February
Update
OSHA 10-Hour
Training Exclusively for the Roadway Construction
Industry
What This
is About: This 2-day training program developed by American Road and Transportation Builders Association
(ARTBA) and the
National Safety Council focuses on the
hazards and situations that
roadway construction workers face every day. This workshop addresses 12 key construction work zone related safety and health topics: Introduction to OSHA; Electrical Safety; Roadway Work
Zones;
Excavations
and Trenching; Personal Protective
Equipment; Confined Spaces; Night Work; Fall Prevention & Protection; Mechanized Equipment;
Occupational
Health; Collisions; and Management
Commitment. This training meets OSHA’s
requirements
for 10-hour accreditation.
April 5-6, 2010 (Knoxville,
TN)
The National
Transportation Research Center
(NTRC)
2360 Cherahala
Blvd.
Knoxville, TN
37923
April 8-9, 2010 (Jackson,
TN)
West Tennessee Research
& Education Center
605 Airways
Blvd.
Jackson, TN
38301
Registration: There is a
handling/administrative fee of $25 for this ARTBA grant-sponsored workshop.
Space is limited - enrollment will be
limited to no more than three participants per organization. All
attendees must pre-register for this workshop. Seats will be granted on
a first-come, first-served basis. Lunch/breaks will be provided.
Please let us know of any special dietary needs. A course may be canceled if
there is low enrollment. Forty-eight hours
notice will be given to registrants if a
course is canceled. Register early to participate in this special training
opportunity.
Complete workshop details are included in the attached
brochure.
Additional News and
Announcements
TTAP Training Calendar: We are working to
finalize our 2010 training calendar. Watch your email, mailbox, the TTAP website, and TTAP's RoadTalk
newsletter for updates.
2009 MUTCD:
On December December 16, 2009 a final rule adopting the 2009 Edition of the
MUTCD was published in the Federal Register. The effective date
for this Final Rule is January 15, 2010. The State of Tennessee has until
January 15, 2012 to adopt the new MUTCD. Visit the Federal
Highway Administration's MUTCD
website to view the complete manual. Printed copies will be available
for purchase from ATSSA, ITE, and AASHTO. TTAP will offer training on the
2009 MUTCD later this year.
Traffic Sign
Retroreflectivity: TTAP has many copies of FHWA's new Sign
Retroreflectivity Guidebook available for distribution. This
guidebook offers discussion of the 2008 traffic sign retroreflectivity standards
and steps that agencies can take to become compliant with these rules. The
book also includes a CD-ROM with a electronic copies of a number of reference
and research reports on this topic. To request copies of this publication
for your agency, contact TTAP at [log in to unmask]
or 1-800-252-7623.
