The purpose of this PowerPoint is to supplement the airport specific training for construction personnel working on or adjacent to runways and taxiways addressing the Construction Safety Plan and airport ground vehicle/pedestrian procedures. Pass this on and together we can make Airport Construction safer.

After a shoulder injury and battling a sinus infection Morgan Burger is back on a motorcycle. With his most recent finish in Munich, Germany Morgan grabbed a couple top ten finishes while riding the Motorrad Meyer Racing Red Honda!

http://www.motoxaddicts.com/2011/12/17/race-results-munich-supercross-german-sx-series/?fb_ref=.Tu6A5xXEO2Q.like&fb_source=profile_oneline

Over 600 fatalities occur every year in work zones around the nation, despite very successful efforts to minimize work zone safety hazards. These are some of the most problematic areas of roadways, and accidents are often attributed to driver inattentiveness, excessive speed and lack of proper highway safety equipment. Placement of the correct signs and barriers can be of great assistance in reducing fatalities and injuries in construction work zones.

Work zone safety starts with placing the proper equipment on roadways to warn drivers to slow down and be aware. For instance, one-lane traffic zones that are not staffed by full-time workers must have temporary traffic signals erected to direct traffic flow. Retroreflective signs in combination with safety devices can be installed to delineate work areas and protect workers. Speed limit signs notifying drivers of appropriate speeds to be observed in a work zone have also helped to save lives. The objective is to make a work area as visible as possible while informing drivers of their role in keeping workers safe.

On average, during the last half of the 1990’s, about 16% of fatalities in work zone crashes were pedestrians. For the most part, those pedestrians were people working within the designated work space who subsequently became victims of traffic accidents. Historically, speed is a factor in almost all work zone fatalities, an illustration that drivers simply drive too fast for conditions in the work zone. Posting consequences for drivers who violate traffic construction zone rules has been shown to be effective in gaining driver compliance. In some states drivers may receive a $7,500 fine and up to 15 years in prison for injuring or killing a road worker.

Hundreds of fatalities and thousands of accidents occur in work zones across the nation annually. These are largely a result of inadequate signage and ineffective instruction for drivers entering work zones. Properly placed signage and specialized highway safety equipment help to both warn drivers of dangerous construction areas and to educate them on how to navigate those dangerous areas.

(source: impactrecovery.com)

It’s almost a new year and we are excited to share with you another glimpse into the innovative world of effective barriers through our updated product catalog. Download it here. If you ask the crew over here at OTW Safety we have been busy over the past several months scouting out, engineering and inventing new, exciting and innovative products to help you do your job!

So, if you are about to spec out a new job, don’t forget about the important safety requirements. Let us help you so you don’t have to think about it. Download the freshest copy of OTW Safety’s Product Catalog 2011 and discover all the new and exciting products we have to offer you and your team.

Need Help? Not to worry. Our dedicated staff is here to walk you through every step of the way. So go head, don’t be scared… Contact us right now and let’s become best friends!

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), Parsons Brinckerhoff, Pavement Consultants Inc and OTW Safety. Would like you to know that there’s still time to register for two informative airfield construction workshops that will be held in Denver, Colorado that will help you prepare for construction activities at your airport. They are the Airfield Construction Management (October 3-4) and Airport Pavement Maintenance/Evaluation (October 4-5) Workshops. These workshops will be held back-to-back at the Denver Marriott City Center in Downtown Denver.

If you are attending the NWAAAE conference in Cheyenne September 25-27 be sure to keep an eye out for the OTW Safety door prizes. What kind of prizes you ask?! Only the greatest shirts ever made and a super limited edition OTW Safety Timbuk2 messenger bag! Just another fun treat from your friends at OTW Safety, home of the Original Low Profile Airport Barricade.

According to the Bureau of labor statistics in 2010 over half of the fatal occupational injuries in the United States were caused by workers being struck by vehicles. What if you could cut the total number of fatal occupational injuries by over half by simply implying a safer and more advanced system to mark areas where employees are working near moving traffic? The WBMA thinks it is possible to achieve this by modernizing the tools that are in work zones that have moving traffic. Water filled LCD barricades will increase a drivers attention in work zones because of their size and ability to create a visual line of travel in work zones. The LCD barricades are being accepted in many spectator events to help direct pedestrian traffic due to the strong visual lines of travel that they create for pedestrians. Recently the Dew Tour presented by Alli Sports implemented over 500 feet of OTW Safety’s MB42x72 JSS LCD barricade to separate spectators from the high action Dirt BMX course at the Portland Invitational. As you can see by the photos of the Dew Tour the LCD barricades create a very clear line of travel for the bikes and the pedestrians. When this technology is implemented in work zones the WBMA feels that the overall safety for workers and the vehicles traveling through the work zones will improve greatly.

OTW Safety Barricades at the Portland Dew Tour

This past week OTW Safety had the opportunity to attend the Dew Tour Portland Invitational to see the MB42x72 JSS-LCD in action at the BMX Dirt Event. Here are some of the photos from the event and we are looking forward to the Toyota Challenge stop in Salt Lake City, Utah. See you there!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DY6imloXs8

Be shure to check out all the photo coverage of the Dew Tour on our page.

Today, the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) hailed the efforts of the entire Decade of Action for Road Safety Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is comprised of ATSSA, FIA Foundation, Association for Safe International Road Travel, and the National Organizations for Youth Safety. The Decade of Action’s goal is to reduce the 1.3 million individuals killed each year on roads throughout the world by half by 2020. Approximately 33,000 of those fatalities occur here at home in the United States, and ATSSA’s 1,600 members are working each day to make American and international roads as safe as possible for motorists and all road users.

ATSSA’s members are proud to play their part through the manufacturing, distribution, and installation of roadway safety infrastructure devices such as guardrail, cable barrier, signs, pavement markings, rumble strips, and temporary traffic control devices.

ATSSA President and CEO Roger A. Wentz stated, “ATSSA is a proud partner in this global initiative. Cost effective safety solutions on roadways throughout the world will dramatically reduce fatalities and serious injuries as well as help to encourage economic and commercial growth in developing countries. But more importantly, ATSSA members stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners in helping to reduce the 33,000 American lives lost each year on roadways as well as the 1.3 million lives lost internationally.”

Roadway safety infrastructure devices are cost effective solutions that can be deployed even when national budgets are constrained. This manner of combating roadway deaths has been very successful in the United States and will most certainly be beneficial internationally.
Wentz also added, “ATSSA strives to be a resource for governments around the world as they work with their transportation officials and non-governmental organizations on making their roads safer for all travelers. Through cooperation, safety infrastructure investment, and a commitment to the preservation of life, we can halve global roadway deaths by 2020 and continue to move Toward Zero Deaths on all roads – at home and abroad.”

Words By James Baron
Original Article: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/ATSSA-Hails-Decade-Action-Road-1699807.S.53729445?view=&gid=1699807&type=member&item=53729445&trk=EML_anet_di_pst_ttle

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Operations has released a brochure that summarizes information on practices found during a scanning tour that explored how state agencies are planning for, monitoring, and managing work zone performance. The brochure includes the key findings, challenges, and recommendations from the March 2010 scan. The document can be viewed on the Water Barrier Manufacturers Association site at http://www.waterbarriers.org/wp-content/themes/otwsafety/img/custom/guides/NCHRP20-68A-Best-Practices-in-Work-Zone-Assessment.pdf