Doing our part to protect road workers: April 11-15 is National Workzone Awareness Week

Spring break and summer vacations mean more drivers are hitting the roads. It's also the start of construction season and spring road maintenance, meaning more and more of our brothers and sisters are working along our highways. This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones. As drivers who share the roadways with our highway workers, there is so much we all can do to keep workers safe as we get where we're going. REMEMBER: Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down. And, getting somewhere faster is never worth the cost of a human life.

Learn more about the National Work Zone Awareness Week national campaign HERE to keep our road workers safe and alive at the end of the work day. See how you can participate in events, including a moment of silence on Friday and social media events to raise awareness.

"Struck-by" injuries are a leading cause of death on our roadways, and since 1992 the leading cause of nonfatal injuries in the construction industry. The National Stand Down encourages employers and workers to pause voluntarily during the workday for safety demonstrations, training in hazard recognition and fall prevention, and talks about hazards, protective methods and your employer's safety policies and expectations. A perfect resource for our labor/management health and safety teams, resources to conduct your own Stand Down can be found at CPWR.com/research/work-zone-safety.