Flagger Courses

Work Zone Flagger Program

Controlling traffic through work zones is one of the most important and dangerous operations in today’s road construction and maintenance. There are more than 200 major work zones right now in North Carolina, and countless short-term disruptions of traffic on state roads. The tragic result is a growing number of injuries and fatalities in work zones and other temporary traffic control areas for utility, municipal, and construction work.

In 2006, there were nearly 3,500 work zone crashes in North Carolina. These crashes resulted in 2,000 injuries and 18 deaths. Nationally, there are 3 deaths every day and an injury every 9 minutes taking place in a construction or maintenance work zone. While most of these victims are motorists who have been speeding and/or distracted from their driving responsibility, flaggers and other workers are especially vulnerable to injury and death. Ironically, the vast majority of these preventable crashes happened on dry roads, in clear daytime conditions.

*Effective July 1, 2010, anyone directing traffic in a work zone must complete NC DOT — approved Flagger Training. Our program is approved. The Safety and Health Council of North Carolina can train your flaggers or train your trainers.

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4 Hour Flagger Student Course

Work Zone Flagger Train-The-Trainer Course

You can become certified to train your own employees. Knowledge of work zone safety, or street and highway maintenance are required to attend the Instructor Development Course. Instructor candidates will present portions of the four-hour course and be observed in coordinating parts of the hands-on training activities. Instructor candidates must also successfully pass a final exam. The course costs $295.00 for member or Non-Member.

Instructor Candidates will receive the Flagger Instructor Kit (Flagger Packaged Training Program that includes the fully scripted Instructor’s Manual; CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentation; MUTCD Parts, 1, 5, and 6; and laminated Participant Guide with wallet card).

When teaching your employees, Flagger Participant Guides must be provided for each student to keep. The laminated guides cost $2.50 each for English or $3.50each for Spanish and include one security-controlled, non-reproducible certificate of completion with wallet card. Flagger certification is good for four years. There is a $25.00 annual renewal fee. See below for Train-The-Trainer Course Dates: *

$295    1 Day Course   8 MESH Hours Instructor Kit Included & 12 Student Books with certificates
Class Date	Location & Directions	Register On-line	Registration Form
Sept. 15, 2010	Raleigh
August 31, 2010 Oct. 19, 2010	Charlotte