Work Zone and Flagger Exam Questions and Answers
WZ =
UO=
POC=
NHDOT=
TCP= - Answer- Work Zone
Uniformed Officers
Point of Contact
New Hampshire Dept. of Transportation
Traffic Control Plan
TCC=
TMA=
TTC=
MUTCD= - Answer- Traffic Control Coordinator
Truck Mounted Attenuator
Temp. Traffic Control
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
The point of contact is typically who?
Part VI/6 refers to what? - Answer- Traffic Control coordinator Temp. Traffic Control Operations
What are 3 common pitfalls? - Answer- 1) Lack of communication
2) Lack of planning and coordination
3) Inadeuate Training
Inadequate WZ Training may result in officers positioning their vehicles in what? - Answer- Unsafe positions and may lead to crashes and injuries
Why are 5 reasons why work zones a concern? - Answer- 1) Speeding Motorists
2) Poor roadway geometry
3) Situations not familiar to drivers
4) Exposed Workers
5) Uknown Hazards
Are work zones dangerous work?
Why take work zone training? - Answer- -Yes
- To provide working knowledge and define our roles and responsibilities T or F, In 2013, traffic-related incidents overall were the leading cause of officer deaths?
Nataionally, about how many police officers die each year while directing traffic? - Answer- True
Dozen
Who is responsible for Work Zone Traffic Control? - Answer- The Contractor
NH DOT is responsible for what?
Who approves and designs a TCP for the project? - Answer- Overall project including enforcement of the TCP, has the FINAL authority. -NH DOT
Who represents the NH DOT in the field?
The contract administrator does what?
The Contract Administrator may serve as a what with uniformed officers? - Answer- -NH
DOT Contract Administrator - Provides oversight, and inspection
- Liaison
Contractors are contracted by who?
What do contractors do?
T or F, Contractors assume officers are fully trained in work zone procedures? - Answer- -NH DOT via. low bid process
- manages project operations, responsible for hiring and coordinating uniformed officers.
- True
Payment for Uniformed Officers comes from who?
Is the payment for Uniformed Officers a tax payer expense?
Contractors locate, place, and utilizes officers based upon work zone:
Contractors implement the TCP based on the what? - Answer- -Contractor
-YES
- Type, Location, Duration and Time of Day
- MUTCD and State Standards
Contractors should provide a what to officers prior to the beginning of each shift or new activity?
T or F, The officer you are relieving is another source of work zone information, but not your only one? - Answer- -work zone briefing
- True
Who is the POC for all uniformed officer details?
Who represents the contractor in the field and is in charge of the project and all of its operations?
WZ =
UO=
POC=
NHDOT=
TCP= - Answer- Work Zone
Uniformed Officers
Point of Contact
New Hampshire Dept. of Transportation
Traffic Control Plan
TCC=
TMA=
TTC=
MUTCD= - Answer- Traffic Control Coordinator
Truck Mounted Attenuator
Temp. Traffic Control
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
The point of contact is typically who?
Part VI/6 refers to what? - Answer- Traffic Control coordinator Temp. Traffic Control Operations
What are 3 common pitfalls? - Answer- 1) Lack of communication
2) Lack of planning and coordination
3) Inadeuate Training
Inadequate WZ Training may result in officers positioning their vehicles in what? - Answer- Unsafe positions and may lead to crashes and injuries
Why are 5 reasons why work zones a concern? - Answer- 1) Speeding Motorists
2) Poor roadway geometry
3) Situations not familiar to drivers
4) Exposed Workers
5) Uknown Hazards
Are work zones dangerous work?
Why take work zone training? - Answer- -Yes
- To provide working knowledge and define our roles and responsibilities T or F, In 2013, traffic-related incidents overall were the leading cause of officer deaths?
Nataionally, about how many police officers die each year while directing traffic? - Answer- True
Dozen
Who is responsible for Work Zone Traffic Control? - Answer- The Contractor
NH DOT is responsible for what?
Who approves and designs a TCP for the project? - Answer- Overall project including enforcement of the TCP, has the FINAL authority. -NH DOT
Who represents the NH DOT in the field?
The contract administrator does what?
The Contract Administrator may serve as a what with uniformed officers? - Answer- -NH
DOT Contract Administrator - Provides oversight, and inspection
- Liaison
Contractors are contracted by who?
What do contractors do?
T or F, Contractors assume officers are fully trained in work zone procedures? - Answer- -NH DOT via. low bid process
- manages project operations, responsible for hiring and coordinating uniformed officers.
- True
Payment for Uniformed Officers comes from who?
Is the payment for Uniformed Officers a tax payer expense?
Contractors locate, place, and utilizes officers based upon work zone:
Contractors implement the TCP based on the what? - Answer- -Contractor
-YES
- Type, Location, Duration and Time of Day
- MUTCD and State Standards
Contractors should provide a what to officers prior to the beginning of each shift or new activity?
T or F, The officer you are relieving is another source of work zone information, but not your only one? - Answer- -work zone briefing
- True
Who is the POC for all uniformed officer details?
Who represents the contractor in the field and is in charge of the project and all of its operations?
