FHM TRAINING TOOLS

1. FHM TRAINING TOOLS This training presentation is part of FHM’s commitment to creating and keeping safe workplaces. Be sure to check out all the training programs that are specific to your industry.

2. Pedestrian Safety

3. Learning Objectives • Objectives: • Understand risks of people and vehicles sharing space • Present practical control strategies to minimize injuries

4. Agenda • Presentation agenda: • Overview • Facility design • Administrative controls • Your responsibilities

5. Section 1 Overview

6. 2003 Traffic Safety Facts • Traffic safety facts: • 4,749 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes • 70,000 injured • 86% of all non-occupational roadway fatalities • 2/3 of the fatalities were male • Aged 70+

7. 2003 Work Zone Safety Facts • Federal Highway Administration: • 1,028 were killed • 40,000 injured yearly • 85% of fatalities are drivers or occupants • 15% of fatalities are non-motorists

8. Pedestrians in the Workplace • Pedestrians in the workplace: • Issue not confined to public roads • Moving vehicles and pedestrians creates potential for accidents • OSHA reported 336 fatalities in 2003

9. Control Measures • Engineering controls: • Physical separation of pedestrians and vehicles • Improving facility design • Use of safer mobile equipment • Administrative controls: • Worker training • Restricting access • Establishing traffic flow patterns

10. Section 2 Facility Design

11. Physical Separations of Pedestrians and Vehicles • Preference is for segregation: • Pedestrian walkways • Pedestrian barriers • Designated traffic routes: • Wide as possible, and marked • Separate access to building • Crossings: • Markings and signs • Visibility and lighting

12. Pedestrian Barriers • Pedestrian barriers: • Longitudinal obstructions that separate and protect • OSHA recommends barriers of sufficient strength and low deflection characteristics • Short, non-continuous segments should be avoided • Vertical curbs

13. Traffic Routes • Workplace traffic routes: • Safe for all • Wide enough for largest vehicle • One-way • Free from excessive gradients • Well maintained • Free from damage

14. Parking Areas • Onsite parking: • Separate work and private vehicle spaces • Clear, well lit walkways • Employees and customers with private vehicles: • Specified safe routes • Clear signage • Clear posted speed limits

15. Illumination • All routes: • Adequately lit • Avoid extreme light variation • Provide sun glare protection

16. Operational Safety of Vehicles and Equipment • Contributors to pedestrian safety: • Horns, lights, reflectors, reverse lights, and back-up alarms • Good visibility • Clean windshields • Preventive maintenance

17. Section 3 Administrative Controls

18. Worker Training • Workplace pedestrians: • Co-existing with traffic • Facility design features • Pedestrian safety rules • Equipment operators: • Safe equipment operation • Pedestrian areas • Facility speed limits

19. Worker Training • Segregating pedestrians and vehicles: • Restrict pedestrian movement • Time separation • Barriers and pathways

20. Controlling Traffic Flow • Controlling traffic flow: • Prohibit left turns • Prohibit U-turns • Set speed limits • Prohibit reverse driving • Designate traffic routes

21. Speed Control • Workplace speed limits: • Based on hazards • Prominently posted • Enforcement

22. Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment • Effective strategies: • High visibility apparel • Fluorescent colored high-visibility apparel at dawn or dusk • Yellow-green colors for good contrast to equipment

23. Section 4 Your Responsibilities

24. Your Responsibilities • Your responsibilities: • Recognize proper pedestrian and vehicle flow • Don’t ignore barricades • Use proper pathways

25. Your Responsibilities • Stay aware and undistracted: • Observe all signs, barricades, and design features • Operate your vehicle safely • Anticipate pedestrians