Highway Work Zones

NIOSH sought public comments on the draft document, "Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries from Vehicles and Equipment." The draft document synthesizes current work zone safety research and practice with information obtained at a workshop sponsored by NIOSH December 2-4, 1998, and attended by 50 representatives from labor, industry, government, and academia. Individuals provided NIOSH with comments regarding the technical and scientific aspects of the document.

Material Under Consideration

Notice; 64 FR 48653 Draft document “Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries from Vehicles and Equipment”; request for comments; 9/7/99 [PDF – 1,034 KB]

Submissions in order of receipt

Submission from Stephanie Pratt, David Fosbroke and Suzanne Kisner (NIOSH/DSR); 7/27/99 [PDF – 5,058 KB]

Submission from James Patterson (Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company of Denver); 9/2/99 [PDF – 1,575 KB]

Submission from Craig Hughes (Cedar Valley Corporation); 9/7/99 [PDF – 3,849 KB]

Submission from James Andrews (Southern Illinois Builders Association); 9/8/99 [PDF – 2,411 KB]

Submission from Jack Kolberg (Northern Improvement Company); 9/10/99 [PDF – 3,344 KB]

Submission from Curt Peterson (Associated General Contractors on North Dakota); 9/10/99 [PDF – 1,442 KB]

Submission from Gregory Zigulis (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville); 9/13/99 [PDF – 3,200 KB]

Submission from Janice Comer Bradley (ISEA); 9/13/99 [PDF – 540 KB]

Submission from Michael Shelly (Hypower); 9/15/99 [PDF – 2,770 KB]

Submission from Richard Moore (Lehman-Roberts Company); 9/20/99 [PDF – 2,652 KB]

Submission from Brian Deery (The Associated General Contractors of America); 9/21/99 [PDF – 1,406 KB]

Submission from Russell Swanson (OSHA); 9/21/99 [PDF – 2,270 KB]

Submission from Larry Liberatore (National Safety Council); 9/23/99 [PDF – 1,678 KB]