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Transportation Information Center

Work Zone Safety and Flagger Training

interpro.wisc.edu/tic/RA01773 See upcoming dates

Workshop Overview

Learn about safe flagging operations and applications for urban and rural situations and for low-speed and high-speed roadways. Group exercises will give you an opportunity to try out what you learn and to discuss the "how to" with other members of the class and the instructors. You will also receive your own copy of the latest editions of the pocket-sized Wisconsin Work Zone Safety Guide and Flagger's Handbook.

Who Should Attend?

  • Maintenance managers, supervisors and street, highway, and utility workers
  • Construction managers, field engineers, and inspectors
  • Engineering managers and designers
  • Safety directors, risk managers, and safety trainers
  • Emergency responders

Additional Information

These courses do provide flagger training in sufficient depth and length to meet WisDOT flagger certification requirements for work on state and connecting highways.

Workshop Outline

Introduction

Exercise 1
  • Work Zone Devices & Setup
  • Traffic Control Zone
  • Planning Traffic Control
Exercise 2
  • Shoulder or Parking Lane
  • Low Speed & Low Volume
Exercise 3
  • Flaggers Handbook
  • Flagging Examples
Exercise 4
  • Mobile Flagging
  • Flagging Signals
  • Flagging Operations
  • Roundabouts
  • Multi-Lane
Exercise 5
  • Intersections & Detours
Exercise 6
  • Mobile Operations
  • Safety & Liability
  • Discussion (Q&A)
  • WisDOT Flagger Training

Take this workshop when it’s offered next!

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