MANAGING WORK ZONES UNDER OSHA

On April 3, 2000, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Federal Highway Administration announced a program styled "Stay Alert" to increase public awareness and stem injuries and fatalities in highway and street work zones. More than 100 deaths and a significant percentage of the 37,000 nonfatal injuries in work zones each year involve highway workers. During inspections, OSHA will highly scrutinize a highway contractor's commitment to work zone safety and compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act. When a worker is injured or killed in a work zone, OSHA will conduct a swift investigation and may impose significant monetary and possible criminal penalties.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Road & Transportation Builders Association

  ARTBA Building, 1219 28th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20007-3389
• Authors:
  • Carver, V S
• Publication Date: 2000-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21
• Serial:
  • Transportation Builder
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: American Road & Transportation Builders Association
  • ISSN: 1043-4054

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contractors; Fatalities; Injuries; Law enforcement; Legal responsibility; Occupational safety; Penalties; Road construction workers; Safety programs; Work zone safety
• Identifier Terms: Occupational Safety and Health act; U.S. Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00798526
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 2000 12:00AM