| Workers in road crews and on road construction | | | | necessary to use ample road signs to inform |
| sites have to possess incredible situational | | | | them of how their route has changed. |
| awareness. Hazards that are present for | | | | Essentially, industrial equipment supplies and road |
| construction workers on active roadways can be | | | | signs should convey advanced warning, improved |
| particularly deadly. Oncoming traffic, construction | | | | visibility, and control over a situation. Warnings will |
| vehicle traffic, elevated work, and poor visibility | | | | enable motorists to anticipate slower traffic, |
| from environmental conditions all combine to | | | | stopped vehicles, flag men or temporary stops, |
| create the need for specialized industrial products | | | | and changes in the flow of traffic. Road signs |
| and industrial equipment supplies in order to | | | | have to be highly visible at all times of the day |
| ensure the safety of road crews. | | | | and night, so reflective materials, flags, and road |
| To promote better awareness, foster | | | | stands have to be used. Most construction sites |
| communication, and protect workers, there are a | | | | do not have the benefit of being located at a |
| number of industrial products. We will take a | | | | controlled intersection. Transportation road signs |
| moment to examine the importance of high | | | | have to offer that control through stop signs, |
| visibility industrial equipment supplies, transportation | | | | reduced speed limits, alternating merges, and any |
| road signs, and caution signs for communicating | | | | other provision for controlling the flow of vehicles. |
| hazards. | | | | Road signs are the best way to accomplish these |
| High Visibility Clothing | | | | goals by communicating needed information to |
| OSHA is steadily moving towards mandating high | | | | motorists. |
| visibility clothing and safety vests as a | | | | Caution Signs |
| requirement for all road crews and job sites that | | | | Communication is necessary on the job for the |
| operate near traffic or have low-light working | | | | workers themselves in addition to motorists. Even |
| conditions. The reason for this is clear if we take | | | | in a warehouse, vehicle traffic mixes with |
| a look at the numbers. | | | | workers on foot. Every worker should be aware |
| A worker wearing brightly colored clothing can be | | | | of which areas on the job are open to vehicle |
| seen from about 250 feet away at night from | | | | traffic only, foot traffic only, or if both may be |
| the headlights of a vehicle. When that vehicle is | | | | allowed in the same area, especially if there are |
| traveling at highway speeds, it needs 1200 feet in | | | | temporary condition changes. Industrial products |
| order to stop. Clearly, workers at night without | | | | designed to foster communication between |
| the proper high visibility industrial products are in | | | | workers will also improve the safety culture with |
| danger. | | | | any work crew. |
| Industrial equipment supplies for road construction | | | | Forklift drivers should have caution signs up to |
| workers have to include high visibility clothing and | | | | remind them to sound their horn when coming |
| safety vests. The reflective material in these | | | | around a corner or through a door. Construction |
| industrial products can return the light from a | | | | vehicle traffic lanes should be painted for the |
| vehicle up to nearly a quarter mile, allowing | | | | benefit of both drivers and workers on foot. Any |
| enough reaction time and stopping distance for a | | | | uneven surface, speed bump, or obstruction |
| motorist on a highway to avoid an accident. | | | | should be highlighted with caution signs and other |
| High visibility industrial equipment supplies will also | | | | industrial products. Any change in the work place, |
| protect workers against accidents caused by | | | | no matter how temporary, needs to be |
| construction vehicles on the job site. Construction | | | | accompanied by warning signs. |
| crews have to work with the same | | | | The best way to incorporate these products into |
| environmental conditions, such as low light and | | | | an effective method for communicating hazards is |
| dust clouds, that will obstruct a motorist's view. | | | | to look at a work site from the perspective of an |
| Having workers wear clothing that has a | | | | outsider. Regular workers know where the |
| contrasting color and reflective strips will also | | | | hazards are, even if they are not apparent. |
| reduce the hazard from construction vehicles. | | | | However, caution signs and road transportation |
| Transportation Road Signs | | | | signs should be written as if someone has never |
| Communication on a job site is also vital in | | | | set foot on a construction site before. Coupled |
| ensuring a safe working site. Motorists and | | | | with high visibility industrial equipment supplies, |
| workers alike have to be aware of what is going | | | | construction crews will have a comprehensive |
| on and how the construction site impacts the | | | | safety culture in place to address hazards and |
| normal flow of traffic. Most people drive on the | | | | prevent accidents. |
| same roads that they take every day, so it is | | | | |