Flaggers must receive proper training to ensure their own safety as well as all of those who depend on them, including work crews, motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.
The National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), studies electrocutions occurring between 1982 and 1994. The NIOSH researchers analyzed 224 electrocutions that resulted in 244 workplace fatalities. The information they learned provides valuable lessons for everyone that works with or around electricity.