PSATS is offering two Flagger Training courses at the Educational Center on August 13, 2010.
A Train-the-Trainer Flagger Training will be held from 8 AM – Noon, which is designed to train supervisory individuals to teach others within their organization to meet the PennDOT Publication 408 flagger training requirements.
An instructor-led Flagger Training will be held in the afternoon, from 1 – 4 PM for individuals who have flagging responsibilities on municipal roadways. Others who would benefit from this course include: utility companies working on low volume roads, law enforcement personnel, municipal managers and elected officials (to understand the importance and for budgeting purposes).
Both courses have been designed to meet the PennDOT Publication 408 flagger training requirements mandated for all flaggers in Pennsylvania. The course covers flagging procedures, work zone set-up requirements, and traffic control devices based on information from PennDOT Publication 213—Temporary Traffic Control Guidelines, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and PennDOT Publication 234—Flagging Handbook.
The courses cover development of traffic control plans for flagging, use of typical layout figures from the Publication 213, and flagger visibility/procedures. The courses emphasize teaching work zone traffic control guidelines and set-ups for typical municipal and utility work. All attendees who pass (70%) a 20 question exam will receive a flagger training wallet card, which is valid for three years.
Class Materials: Attendees of both the morning and afternoon sessions MUST bring a copy of PennDOT Publication 213 —Temporary Traffic Control Guidelines (April 1, 2010 edition) to the class. Publication 213 can be downloaded from PennDOT's website at: ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/PubsForms/Publications/PUB%20213.pdf.
Other materials that would be helpful, but are not required, include the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices Part 6 Temporary Traffic Control (www.mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov), and PennDOT Publication 234—Flagging Handbook (ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/PubsForms/Publications/PUB%20213.pdf. |
