Iowa LTAP is pleased to announce that registration is open for the Iowa Work Zone Safety Workshop scheduled for the week of February 22 – March 1.  The General Session on Monday, 2/22 followed by Audience Specific Sessions on 2/23, 2/24, 2/25 and 3/1.

Work zone traffic control and safety training will be offered virtually so that workers across the state can participate conveniently. The workshop will cover current revisions in the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), particularly Part 6. The workshops consist of a general session for all participants, plus breakout sessions that will be scheduled throughout the week tailored to specific categories of work zone activities: city, county, utility, Iowa DOT construction and contractors, and Iowa DOT maintenance.

The cost for this training is $25/person.

For more information and to register please go to https://iowaltap.iastate.edu/events/2021-iowa-work-zone-safety-workshops-virtual/.

The wrong time to learn about chemical reactions is when you have a spill or accidentally mix incompatible chemicals. Some chemicals, when combined with others, will release poisonous gases or explode violently. How to know which chemicals should never be mixed or even stored near others? Read and understand Section 10: Stability and Reactivity of the chemical’s Safety Data Sheet. For a quick overview of stability and reactivity properties download the Center for Chemical Process Safety’s publications:

Reactive chemistry incidents can happen anywhere!

Dangerous chemical reactions at home!