BIS Safety Software
Traffic Control for 2025 and Beyond
Gain essential skills to guide traffic safely around work zones. This 2-hour course covers safety, communication, signage, and control procedures. Earn your certificate after passing the quiz.
Keeping roadways safe during construction, maintenance, or emergencies depends on skilled and knowledgeable personnel. This Traffic Control Certification Course provides participants with the essential training to manage and guide traffic safely around active work areas.
Through practical examples and clear instruction, learners discover how to apply proper traffic control techniques, use approved safety devices, and follow legal guidelines for directing vehicles and pedestrians. Graduates of this program will be qualified to perform entry-level traffic control duties using established best practices recognized throughout the industry.
Understanding how to maintain safety in dynamic roadside environments is vital for both workers and the traveling public. This course gives learners a solid foundation in safe communication methods, hazard awareness, and the correct application of traffic control devices to maintain smooth and secure vehicle movement around worksites.
- Authority and Responsibility: Learn who has jurisdiction to direct traffic and how to act within that authority.
- Pre-Job Safety: Review hazard assessments and site preparation measures before operations begin.
- Personal Protective Equipment: Identify the PPE needed to stay visible and safe during traffic control tasks.
- Personal Equipment for Duties: Explore the gear required for effective and compliant field operations.
- Work Preparation: Understand how to organize tools, personnel, and procedures for efficient traffic management.
- Traffic Communications: Develop strategies for clear, coordinated communication between crews and motorists.
- Sign Types and Meanings: Recognize the purpose and placement of regulatory and warning signs.
- Traffic Control Procedures: Master step-by-step techniques for safe lane closures and detours.
- Traffic Control Devices: Examine cones, barriers, and signage used to regulate flow and ensure safety.
- Trailering and Equipment Transport: Learn safe loading, securing, and transport methods.
- Traffic Control Planning: Build structured, site-specific plans for managing all traffic scenarios.
- Safe Fueling Practices: Review procedures that minimize risks when handling fuel on site.
The Traffic Control online course takes about 2 hours to finish. It’s entirely self-paced, allowing participants to complete the training whenever it fits their schedule.
To earn certification, participants must achieve a minimum score of 80%. The final quiz may be taken up to three times, ensuring full understanding of safety principles and procedures.
After passing the course, learners can instantly download and print a digital certificate confirming their successful completion. The certificate verifies the holder’s ability to perform essential traffic control functions safely and competently.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 120 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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