Case Study Tag: Employee safety

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Leveraging Data in Risk and Performance Management for Better Employee Safety Outcomes

Texas
Through its TPM program, TxDOT discovered a higher injury rate among new employees, leading to targeted enhancements in safety training and mentorship programs.
TPM Peer Exchange Video, Sep. 2024

Oklahoma Safety Performance Measures

Oklahoma
Oklahoma DOT uses safety performance measures to identify and address safety issues like roadway departure, wrong-way driving, and work zone safety.
TPM Peer Exchange Video, Sep. 2024

Implementing Complete Streets in Kentucky

Kentucky
When KYTC implemented Complete Streets, they found large reductions in fatalities and serious injuries at two-way stop and signalized intersections.
KYTC Press ReleaseKYTC Complete Streets Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

Get Involved with Transportation Research Board (TRB)

NCHRP
NCHRP and BTSCRP develop resources for DOTs, transportation professionals, and other agencies. Resources include research related to the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual and AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware, safety guides for practitioners, and behavioral research. Transportation professionals may contribute problem statements, conduct research, and volunteer for project panels.
NCHRPBTSCRPTRIS2024 Safety Summit Poster

Making Safety Everyone’s Business: Integrate Safety into All Programs and Projects

FHWA
FHWA has several resources and examples of integrating safety into all transportation projects, throughout the project lifecycle, from planning through operations and maintenance. They also have resources for organizational safety culture and programmatic safety integration.
2024 Safety Summit Poster2023 Safety Summit Poster

Advancing Work Zone Safety: Real-Time Digital Workers

Delaware Iowa Louisiana Nebraska
Work zones pose significant dangers to both workers and drivers. Traditional notification systems often fail to provide real-time information. DOTs are using platforms like EDOT to integrate various data streams and provide automated, real-time alerts about active work zones, fostering collaboration and more comprehensive safety measures.
ARTBA Case Study2024 Safety Summit Poster

Work Zone Speed Safety Cameras

Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) noted a marked reduction in excessive speeding since adding speed safety cameras to work zones
Work Zone Speed Safety Camera ProgramAASHTO Journal Article

Work Zone Speed Enforcement Cameras

Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) uses speed safety cameras in work zones in partnership with law enforcement
Press ReleaseARDOT Slow Down, Phone DownAASHTO Article
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