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WorkZone

Introduction

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Lesson 1: MUTCD

Lesson 2: Work Zone Safety & Responsibility

Lesson 3: The Work Zone

Lesson 4: Flagging, Equipment, & Procedures

Flagging tips

Lesson 4

Choose TRUE or FALSE as your response to the following questions.

1. Any road work crew should have a traffic control plan for their work zones.

A) True

B) False

2. Highway departments can choose any kind of traffic control devices, as long as they work properly.

A) True

B) False

3. Placing a trained and motivated employee in your work zone as the flagger is the best work zone traffic control policy.

A) True

B) False

4. Proper flagging equipment includes the following:

A) Stop-Slow paddle, hard hat, comfortable chair

B) Stop-Slow paddle, proper color vest, good footwear

C) Orange flag, round Stop-Slow paddle, radio

5. Which is the correct location for a flagger to be posted on a roadway, as seen by the traffic approaching a work zone?

A) On the center line facing traffic

B) On the right shoulder facing traffic

C) In the middle of the lane facing traffic

6. To release traffic properly while flagging, you should:

A) Make eye contact with drivers and then wave them forward

B) While maintaining eye contact with the first vehicle, turn the paddle to Slow or drop the flag to your side

C) Turn around to watch the activity in the work zone while switching the Stop-Slow paddle to Slow

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