North Dakota Safety Council
Work Zone Safety Training

BISMARCK, ND, Monday, December 7, 2009  – North Dakota experienced 3,002 injuries in road construction/work zones over the past 5 years. With the increased funding for transportation this past legislative session, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding, and the current state of North Dakota’s highways, North Dakota will continue to see an increase in construction activity and workers on roadways. These workers, both experienced and inexperienced, will need work zone safety training in order to prevent work zone crashes, injuries and fatalities from seeing an increase, as well.

The North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC) and Associated General Contractors of North Dakota (AGC of ND) have partnered to conduct work zone safety training in anticipation of the increased work load and new workers in the industry. The NDSC received an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Susan Harwood Training Grant of $126,204, to be used over the next two years, specifically to provide this targeted free training.

Those in the road construction industry are encouraged to take advantage of this free training, beginning in January:

Flagger Training – available online in January 2010
http://www.ndsc.org/SiteDocuments/Flagger%20Training%20Flyer.pdf

    Traffic Control for Supervisors – 16 hour classroom course
    http://www.ndsc.org/SiteDocuments/Traffic%20Control%20For%20Supervisors%20Flyer.pdf

Traffic Control for Construction Workers – 8 hour classroom course
http://www.ndsc.org/SiteDocuments/Traffic%20Control%20for%20Const%20Workers%20Flyer.pdf

Emergency Preparedness for Remote Work Zones – 8 hour classroom course
http://www.ndsc.org/SiteDocuments/Emergency%20Preparedness%20Flyer.pdf

Work Zone Safety – 8 hour classroom course
http://www.ndsc.org/SiteDocuments/Work%20Zone%20Course%20Flyer.pdf

To learn more about each course curriculum, click on each link above or log onto http://www.ndsc.org/workzone/default.aspx

To register for the free training, call the North Dakota Safety Council at 701-223-6372.

This free training was made possible through a Susan Harwood Grant from the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration and the support of the Associated General Contractors of ND. This material was produced under grant SH-19504-SH9 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.