There are hazards that exist in every workplace. When that workplace is adjacent to speeding vehicles, those hazards are multiplied.
Highway Construction Safety 101
- Hazard Assessment: First and foremost, it is important to identify those potential hazards that threaten construction workers, such as moving objects, fluctuating temperatures, high intensity lighting, rolling or pinching objects, electrical connections and sharp edges.
- Personal Protection Equipment (PPE): Personal Protection Equipment, more , commonly referred to as PPE, include gloves, foot and eye protection, protective hearing devices (earplugs, muffs) hard hats, respirators and full body suits. These items are designed to keep construction workers safe. OSHA requires PPE to meet the following American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards: Eye and Face Protection: ANSI Z87.1-1989 (USA Standard for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection), Head Protection: ANSI Z89.1-1986, and Foot Protection: ANSI Z41.1-1991.
- Hi Visibility Safety Garments: Hi visibility safety garments make your employees easier to see at night, in poor weather, against cluttered backgrounds, and on busy work sites. The American National Standard for High Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear (ANSI/ISEA 107-2010) is a standard set forth by the American National Standards Institute outlining the design, performance specifications, and use of high-visibility and reflective apparel for the protection of construction, maintenance, and utility workers who are routinely exposed to hazards of low visibility in the workplace. “Garments that meet this standard can be worn 24 hours a day to provide users with a high level of conspicuity through the use of combined fluorescent and retroreflective materials.”
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Sources:
International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
Introduction to The ANSI Hi-Visibility Standard
Tags: Construction Safety, Hi Visibility Safety Garments, Highway Construction, PPE
