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On May 24, ATD conducted a “safety stand-down,” which consisted of training sessions to refresh employees who work in the right of way on work zone safety, traffic control, incident reporting and more. “We value the safety of our transportation family just as much as we value the safety of community members using Austin roads," said ATD Director Robert Spillar. "In fact, they are one and the same.”
About 100 employees attended, representing fields that involve signals, signs and markings, right of way, parking and traffic engineering. Together with their supervisors, they reviewed existing regulations, best practices, potential scenarios and case studies related to “safety first” at work. They also reviewed and suggested updates to standard procedures for work zone safety, which included a daily analysis of operational safety.
ATD’s safety stand-down was an opportunity to reiterate values of safety and communication within our team. With better knowledge and incident reporting, employees can protect themselves and their entire workforce while also ensuring projects are completed safely.
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