Work-Zone Safety Overview for Managers and Lead Workers

About the Event

This two-hour seminar provides an overview of basic traffic control and safety procedures for short-term work zones. The latest in traffic control devices and safety devices are presented, including several unique approaches to traffic control and methods for reducing risk and liability.

Registration

• Register
• Cost: $35 (Free for Tribal Nation members and employees; separate registration is required.)
• Registration contact: Jackson Piper at piper129@umn.edu

Please let us know how we can ensure that this workshop is inclusive to you. What accommodations or access needs can we help facilitate? Contact Samantha Hahn-Douville when you register to help us provide you with the best access.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for supervisors and managers who provide their agency or company with work zone traffic control guidance, temporary traffic control devices, establish/recommend agency or company policies and procedures, and provide leadership around work zone traffic control and safety. 

Course Instructor

Herb Bray is the marketing and sales manager at Warning Lites of Minnesota. He has six years of traffic management experience. Herb previously worked for Wright County Highway Department and served in the traffic division, with duties including pavement marking, signal lights, and signs. He previously worked for the US Army, serving time in the 82nd Airborne and the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, where he was a safety training NCO.

Credit

• 0.5 Roads Scholar Program Maintenance Certificate credit.
• To the best of our knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for 2.0 PDHs as outlined in Minnesota Statute 326.107. More information concerning continuing education for professionals is online.

Sponsors

This workshop is presented by the Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) at the Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota. Minnesota LTAP is sponsored by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board (LRRB) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This course is subsidized through funding from LRRB and FHWA.