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Campaign: Cone Zone 2017 Campaign Dates: May 15 – August 31, 2017

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Audience: General

Cone Zone season has arrived

Road repair work due to severe winter conditions and the Province’s recent announcements of road safety improvement projects means more work zones and more roadside workers at risk of being injured or killed by a motor vehicle.

Every day tens of thousands of workers work alongside our BC roadways. It’s a dangerous job. Between 2007 and 2016, 15 roadside workers were killed and 229 were injured and missed time from work as a result of being hit by a motor vehicle.

Safe driving behaviour ensures that workers – such as first responders, road builders, landscapers, flag people, tow truck operators, telecommunications and utility workers, and municipal workers get home safe. Each of us – employers, workers and drivers – have a responsibility to take action to keep these workers safe.

Audience: Employers

Roadside Safety Tool Kit includes resources for low-risk roadside work

It’s your legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of your employees and other workers working in a Cone Zone. Employers must:

 Ensure their workers know the hazards they are, or may be exposed to, while working at the roadside.  Provide workers with the training, equipment and resources to keep themselves safe.  Follow the safety requirements set out in the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Traffic Control Manual for Work on Roadways .

For additional information, and to access a free Roadside Safety Tool Kit to improve the safety of your roadside workers doing short-term or occasional roadside work, visit ConeZoneBC.com. Share the worker toolkit resources and the new online roadside safety quiz with your workers to help keep them safe.

Disclaimer. This document does not take the place of professional occupational health and safety advice and is not guaranteed to meet the requirements of applicable laws, regulations, and rules, including workplace health and safety laws and motor vehicle and traffic laws. The members of the Work Zone Safety Alliance and their respective employees, officers, directors or agents (collectively the “WZSA”) assume no liability for or responsibility for any loss or damage suffered or incurred by any person arising from or in any way connected with the use of or reliance upon the information contained in this document including, without limitation, any liability for loss or damage arising from the negligence or negligent misrepresentation of any of the WZSA in any way connected with the information contained in this document. The information provided in this document is provided on an “as is” basis. WZSA does not guarantee, warrant, or make any representation as to the quality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, appropriateness, or suitability of any of the information provided, and disclaims all statutory or other warranties, terms, or obligations of any kind arising from the use of or reliance upon the information provided, and assumes no obligation to update the information provided or advise on future developments concerning the topics mentioned. (05-2017) Audience: Workers

Cones Zones help save lives

A Cone Zone can help save your life. As a roadside worker, taking the time to properly set up your work zone and follow safe work procedures will help keep you safe.

In roadside work zones, workers must:  know how to identify hazards and assess risks  follow safe work procedures  follow set-up and take-down regulations  wear appropriate high-visibility garments  report unsafe work conditions to their supervisor  know their health and safety rights, including the right to refuse unsafe work

For free online tools and resources about how to work safely in roadside work zones, go to ConeZoneBC.com where you will find links to the Traffic Control Manual for Work on Roadways and information about:  High-visibility garments  Hazard identification and a roadside safety checklist that identifies what to do to keep safe in roadside work zones  Set up and take down of roadside work zones

Audience: General Public (drivers)

Actions you can take to save lives

Every day tens of thousands of workers in British Columbia are depending on drivers, like you, to keep control of your vehicle in a Cone Zone. Here’s what you can do to keep these roadside workers safe:

1. Slow down when going through a Cone Zone.

2. Pay attention to temporary road signs, traffic cones and directions given by a traffic control person. Leave your phone alone.

3. Respect the roadside as a workplace. Driving unsafely in a Cone Zone puts roadside workers at risk. Orange cones are often the only things separating their work space from your vehicle.

For more information about work zone road safety, visit ConeZoneBC.com.

Disclaimer. This document does not take the place of professional occupational health and safety advice and is not guaranteed to meet the requirements of applicable laws, regulations, and rules, including workplace health and safety laws and motor vehicle and traffic laws. The members of the Work Zone Safety Alliance and their respective employees, officers, directors or agents (collectively the “WZSA”) assume no liability for or responsibility for any loss or damage suffered or incurred by any person arising from or in any way connected with the use of or reliance upon the information contained in this document including, without limitation, any liability for loss or damage arising from the negligence or negligent misrepresentation of any of the WZSA in any way connected with the information contained in this document. The information provided in this document is provided on an “as is” basis. WZSA does not guarantee, warrant, or make any representation as to the quality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, appropriateness, or suitability of any of the information provided, and disclaims all statutory or other warranties, terms, or obligations of any kind arising from the use of or reliance upon the information provided, and assumes no obligation to update the information provided or advise on future developments concerning the topics mentioned. (05-2017) -OR-

Behind every cone, is a worker at risk. If you worked in a Cone Zone, wouldn’t you want the driver to slow down?

Every day thousands of workers in British Columbia work in the “Cone Zone,” — a dangerous work environment because it’s close to traffic.

Road construction and maintenance workers, flag people, landscapers, tow-truck drivers, telecommunications and utility workers, and emergency and enforcement personnel all work in the Cone Zone.

Find out how you can help roadside workers stay safe when driving in the Cone Zone by visiting ConeZoneBC.com.

Know and follow BC’s Slow Down, Move Over Law

Drivers are required to Slow Down and Move Over when approaching vehicles with flashing amber, red or blue lights (e.g. landscapers, utility workers, garbage collectors, tow trucks) – not just police, fire or ambulances.

Drivers must slow their speed to 70km/h when in an 80km/h or over zone, and 40km/h when in an under 80km/h zone. In both situations, drivers should be prepared move over and increase the space between their vehicle and the work zone, if it’s safe to do so. Failing to follow these rules can result in a $173 ticket and three penalty points.

Disclaimer. This document does not take the place of professional occupational health and safety advice and is not guaranteed to meet the requirements of applicable laws, regulations, and rules, including workplace health and safety laws and motor vehicle and traffic laws. The members of the Work Zone Safety Alliance and their respective employees, officers, directors or agents (collectively the “WZSA”) assume no liability for or responsibility for any loss or damage suffered or incurred by any person arising from or in any way connected with the use of or reliance upon the information contained in this document including, without limitation, any liability for loss or damage arising from the negligence or negligent misrepresentation of any of the WZSA in any way connected with the information contained in this document. The information provided in this document is provided on an “as is” basis. WZSA does not guarantee, warrant, or make any representation as to the quality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, appropriateness, or suitability of any of the information provided, and disclaims all statutory or other warranties, terms, or obligations of any kind arising from the use of or reliance upon the information provided, and assumes no obligation to update the information provided or advise on future developments concerning the topics mentioned. (05-2017)