Summer 2004
Stop that Soil

• Temporary Erosion Control, Or How to Keep a Dirty Job Clean
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  Read about soil stabilization and sediment control techniques for reducing and controlling erosion during construction. The article includes best management practices, definitions, references, upcoming classes, and suggested videos, and is followed by a list of electronic resources on erosion control.
• Erosion Control Electronic Resources
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• The Nature of Roadsides
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  Roadside vegetation management using native grasses and plants can save maintenance dollars, improve worker and traveler safety, reduce herbicide use, reduce roadside fire hazards, conserve water, control erosion, provide a self-reliant and hardy plant community, and protect the local character and natural heritage of a site. Discover how. Includes references and suggested videos.
• Staying Healthy in the Work Zone: Working in the Heat
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  Working with heavy equipment in a tight space close to moving traffic may be a more obvious hazard to your safety, but the heat can be equally as dangerous and deadly. Learn how to protect yourself from heat-related illnesses, how to recognize the symptoms in yourself and others, and how to respond if someone else on the crew suffers from a heat-related illness. Includes references and suggested videos.
• Road Crashes Reduced 42% In Mendocino County: Learn How They Did It
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• New Workshops on Hot Topics
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  Free ITS Classes for Public Agencies
  California's New MUTCD Supplement Hits the Road
  Bicycles Find Their Place on the Street
• Program News
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  2004-2005 Training Calendar
  Traffic Control for Safe Work Zones
  Free Inspector's Job Guide and Highway Maintenance Tables