Arizona Laws 28-653. Flagger training and certification; exception
A. Any individual who is stationed in a state highway work zone to provide temporary traffic control shall have completed training and be certified by a program that meets the training and certification standards of the national safety council highway flagger training program, the American traffic safety services association flagger program or an equivalent program that meets the same objectives. An equivalent program must meet the United States department of transportation federal highway administration standards for the control of traffic through highway work zones as defined in the manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-653
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Through highway: means a highway or portion of a highway at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to stop before entering or crossing and when stop signs are erected as provided in this chapter. See Arizona Laws 28-601
- Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway for purposes of travel. See Arizona Laws 28-601
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Flaggers shall repeat training and certification requirements at least once every four years.
C. This section does not apply to law enforcement personnel who are employed by governmental entities.