Traffic Control
Traffic controls should conform to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Provide cones to control traffic control and protect workers.
The MUTCD contains the national standards governing all traffic control devices. All public agencies and owners of private roads open to public travel across the nation rely on the MUTCD to bring uniformity to the roadway.
Safety precautions for traffic control workers include all of the following:
- Provide adequate and appropriate traffic controls for all construction projects on or adjacent to a highway, street, or roadway.
- Provide signaling by trained and qualified flaggers.
- Provide barricades for protection of employees.
- Ensure employees set up appropriate traffic controls when they stop on or are adjacent to a highway, street, or road in a way that creates a hazard and when traffic cannot adjust safely on its own.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
7-11. Which of the choices below is a safety precaution for traffic control workers?
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