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Road Work & Traffic Control JSAJob Safety Analysis template

Working in or next to a roadway with cones, signs and flaggers. Use it as-is or change it to fit your job, then walk the site and add what's different today.

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Job steps, hazards & controls

#Job stepHazardsControls
01Set up the work zone
  • Struck by traffic while setting cones and signs
  • Set up from a protected position; work facing traffic
  • Follow the traffic control plan (MUTCD layouts)
02Flagging
  • Flagger struck by a vehicle
  • Drivers not seeing or obeying
  • Trained flaggers; hi-vis class 2 or 3
  • Stand on the shoulder with an escape route; stop/slow paddle
03Work in the zone
  • Workers stepping out of the zone
  • Equipment backing into workers
  • Stay inside the cones; never turn your back on traffic
  • Spotters for backing equipment
04Take down the zone
  • Struck while picking up cones
  • Remove in reverse order; protected vehicle behind the crew

Don’t forget to check

Traffic & the PublicHeat StressCold & IceFatigue & Long Shifts

How it works on your phone

1 · Pick itTap the button above. This JSA loads with the checks crews most often forget already suggested.
2 · Walk the siteAdd where you are, who's in charge and the nearest ER. The first person on site adds today's hazards.
3 · Crew signsPass the phone. Each person reads every step and signs. Print or save the PDF.

This JSA is a starting point built from common field practice. Your job, your site and your company's procedures come first: change anything that doesn't fit, and follow your permits and regulations.