Roadway Safety: Emergencies
Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America
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Roadway Safety
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Documents
- Roadway Safety: Run Overs & Back Overs
- Roadway Safety: Operator Safety
- Roadway Safety: Struck or Crushed
- Roadway Safety: Flagger Safety
- Roadway Safety: Night Work
- Roadway Safety: Excavation
- Roadway Safety: Electrical hazards
- Roadway Safety: Strains and Sprains
- Roadway Safety: Fall Hazards
- Roadway Safety Awareness Program: Trainee Booklet
- Roadway Safety: Instructor Manual
- Roadway Safety: Working outdoors
- Roadway Safety: Noise Hazards
- Roadway Safety: Health Hazards
- Roadway Safety: Emergencies
Summary Statement
A handout describing the most common emergencies in roadway work and how to respond to them most effectively. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collection' button to access the other items.
| This document is one in a program produced under an OSHA grant by a consortium of the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund N.A, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the American Road and Transportation Builders Assn, and the National Asphalt Pavement Assn. All of the documents from this set that are on eLCOSH can be found by clicking on Job Site, Heavy construction, and scrolling to the Street & highway heading. Or to download a complete version of the computerized program, go to https://www.workzonesafety.org/. |
There are many different possible emergencies.
The most common emergencies
- A worker is killed or seriously injured
- Contact with gas line or electrical line
- Trench collapse
- Traffic entering the work zone
- Toxic chemical spill
What Should We Do in an Emergency?
The employer must have a plan.
Emergency steps
- Call 911 and get medical help as soon as possible
- Contact on-site first aid/CPR
- Shut off any equipment and evacuate area if potential toxic exposures or explosions
- On-site emergency coordinator contacts fire department/emergency response team
- On-site emergency coordinator contacts utility company if applicable
How Do We Prepare for an Emergency?
You must know your employer's plan.
Emergency planning
- Warning system and signal to alert workers for evacuation
- Everyone must know where emergency phone numbers are posted for hospital, fire fighters, utilities, etc.
- Everyone must know who emergency coordinator is and who is trained in first aid/CPR
- Everyone must be trained in emergency plan and participate in regular drills
