Mowing Safety

Mowing is a major activity for highway maintenance organizations from spring through fall. Highway mowing is important to  motorist safety, as mowing prevents tall grass and weeds from obscuring the visibility of motorists. There are several key areas highway agencies should focus their training on to ensure their workers are safe in mowing. Tim Peters, Local Policy & Technology Engineer with the Illinois Department of Transportation, Technology Transfer Center stresses mowing saftey.  for more...