Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §707, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 401, is amended to read:

§707. Work zone flaggers; minimum training standards

All privately employed flaggers at highway construction sites on or adjacent to public ways must have, at a minimum, training in controlling traffic at construction sites in work zones in a manner consistent with the standards set forth in the American National Standards Institute, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. That training may must consist of video instruction, instruction in a classroom setting, distribution of informational flagging handbooks or other educational materials or other training activities determined appropriate by the employer. Municipalities are encouraged to provide the same training as is required for privately employed flaggers to flaggers whom they employ.

SUMMARY

Current law requires only privately employed flaggers at highway construction sites on public ways to be trained in a manner consistent with established standards. This bill extends the training requirements to all flaggers controlling traffic on or adjacent to a public way.