Safer Working on Roads - How Can Vulnerable Road Workers and Road Users Be Safer?

Depending on interpretation, some would define road workers as vulnerable road users and some not. Some would say that as they are workers, they do not classify as road users, this is like saying that postman while walking or using bicycle or moped is not vulnerable on the road, as he is doing his job? But the author believes and all can probably agree, that road workers are vulnerable while they are working on roads. On this matter PIARC Technical Report “Improvements in safe working on roads” was produced, so this paper will not address the same issues. In this paper, while seeing around the world different safety approaches considering the road workers, will be addressed only 4 C's principle and how can the (existing) work zones be more conspicuous, clear, consistent and credible and with that safer for road workers and road users. It must be understood that particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs), to implement the whole concept of all improvements in safe working on roads could be difficult and challenging, that’s why one must find and present immediate practical measures for workers on the road to make them safer.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the World Road Association – PIARC
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
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• Authors:
  • Brumec, U
• Conference:
  • 25th World Road Congress
  • Location: Seoul , Korea, South
  • Date: 2015-11-3 to 2015-11-7
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Illustrations; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 16p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 25th World Road Congress - Seoul 2015: Roads and Mobility - Creating New Value from Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Occupational safety; Road construction workers; Safety; Work zones
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01715703
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9782840604235
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 2019 3:48PM