Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control
Safety in construction work zones is of great concern since it is one of the most hazardous occupations in the USA.
Workers are subject to possible accidents from passing motor vehicles.
Workers are subjected to possible accidents from:
- movement of equipment and vehicles within the work zones
- hazards from general construction work
- passing motor vehicles intruding in the work zone
- flaggers and other construction workers being struck by vehicles or construction equipment
- overturning vehicles and equipment
- collision, or being caught in running the equipment and others
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
5-1. In construction work zones what is an accident a worker may likely be exposed to?
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