1. Construction
Safety

2. ODOT 2010-2011 Business Plan
Moving Ohio into a Prosperous New World

3. Initiative 1: Target: ZERO
Focus on safety in the workplace, on construction
sites, and with the traveling public to assure ZERO
tolerance for any safety hazard.
Key Initiatives for 2010-2011

4. Safety & Health Policy
Organizational S & H work plan
Worksite safety audits
Safety training programs
OCSEA/AFSCME partnership
Focus on Workplace Safety

5. As a member of Team ODOT, SERVICE is my
commitment:
Safety First
Every Partner
Respect for My Customers
Value of My Job
Integrity
Clear Communication
Eye to the Future
A New Pledge to Serve Ohioans
Safety First: I will focus
each day on safety: my
own, my teammates,
our workplace, our
work practices, and our
customers – the
traveling public – with a
“Target Zero” goal for
any and all safety
hazards.

6. HeavyHeavy
EquipmentEquipment
Operation andOperation and
Your PersonalYour Personal
SafetySafety

7. • Heavy
equipment is
vital to getting
the job done.
• From time to
time many, if
not all of these
machines,
operate close to
workers on foot.
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8. Today’s Situation
Being struck by or caught in-between are two of the leading
causes of injuries and fatalities on construction and
maintenance work sites.
STRUCK BY (22%) CAUGHT IN-BETWEEN (18%)
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9. OSHA Study of Top 5 Highway/ Heavy
Contractor Fatalities
1. Construction equipment backed over a worker
on foot.
• In some cases, the victim was the signal
person.
• Some accidents occurred even though the
backup alarm was working properly.
2. Employee hit by motorist.
• Traffic lanes not closed to the public.
• Vehicle jumped over the concrete barrier.
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10. OSHA Study of Top 5 Highway/
Heavy Contractor Fatalities
3. Construction equipment ran forward over an
employee.
• May have involved employees jumping or
falling off vehicles.
4. Machine rolled over and crushed employee –
lack of ROPS or no seat belt in use.
5. Equipment hit overhead power line.
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11. What Is Covered by OSHA?
• Motor vehicles,
mechanized equipment
covered in 29CFR 1926
Subpart O.
• Operate within an off-
highway job site that is not
open to the public.
• This includes any type of
equipment that is used for
public works projects either
on or off the roadway.
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12. # 1 OSHA Citation
No backup alarm on equipment with an
obstructed view to the rear.
• Most fatalities are the result of equipment
running over employees.
• Constant signals may be “tuned out” and
ignored because they become part of the
work environment.
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13. Common OSHA Citations
Working under hydraulic-
supported equipment.
• Employees crushed
when hydraulics failed
on front-end loaders
and dump trucks.
• Lockout program –
use 4 x 4 blocks or a
bed prop in case of
hydraulic failure.
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14. Common OSHA Citations
Horn not working.
• Provide a signal before
equipment starts to
back up.
• Useful when equipment
loses braking power.
• Alert other operators to
prevent equipment
from backing into each
other.
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15. Common OSHA Citations
Equipment closer than
10 feet from power
lines.
• Includes skid steer
loaders, power
concrete pumpers,
dump trucks, cranes,
gradalls, backhoes.
• All types of
equipment with
articulated booms.
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16. General Hazards
• Striking people and
collision with other
equipment.
• Pinch points
between
equipment and
objects.
Worker pinned under
equipment
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17. More General Hazards
• Injuries to operators
jumping out of the cab.
• Runaway machines as a
result of not blocking
wheels when parking or
operator’s inability to
control.
• Being struck by limbs of
trees or other overhead
obstructions, and by
moving equipment.
Nearby Power Lines and Trees
Risk of Hitting Power Line
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18. Working Around Vehicles and Heavy
Equipment
• On-foot workers should be
trained to work safely around the
equipment
– Wear high visibility clothing
– Do not assume operators can see
you
• Signal person may be used to
assist the operator
• Good communication is essential
– Use standardized hand signals
– Use walkie-talkies (two-way-
radios)
This worker is clearly
visible!

19. View From The Operator’s Seat
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20. The purpose of an Internal Traffic
Control Plan is to control the flow of
construction vehicles, equipment,
and workers inside a busy work
zone.
Establishing a predictable pattern of
movement minimizes the need for
backing up limits exposure of
workers on foot to construction
traffic and will reduce the risk of
injury or death.
Safety Within the Work Zone:
Internal Traffic Control Plan
Internal Traffic Control Plans
Paving Model Plan – Traffic Adjacent
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21. Safety Within the Work Zone:
Internal Traffic Control Plan
• Control the flow of equipment traffic to minimize backing within
the work zone.
• Establishes procedures for entering and exiting the work zone.
• Distance to change lanes and decelerate into the work zone.
• Distance to accelerate into high speed traffic when leaving the
work zone.
• Restrict access points into work areas.
• Design buffer spaces to protect pedestrians from errant vehicles or
work zone equipment.
• Provide signs within the work zone to direct and guide pedestrians
and equipment operators.
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22. Safety Issues
• Understand and follow the job site safety
plan.
• Federal OSHA inspection of stimulus-
funded projects.
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23. Start Every Work Day the Safe Way
Analyze the work to be done.
Identify the critical safety procedures.
Decide what personal protective equipment is
required.

24. Start Every Work Day the Safe Way
Step back 2 yards for 2 minutes and ask
yourself:
“Am I focused and have I identified all the
hazards?”

25. Construction
Safety