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New DOT New DOT Requirements for Requirements for Highway Highway OperationsOperations

Complying with 23 Complying with 23 CFR Part 634-CFR Part 634-Highway Worker Highway Worker Visibility RulesVisibility Rules


Highway Worker Highway Worker FatalitiesFatalities

Highway Worker Highway Worker Deaths Exceeds Deaths Exceeds 100 per year100 per year

Congressional Congressional Action Taken Action Taken Through the Through the Federal Highway Federal Highway Bill Bill


Congress Directs DOT to Congress Directs DOT to Reduce Highway Worker Reduce Highway Worker

FatalitiesFatalities Section 1402 of Act Section 1402 of Act

(law) required the (law) required the Secretary of Secretary of Transportation to issue Transportation to issue regulations within one regulations within one year to reduce highway year to reduce highway worker death and injury worker death and injury by the use of highly by the use of highly reflective garmentsreflective garments

Signed by President Signed by President Bush August 2005Bush August 2005


Proposed RuleProposed Rule

April 2006 Federal April 2006 Federal Highway Highway Administration Administration proposes new proposes new regulations regulations concerning use of concerning use of reflective garments reflective garments on highways on highways funded with funded with Federal DollarsFederal Dollars


Final RuleFinal Rule

November 24, November 24, 2006 FHWA issues 2006 FHWA issues final rule in Federal final rule in Federal RegisterRegister

Effective date Effective date November 24, November 24, 20082008


ApplicabilityApplicability

All inclusive to All inclusive to include:include:

Highway workersHighway workers Tow Truck Tow Truck

OperatorsOperators Fire / Rescue / Fire / Rescue /

EMS/ Law EMS/ Law EnforcementEnforcement


AcceptableAcceptable GarmentGarment

Anyone working on a Anyone working on a Federally Funded Federally Funded Highway must wear Highway must wear appropriate high visibility appropriate high visibility apparel apparel

Vest or other type of Vest or other type of garmentgarment

Rule now mandates Rule now mandates Garment must meet Garment must meet ANSI ANSI 107-2004107-2004 Class 2 or 3 Class 2 or 3


AcceptableAcceptable GarmentsGarments

Since publishing the rule Since publishing the rule International Safety International Safety Equipment Association Equipment Association (ISEA) issued in late 2006(ISEA) issued in late 2006

ANSI 207 Public Safety ANSI 207 Public Safety Vest StandardVest Standard

Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration is Administration is considering inclusion of considering inclusion of PS Vests prior to the PS Vests prior to the effective date of effective date of 11/24/200811/24/2008


DeterminingDetermining AcceptabilityAcceptability

Manufactures tag certifying Manufactures tag certifying compliance to the current ANSI compliance to the current ANSI standardstandard

Never purchase without Checking label first


Funding Available?Funding Available?

Maybe: Potential Maybe: Potential funding for new funding for new vests and other vests and other garments through garments through Federal Highway Federal Highway 402 Grants. See 402 Grants. See your State DOTyour State DOT

Eligible expenditure Eligible expenditure under Assistance to under Assistance to Fire Department Fire Department Grant ProgramGrant Program


SUMMARYSUMMARY

On the roadway On the roadway wear high “VIS” wear high “VIS” clothingclothing

Garments must be: Garments must be: ANSI 204 Class 2ANSI 204 Class 2

ANSI 204 Class 3ANSI 204 Class 3

ANSI 207 Public ANSI 207 Public SafetySafety

Limited Exceptions Limited Exceptions for Law Enforcementfor Law Enforcement


Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

Cumberland Valley Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Volunteer Firemen’s Association Emergency Association Emergency Responder Safety Responder Safety InstituteInstitute

National Fallen National Fallen Firefighters FoundationFirefighters Foundation

Changing our culture so Changing our culture so that Everyone Goes that Everyone Goes HomeHome


Special Thanks to the Special Thanks to the AuthorAuthor

Gary P. McGinnisGary P. McGinnis – – Sykesville-Freedom Sykesville-Freedom District Fire District Fire DepartmentDepartment

MD Advocate Everyone MD Advocate Everyone Goes Home National Goes Home National Fallen Firefighter Fallen Firefighter FoundationFoundation

Member Cumberland Member Cumberland Valley Volunteer Valley Volunteer Firemen’s AssociationFiremen’s Association

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