical lighting should be used. Glare should be controlled or eliminated.
Training: Flaggers must be trained/certified and use authorized signaling methods.
Driving: Seat belts and rollover protection should be used on equipment and vehicles as the manufacturer recommends.
Your Indiana Construction accident lawyer has handled Road construction accidents involving iron workers, laborers, operators, concrete workers and motorists throughout Indiana, including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, South Bend and Evansville. If you need a FREE CASE EVALUATION, please contact me using the form to the right, or just call. If I cant help you, I will find someone who can. BE SAFE and have a great weekend. My Boys have their first football games this weekend! :-) My favorite time of the year!
John
Work Zone Traffic Safety
Employees being struck by vehicles or mobile equipment lead to many work zone fatalities or injuries. Work zones need traffic controls identified by signs, cones, barrels and barriers.
Drivers, employees on foot, and pedestrians must be able to see and understand the proper routes. Construction project managers determine traffic control plans within construction/demolition work sites.
- Traffic control devices, signals, and message boards instruct drivers to follow paths away from where work is being done.
- Approved traffic control devices, including cones, barrels, barricades, and delineator posts are also used inside work zones.
Flagging: Flaggers should wear high visibility clothing with a fluorescent background and made of retro reflective material. This makes employees visible for at least 1,000 feet in any direction. Check the label or packaging to ensure that the garments are performance class 2 or 3. Drivers should be warned with signs that there will be flaggers ahead. Flaggers should use STOP/SLOW paddles, paddles with lights, or flags (only in emergencies).
Lighting: Flagger stations should be illuminated. Lighting for employees on foot and for equipment operators should be at least 5 foot-candles or greater. Where available lighting is not sufficient, flares or chemical lighting should be used. Glare should be controlled or eliminated.
Training: Flaggers must be trained/certified and use authorized signaling methods.
Driving: Seat belts and rollover protection should be used on equipment and vehicles as the manufacturer recommends.
Your Indiana Construction accident lawyer has handled Road construction accidents involving iron workers, laborers, operators, concrete workers and motorists throughout Indiana, including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, South Bend and Evansville. If you need a FREE CASE EVALUATION, please contact me using the form to the right, or just call. If I cant help you, I will find someone who can. BE SAFE and have a great weekend. My Boys have their first football games this weekend! :-) My favorite time of the year!
John
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