Print this page FHWA Bridge Maintenance Manual—Traffic, Safety, & Environmental
Mark P. Rossow, PhD, PE Retired
Course Outline
This two-hour online course discusses traffic control and worker safety for bridges in which maintenance work is being conducted. Also discussed are environmental regulations, lead-based paint removal, and other environmental concerns such as hazardous-waste disposal and activities that may impact water quality.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Know principles of traffic control for work zones based on the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices;
- Be familiar with safety considerations at the work site;
- Understand principles of worksite safety reviews;
- Know regulations governing comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability acts;
- Be familiar with regulations governing resource conservation, hazardous wastes, clean air and water;
- Understand principles of lead-based paint removal; and
- Be cognizant of other environmental concerns and Nationwide permits.
Intended Audience
This course is intended primarily for civil, construction, and structural engineers, and would be of particular interest to consulting engineers or to engineers serving in government organizations concerned with the maintenance of bridges.
Benefit to Attendees
An attendee of this course will be familiar with and able to apply principles of work-zone traffic control, worker safety, and environmental regulation to the practice of bridge maintenance.
Course Introduction
Bridge maintenance supervisors must be aware of traffic-safety issues, worker-safety issues, and environmental requirements, especially permitting requirements, and consider
them in their plans. All three concerns must be addressed in a systematic manner, but environmental issues present a special challenge because they are constantly changing as more information is gathered about the ways maintenance activities affect the environment.
Course Content
This course is based on Chapter VIII (Traffic Control and Worker Safety) and Chapter IX (Environmental Concerns) of the Federal Highway Administration Bridge Maintenance Training Reference Manual, Publication No. FHWA- NHI-03-045, March, 2003.
FHWA Bridge Maintenance Manual—Traffic, Safety, & Environmental
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Course Summary
Principles of work-zone traffic control, worker safety, and environmental regulation are described in a manner that is useful in the maintenance of bridge decks.
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_detail.aspx?num=FHWA-NHI-134029&topicnum=134
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
