The Ohio Contractors Association (OCA) headquarters, at 1313 Dublin Road in Columbus, is doing its part to bring attention to April 23-27 being 2012 National Work Zone Awareness Week.
Displaying a message board and safety barrels in front of its facilities, OCA is bringing attention to the importance of staying alert in and around construction work zones. Each year, more than 500 people die nationally as a result of accidents occurring in work zones. In 2011, 17 deaths occurred in Ohio road construction work zones.
OCA is a statewide business and trade association of 460 members involved in the heavy highway and utility industry.
Work zones aren’t just dangerous for the workers. They can be dangerous for anyone else in the area. When driving through a work zone it’s important to slow down and be alert.