ATSSA’s president & CEO featured on transportation podcast ATSSA’s president & CEO featured on transportation podcast Ohio-based 'Down with the Dig' talks with Tetschner about ATSSA's Convention & NWZAW Pam / Tuesday, March 2, 2021 0 110 Article rating: No rating ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetchner’s second podcast on “Down with the Dig” is live today. Listen to Tetschner discuss ATSSA’s recent Convention & Traffic Expo and provide a preview of this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week. National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 26-30 with a kickoff event in Michigan on April 27. Down with the Dig hosts discuss safety, technology and legislation issues related to the Ohio Valley Region with their guests. The new ATSSA podcast discussion of smart work zones and the 2021 Convention & Traffic Expo, which included a Roadway Worker Protection Summit, a Workforce Development Open Forum and dozens of education sessions. Read more
National Work Zone Awareness Week observed across the country National Work Zone Awareness Week observed across the country Join ATSSA in observing 'Go Orange Day' today Pam / Wednesday, April 22, 2020 0 1887 Article rating: 4.3 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (April 22, 2020) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) celebrates “Go Orange Day” today, which is the midpoint of National Work Zone Awareness Week, an event that emphasizes the need for diligence when approaching roadway work zones. While most people remain at home and off the roads because of COVID-19 precautions, ATSSA members and departments of transportation across the country are busy making roadway repairs and taking other steps to advance roadway safety infrastructure. In some states, road projects are accelerating to take advantage of the light traffic. Read more
NTSB: Two recommendations implemented to address work zone safety issues NTSB: Two recommendations implemented to address work zone safety issues The NTSB recommendations followed fatalities in work zone crashes in 2014 and 2016 Pam / Monday, April 20, 2020 0 1238 Article rating: No rating As National Work Zone Awareness Week begins, the National Transportation Safety Board announced two safety recommendations have been implemented as a result of prior work zone crashes that caused fatalities. One involved a tractor-trailer that started a chain-reaction collision on Interstate 95 in New Jersey. The other involved a train that struck a backhoe in Pennsylvania. Read more
National Work Zone Awareness Week starts Monday National Work Zone Awareness Week starts Monday ‘Safe Work Zones for All’ theme proclaims ‘We Can Do It!’ Pam / Thursday, April 16, 2020 0 1825 Article rating: No rating National Work Zone Awareness Week begins Monday and though people across the country aren’t using the roads nearly as much these days because of COVID-19, roadway workers are still out there. Their work is deemed essential and continues to put them at risk. This annual event, which runs from April 20-24, highlights the risks to roadway workers and seeks to heighten attention to common issues such as distracted driving, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said claimed the lives of 2,841 people in 2018 and comes down to three problems: taking our eyes off the road, our hands off the wheel, and our minds off of driving. ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner says in a video statement that we can put an end to work zone accidents but that means we must all do our part. 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 1146 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
3Mar2021 National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction event set for May Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Read more