IMPROVING SAFETY IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES - A MATTER OF ETHICS

The review of limited statistics on the hazards to workman and motorist in highway work zones indicates that a major safety problem exists in the nation. The work by one state illustraties that work zones activities need not create undue hazards where highway officials establish procedrues that are based on a due regard for the driver's ability to respond to changed conditions and provide a forgiving roadside environment to the greatest degree possible should vehicle loss of control occur. A case study of another highway construction zone activities illustrates a failure in ethical concern for their employee's and the public's health, safety, and welfare. A proposal for improving ethical practices through legislation is suggested by the author. /HSRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  801 Green Bay Road
  Lake Bluff, IL  United States  60044
• Authors:
  • Anderson, R W G
• Conference:
  • 20th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Date: 1976-11-1 to 1976-11-3
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 299-306
• Serial:
  • Volume: 20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction safety; Construction sites; Hazards; Laws; Personnel; Safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00144177
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-024-1-115
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM