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This year National Work Zone Awareness Week is being held April 4–8, 2011 and the theme will be "Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone." At least 80 percent of people killed in work zones are motorists and passengers traveling through a work zone. Many factors, including work zone set-up can negatively impact their own safety as well as the safety of the workers.
For more information about NWZAW's National Kickoff Event, please visit the FHWA's Operations website.
New Jersey's 12th Annual Work Zone Safety Awareness Conference will promote work zone safety awareness with a multidisciplinary panel on the role of contractors when an emergency occurs in or near an active work zone, as well as a discussion on best practices for nighttime work zone set-up. An afternoon interactive roundtable discussion on recent case studies will help you improve work zone safety practices.
Hosted by the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program (NJ LTAP) in cooperation with the New Jersey Work Zone Safety Awareness.
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Conference Agenda
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8:00 a.m.
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:30 a.m.
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Opening Remarks
- Lawrence F. Cullari, Assistant Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration- NJ Division
- Joe Mrozek, Deputy Commissioner, NJ Department of Transportation
- Robert Kulick, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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9:00 a.m.
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Keynote Speaker: Chung Eng, Work Zone Mobility and Safety Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration – Office of Operations
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10:00 a.m.
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Break
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10:15 a.m.
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Panel Discussion: The Role of Contractors in Emergencies
Moderator: John Mazur, Emergency Response Coordinator, USDOL-OSHA
Scribe: Chris Cannatella, President, NJ State Fire Police Association
- James Hogan, Executive Director, NJDOT Traffic Operations
- Trooper I Greg Willmot, New Jersey State Police
- Sergeant First Class Joe Castellano, New Jersey State Police
- Mickey Harris, Head Traffic Control Coordinator, Crisdel Group, Inc.
- Jim Wojcio, Safety Director, Ferreira Construction Co., Inc.
- Joe Scerbo, Training Director, Local 472 Heavy and General Laborers
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00 p.m.
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Plenary Session: Best Practices for Nighttime Work Zone Setup
Moderator: Ted Green, P.E., NJ Local Technical Assistance Program
- Brian Crain, Compliance Officer, USDOL-OSHA (Public Information and Advanced Warning)
- Jeff Siadik, Director Of Sales/R&D, Traffic Safety Service, LLC. (Lighting)
- Lawrence M. Diffley, P.E., Director of Highway Design, Cherry, Weber & Associates, P.C. (Lighting)
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2:00 p.m.
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Interactive Roundtable Discussion of Work Zone Case Studies
Facilitator: John Mazur, Emergency Response Coordinator, USDOL-OSHA |
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3:00 p.m.
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Adjournment
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| Contact |
Bethany Allinder, Program Coordinator & Registrar | 732-445-3632, Ext. 147
CAIT-NJ LTAP
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
100 Brett Road • Piscataway, NJ 08854-8058
Fax: 732-445-5636
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| About the Sponsors |
The New Jersey Work Zone Safety Partnership (NJWZSP) is an ad hoc committee with the primary goal of promoting work zone safety education and awareness to reduce the number of workers being killed in work zones. The NJWZSP includes representatives from:
New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program at Rutgers’ CAIT
Federal Highway Administration, New Jersey Division
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
New Jersey State Police
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
New Jersey Fire Police
New Jersey Office of Public Employee's Occupational Safety and Health
New Jersey Police Traffic Officers Association
New Jersey Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund
Associated General Contractors of New Jersey
Construction Industry Advancement Program of New Jersey
Utility and Transportation Contractors’ Association
Laborers Locals #172 and #472 SET
South Jersey Transportation Authority
Transportation Safety Resource Center at Rutgers’ CAIT
3M
The utility industry, and several other agencies
For more info on work zone safety partnerships see: http://www.workzonesafety.org
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