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Traffic OS — Preventing backover incidents in work zones

Oct 2, 2026

Preventing Backover Incidents in Work Zones: Spotters, Blind Areas and the Controls That Work

Backing vehicles kill workers on foot inside the work space, including flaggers and traffic control crews. What the federal data shows, what OSHA and the MUTCD say about backing, how spotters and blind areas actually work, and what a traffic control company should put in place.

Traffic OS — Safety incentive programs for traffic control crews

Oct 2, 2026

Safety Incentive Programs for Traffic Control Crews: Rewarding the Right Things

A bonus for 'no injuries this quarter' can teach crews to stop reporting injuries. What OSHA has said about safety incentive programs, why reporting matters more in traffic control than in most trades, and how to build a program that rewards near-miss reports, inspections and training.

Traffic OS — Training Spanish-speaking traffic control crews

Oct 2, 2026

Training Spanish-Speaking Traffic Control Crews: What OSHA Expects and What Works in the Field

More than a third of the U.S. construction workforce is Hispanic or Latino. What OSHA says about training in a language workers understand, why it matters for flagging and device crews, and how a traffic control company can run bilingual training, briefings and dispatch without guessing.

Hard hat, class 3 vest, safety glasses, gloves and boots on a work truck tailgate

Sep 23, 2026

PPE for Traffic Control Crews: What OSHA and the MUTCD Require Beyond the Vest

High-visibility apparel gets the attention, but a traffic control crew's protective equipment is a whole kit with its own rules — hard hats, eye protection, footwear, hearing, weather gear — plus the question of who pays. Here is where each requirement comes from and how to run a PPE program that holds up.

Sep 11, 2026

OSHA Recordkeeping for Traffic Control Companies

What the injury and illness recordkeeping rules require, why the small-employer exemption is narrower than owners assume, and how the records you keep end up in prequalification packages.

Traffic OS — heat illness prevention for flaggers and traffic control crews

Aug 19, 2026

Heat Illness Prevention for Traffic Control Crews: Where the Rules Stand

Flaggers stand on asphalt in full-sleeve hi-viz with no shade. There is no final federal heat standard yet, but there is a proposed one, a General Duty Clause, and a growing set of state rules — here is what applies now.

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