National Work Zone Awareness Week starts today National Work Zone Awareness Week starts today Do your part by keeping your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel Pam / Monday, April 26, 2021 0 4743 Article rating: No rating National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) begins today with a straightforward theme: Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives. Statistics are sobering. In 2019, 842 people were killed in 762 fatal crashes in work zones, including 135 roadway workers, according to the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse. That means most of the people killed were motorists, passengers and pedestrians. Today is Work Zone Safety Training Day, in which employers and workers are encouraged to pause voluntarily during the workday for safety demonstrations, training in hazard recognition and fall prevention, and talks about hazards, protective methods and the company’s safety policies, goals and expectations. Read more
Safer Roads, Legislative Briefing and Fly-In events postponed due to COVID-19 Safer Roads, Legislative Briefing and Fly-In events postponed due to COVID-19 Pam / Thursday, March 19, 2020 0 3320 Article rating: No rating ATSSA has postponed two major events scheduled for this spring in the wake of COVID-19. The Legislative Briefing & Fly-In scheduled for April 22-23 has been delayed by five months to Sept. 9-10. The Safer Roads 2020 International Conference scheduled for May 12-14 in Richmond, Va., has been postponed by six months to November. An exact date will be announced once it is confirmed. We will post additional updates related to COVID-19 as available. Read more
National Go Orange Day to mark fourth year National Go Orange Day to mark fourth year Roadway safety and infrastructure industry members will don orange nationwide SuperUser Account / Friday, April 5, 2019 0 6983 Article rating: 5.0 National Go Orange Day, designated to help raise work zone safety awareness, will celebrate its fourth year on Apr. 10. The event has become a staple of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), and is a time for individuals and organizations across the country to express their support for work zone safety by wearing orange. Read more
ATSSA 2018 Go Orange Day promotes work zone safety SuperUser Account / Friday, April 6, 2018 0 4233 Article rating: No rating ATSSA, along with several agencies and partner organizations, will celebrate Go Orange Day on April 11. Read more
22Jun2022 ATSSA strongly opposes President Biden’s gas tax suspension proposal Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Read more