Monthly Archives: August 2020

Signal Spotlight: Optimizing Yellow Clearance Intervals: A Proven Safety Countermeasure

Signal Spotlight: Optimizing Yellow Clearance Intervals: A Proven Safety Countermeasure At a signalized intersection, the yellow clearance or yellow change interval is the length of time the yellow signal indication is displayed following a green signal indication. The yellow signal … Continue reading

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Safety Matters: Sign Visibility and Retroreflectivity

 Sign Visibility and Retroreflectivity  Every day, no matter where we go or what we do, we see signs. Whether it’s the STOP sign at the end of a street, a pedestrian warning sign or the sign directing you to the … Continue reading

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Warren’s Words of Wisdom: OSHA’s Fatal Four

OSHA’s Fatal Four   Public Works folks are so valuable because they are known to be jacks-of-all-trades; driving a dump, operating a chainsaw, digging holes, filling the holes they just dug, chipping tree branches, running a front-end loader, spreading sand, … Continue reading

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