Flagger Traffic Control Online Training

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Learn how to safely regulate traffic on a construction site with this Flagger Traffic Control Online Training. Get certified. Stay safe. Get started now!

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About this Course

Our Traffic Control Online Training is designed to prioritize safety, compliance, and efficiency in traffic control operations. This course equips participants with essential knowledge, skills, and best practices outlined in the MUTCD and relevant standards. From understanding local regulations to mastering the use of traffic control equipment, participants will learn to plan, execute, and manage traffic control effectively.

The curriculum covers a range of topics, including proper sign placement, hazard identification, and engagement with pedestrians and motorists. By emphasizing safety provisions, professionalism, and compliance with laws and regulations, this course ensures that individuals are well-prepared to navigate diverse traffic control scenarios.

Who Needs Flagger Training?

This course is essential for a wide range of professionals involved in traffic control operations. Key roles that will benefit include:

Flaggers
Traffic Control Supervisors
Municipal Workers
Road Maintenance Workers
Construction Workers
Utility Workers
Safety Managers
Event Traffic Coordinators

Whether dealing with adverse weather, night operations, or unexpected challenges, participants will gain the expertise needed for successful traffic control, contributing to a safer working environment and professional development in the field.

What Standards Does This Flagger Training Course Cover?

This course meets the following OSHA standards:

OSHA 29 CFR 1926 – Construction Industry
- 29 CFR 1926.6 (u) – OSHA gives authority to the MUTCD
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart G – MUTCD Referenced
General Duty Clause 5(a)(1) – “Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.”

Outline

Topics Covered

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Traffic Control
PPE
Flagging
Hazards

What You’ll Learn

Grasp the fundamentals outlined in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Understand and efficiently use traffic control equipment.
Demonstrate knowledge of local regulations, responsibilities, and planning strategies for effective traffic control execution.
Safely and efficiently conduct flagging procedures.
Adhere to laws, regulations, and policies governing traffic control.
Apply best practices for engaging with pedestrians, executing general traffic control.
Properly utilize personal protective equipment (PPE).
Identify and mitigate hazards such as adverse weather and motorists.
Be prepared for night operations, varying environmental conditions.
Understand the importance of professionalism and communication in traffic control scenarios.

FAQs

What Does a Traffic Control Person Do?

A person who manages traffic on a building site is known as a traffic control person. They are in charge of ensuring that traffic moves through a work zone safely. To maintain safe traffic flow in both directions through a construction zone, there are typically two or more traffic control persons on duty.

Traffic control persons play a crucial role in building, maintenance, and utility projects. They control traffic at construction sites to keep everyone safe—workers, drivers, and pedestrians—there. Their main duties would usually include:

Directing traffic
Managing the flow of traffic
Ensuring safe work

Why Do You Need Training?

Many industries, such as construction, painting, municipalities, utilities, and emergency services, benefit from the use of traffic control. Except for emergency workers, traffic control principles will often remain the same for each of these industries. Due to this, emergency traffic control will not be covered in this course.

Training can ensure you and your staff have the expertise and abilities to operate in temporary traffic control conditions safely. By completing this online traffic control course, participants will understand and learn the appropriate use of PPE, hand signals, job site safety, and preparation, as well as their duties and responsibilities.

Knowing your equipment and keeping it in good working order is the first step in traffic control safety. Your safety is ensured when you know what instrument to use, how to use it, or how to maintain it. It is crucial that you become acquainted with the necessary equipment.

What is a Work Zone for Traffic Control Personnel?

A work zone, in the context of traffic control personnel, refers to any designated area where construction, maintenance, or utility work is happening on or near a roadway. These zones are established to protect both workers and motorists from potential hazards associated with the ongoing work.

How Do I Become a Certified Flagger?

Flaggers play an important role at any site as they manage the flow of traffic. If this position appeals to you, you might find it useful to understand what a flagger is and how to become one.

What Does a Traffic Control Flagger Do?

A traffic control flagger is someone who regulates vehicle traffic around construction sites. A flagger typically works for a construction company or government agency. Specialized equipment including traffic cones, warning signs, and barricades help them in doing so. Besides directing traffic, flaggers help drivers and construction workers in avoiding onsite hazards.

What Is the Role of a Flagger?

A traffic control flagger’s most frequent responsibilities include:

Traffic control near building sites: Using signs and hand signals, flaggers control the flow of traffic around construction zones.
Notifying motorists of detours: Flaggers will alert drivers to detours or other important traffic-related information.
Putting up traffic cones and construction signs: Flaggers install specialized signs around a jobsite before the workday. Including those that read “Road Work Ahead,” “End Road Work,” and “Road Closed.”
Interacting with fellow flaggers and construction workers: Coordinate with other flaggers stationed at various points around the construction site to control two-way traffic on single-lane roads. They also alert employees to any traffic problems that could endanger their safety or the safety of the project.
Working on a variety of tasks with the building crew: When the construction team needs to clear various pieces of waste and rubble off the road, flaggers can help.
Recording on reckless driving: Drivers that disobey construction signs or other particular instructions are recorded by flaggers. They then report them to their managers, who pass the information along to law enforcement officials.