Work Zone Safety 101 - Online Workshop

May 27 & 28, 2021

(9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time)

PDHs AVAILABLE

6 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of each day of the workshop to get 6 PDHs.

Register ONLINE here.

OR:

Register by mail. Click here to download the brochure.

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

This course is designed to help roadway construction workers identify basic safety hazards and it outlines general safety rules for working in traffic and around heavy equipment. It is an interactive course that engages employees in being proactive with their safety and the safety of others. This course is also an opportunity to ask questions and seek solutions about safety hazards and what needs to be done to eliminate and/or reduce them.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Any employee who works in and around motor vehicle traffic, whether on a construction site, in a traditional work zone or on the right of way outside of a work zone.

INSTRUCTOR

Errol J. Christos, M.S.
Mr. Christos is the State Safety Training Manager for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and an OSHA Authorized Construction and General Industry Outreach Trainer through Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN. He holds a B.S. degree in Public Administration from Troy University and a M.S. degree in Human Behavioral Sciences from the University of Alabama. Mr. Christos has 14 years of transportation industry safety experience and is a leading expert in behavior-based safety and building safety cultures.

AGENDA

Day One

Introductions and Administration - 9:00 am (8:00 am CST)
Job Safety Briefing - 9:15 am
Situational Awareness - 9:45 am
Break - 10:15 am
Personal Protective Equipment - 10:30 am
OSHA Focus 4 - 11:00 am
Health Hazards - 11:30 am
Trenching and Excavation - 12:00 pm

Day Two

Preventing Runovers and Backovers - 9:00 am (8:00 am CST)
Working around Heavy Equipment - 9:30 am
Immediate Danger/Line of Fire - 10:00 am
Break - 10:30 am
Working in High Speed Traffic - 10:45 am
Introduction to the MUTCD - 11:15 am
Personal Value on Safety - 11:45 am

REGISTRATION

This is a free workshop for all city or county employees. Pre-registration is required. The registration fee for other attendees is $120 per person. TDOT employees must register through their local TDOT Training Office at least 10 working days in advance. Please note your employment status on the registration form. A course may be canceled if there is low enrollment. Forty-eight hours notice will be given to registrants if a course is canceled.. Register early! Limited enrollment!

Register ONLINE here.

OR:

Register by mail. Click here to download the brochure.