We all remember this…….

Don’t we???
 This fall of WTC on
9/11 has death toll
of 2740
 But that are not the
only people who lost
their life in this
structure….
 During the
construction work
itself 60
Construction
Workers lost their
lives due to lac of
proper safety…
 Similarly thousands
of construction
workers worldwide
passes by our world,
every year, while
 SAFETY OF
WORKERS DURING
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE

Prepared By: Guided By:

Dhawal Agrawal (U05CE057) Mr. Jagdish Prasad Mandawra
B-Tech IV (Civil)

Civil Engineering Department

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology,
Surat-395007
 In an effort to decrease that inbuilt jobsite risk that
construction workers face,
this study analyze the current safety practices,
examine new safety technologies,
and collaborate with construction workers to gain a
better perspective of what jobsite hazards they face.
 Work Preparation
In order to meet out safety, we need to start from
during work planning itself

This can done by…

•Safety Equipments
•Safety Plans
•Safety Professional
 General Safety Measures
• Workmen must be trained for use of tools, machineries
and plants.
• Gumboots, tarring outfits Spectacles etc. must be given
to workers handling bitumen, their use should be
mandatory.
• First aid training must be provided to all workmen &
enough safety kits should be available at the Site.
• Workmen required on site during night hours must be
provided with fluorescent jackets with reflective tapes.
• Safety helmet must be given to all workers at site.
 SAFETY MEASURES IN ROAD MAKING SITE.

• Fire Fighting Equipments shall me arranged for emergencies

• PPE to staff should be provided
• All the signs and delineators shall be maintained in a clean and
brightly painted condition at all times
• Lighting arrangements shall be made for proper visibility in work
area.
• Arrangements like frequent sprinkling of water shall be made to
keep the work area dust free and consequently reducing the risk to
heath of the workers.
 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Importance:
• Warn the road user
• Guide the road traffic
• Protect the road user and vehicle
• Ensure safe passage
• Provide safe working area

Primary Traffic Control Devices are:

• Signs
• Delineators
• Barricades
• Cones
• Pavement markings
• Flashing lights, etc.
Signs
Road construction & maintenance signs fall
mainly under 3 major categories, that is
Regulatory Sign, Warning Sign, Direction
Sign. These signs have definite shape and
size. These signs should be of retro reflective
Sheeting of high intensity.

Traffic Cone & Cylinder

Traffic Cones are 500-1000 mm high, & 300-500 mm
in diameter, or in square shape at base, and often
made of plastic or rubber

Barricades.
Barricades are intended to provide
containment without significant deflection or
deformation under impact and to redirect
vehicle along the barrier.
Flagmen
The control of traffic through
work area is an essential part
of road construction &
maintenance operation.
Flagmen with hand signaling
devices such as flags or sign
paddles, play crucial role in
this direction, Red Flag,
STOP, SLOW paddles and
lights are used in controlling
traffic through work area.
 IDENTIFICATION OF SAFETY PROBLEMS
This includes two parts:
(1) Field survey
The survey items cover all related conditions. The surveyors need to use their field
experience to judge the potential safety problems associated with the existing
conditions.
(2) Collect data (such as traffic data) and analyze the data.
The main purpose of data analysis is to give certain adjustment to the first part. With
the qualitative judgment (from the first part) and the quantitative judgment (from the
second part), the survey could produce better identification of safety problems.

Based on these surveys the Safety Problems are ranked, and Safety Index is
decided.
Some of the Better Used Field Practices today are…..

•Use of back-up alarms with alternating sounds to keep workers attentive

•Increased crew sizes to accommodate safety personnel
•2-way radio devices with longer range, battery life, and dedicated
frequencies
•Improve availability and selection of Personal Protection Equipment
(PPE)
•First aid kits at site, as well as more personnel trained in first aid
•Annual physicals to monitor vision, hearing, and other construction
sensitive abilities of the workers
•Flagmen training and certification programs
•Use of lightweight flashing paddles with LED lights for flagmen
•Improve lighting for nighttime construction and maintenance activities
•Traffic citation enforcement plan
REFERENCES
• Wilding, J. (CEO), (2001) “Construction Safety Manual”, Metropolitan Washington
Airport Authority. P.P. 8, 19-24.
• Highway Research Records, (2005), “General Report on Road Research Work Done
In India during 2004-05, IRC Highway Research Board. P.P. 133.
• IRC-SP 55-(2001), “Guidelines on Safety in Road Construction Zone”, Indian Road
Congress, P.P. 9-23, 68.
• IRC-67-(2001), “Code of Practice for Road Signs”, Indian Road Congress, Indian
Road Congress, P.P. 57.
• SP-70-(2001), “Handbook on Construction Safety Practice”, Bureau of Indian
Standards, (2001). P.P. 10.
• Li Y., Jian L., Guoqiang Z. and Qiaojun X., (2004), “Safety Evaluation Approach of
Highway Intersection”, Transportation College, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
P.P. 303.
• Pan F., Lu J., Xiang Q., and Deborah S. M., (2004), “Safety Based Signalized
Intersection Level of Service” Transportation College, Southeast University, Nanjing,
China. P.P 247.

WEBSITES.
• http://www.saferoads.com/index.html
• http://www.worldbank.org/transport/road/safety.htm#crash
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am very grateful to my seminar guide Mr.

Jagdish Prasad Mandawra, without whose
help, I wouldn’t have been able to complete this
seminar successfully and he has also helped me
to improve my understanding of seminar
concepts. I am also thankful to my classmates
for encouraging me.

I am also thankful to Dr. B.K. Samtani, Head of

the Department & Dr. J.E.M Macwan, Seminar
Co-coordinator, for their invaluable motivation in
this regards