Workzone Safety & Traffic Control
Workzone safety and traffic control play an important role in protecting workers and the public wherever vehicles, equipment, or pedestrians move through or around a work zone. The right devices help guide traffic, warn drivers of changing conditions, and create a safer separation between workers and moving vehicles.
Sales Solutions Inc. represents leading manufacturers of traffic control products for construction, utility, municipal, transportation, and other workplace safety applications. Our offering includes traffic cones, barricades, delineators and channelizers, roll-up and reflective signs, water-filled barriers, and post anchoring systems. SSI works with distributors and end users throughout our territory to introduce products for their applications and provide knowledgeable sales and product support.
What is the MUTCD?
The MUTCD, or Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, is the national standard published by the Federal Highway Administration that defines standards for traffic control devices used on streets, highways, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and site roadways open to public travel. Temporary traffic control devices used in work zones include signs, barricades, channelizing devices, and other equipment covered by the MUTCD. Certain devices and roadside appurtenances must also be crashworthy under nationally established standards such as MASH. Following the MUTCD helps keep traffic control devices recognizable and consistent while supporting compliance with applicable state and local requirements.
Workzone Safety & Traffic Control for Workplace Safety
Traffic control needs arise anywhere a work zone, jobsite, or event creates a change in the normal flow of vehicles or pedestrians. Roadway and highway construction crews use traffic control devices to warn drivers of lane closures, detours, and workers present near live traffic. Utility and municipal crews rely on the same devices for shorter-duration work such as line repairs, maintenance, and inspections in streets, parking lots, and rights-of-way.
Traffic control is also used well beyond road construction. Law enforcement and emergency responders use cones, barricades, and signage to secure incident scenes and manage traffic around accidents. Facility and event managers use similar devices for pedestrian channelization, crowd control, and site perimeter management. Across these applications, the goal is the same: keep workers and the public safely separated from moving vehicles and clearly communicate what drivers and pedestrians should do.
Workzone Safety & Traffic Control Products
Workzone safety and traffic control equipment is available in a range of configurations designed for different work zones, durations, and traffic conditions. SSI represents products for channelizing, warning, and physically separating traffic, along with the hardware used to install and maintain them.
Traffic Cones
Traffic cones are among the most widely used channelizing devices, providing a portable and highly visible way to mark hazards, guide traffic around a work area, or temporarily close a lane. Cones are available in a range of heights and weights, with reflective collars for visibility in low light and after dark.
Delineators & Channelizer Posts
Delineator and channelizer posts mark the edge of a travel lane or work zone with a flexible, reflective post. Surface-mount and driveable models are available depending on the roadway surface and duration of use.
Water-Filled Barriers
Water-filled barriers provide a longitudinal channelizing device that can be connected into continuous runs to separate traffic from work areas, pedestrians, or restricted zones. These barriers can also support attached fencing for added security around a jobsite or event perimeter.
Barricades
Barricades provide a more substantial visual presence than cones and are commonly used to close roads, lanes, or pedestrian pathways. Options range from lightweight Type I and Type II sawhorse-style barricades to larger longitudinal channelizing devices used for longer-duration perimeter and lane closures.
Roll-Up & Reflective Signs
Roll-up and reflective signs warn drivers of upcoming conditions such as lane closures, flagging operations, or workers present. Roll-up signs offer a lightweight, portable option for temporary work zones, while reflective sheeting improves visibility for daytime and nighttime traffic control.
Post Anchoring & Accessories
Post anchoring systems, sockets, and related hardware support the installation of signs and delineator posts, allowing for efficient setup and reinstallation. These accessories help keep traffic control devices properly positioned throughout the duration of a project.
Workzone Safety & Traffic Control Manufacturers
SSI represents manufacturers that provide workzone safety, traffic control, and highway safety products for a wide range of applications. Our workzone safety and traffic control offering includes products from JBC Safety, Cortina Safety Products, Bone Safety, Remcon Industries, and Shur-Tite Products.
JBC Safety
JBC Safety manufactures traffic cones, delineators, barricades, and roll-up signs designed for construction, traffic management, event safety, and roadway work zone applications.
Cortina Safety Products
Cortina Safety Products offers a broad line of traffic control and roadside safety equipment, including traffic cones, barricades, delineator posts, cone bars, and roadside emergency products. Cortina designs and manufactures products to applicable standards including ANSI and MUTCD specifications.
Bone Safety
Bone Safety Signs specializes in temporary traffic control products, including reflective roll-up signs and related work zone safety equipment that support visibility and traffic management for roadway applications.
Remcon Industries
Remcon Industries manufactures highly visible plastic safety barrier and barricade systems for traffic control, pedestrian channelization, and perimeter applications.
Shur-Tite Products
Shur-Tite Products manufactures highway safety products including delineators, channelizers, traffic separator curbs, object markers, post supports, and related roadway safety hardware.
Choosing the Right Workzone Safety & Traffic Control Equipment
Selecting the right traffic control equipment starts with understanding the work zone: the type of roadway or facility, the duration of the work, posted speeds, and how traffic or pedestrians need to move around the area. Short-duration or mobile work may call for portable devices such as cones and roll-up signs, while longer-duration lane closures or perimeter protection may call for barricades, water-filled barriers, or driveable delineators.
Compliance with the current MUTCD and applicable crashworthiness requirements is an important consideration for devices used in or near live traffic. The number and placement of devices, along with visibility requirements for daytime and nighttime work, should be planned according to the applicable traffic control plan and state or local requirements.
SSI works with distributors and end users to help identify traffic control products that fit their applications and connect them with appropriate products from the manufacturers we represent.
Workzone Safety & Traffic Control Sales & Product Support
SSI works with safety distributors and end users to help connect workplace applications with traffic control products from the manufacturers we represent. Our sales team provides product knowledge and application support throughout the sales process, helping customers understand available equipment and identify products suited to their needs.
Our team works directly in the field with distributors and their customers, providing product demonstrations, training, and on-site support when appropriate. This hands-on approach gives SSI an understanding of the environments in which traffic control products are used and helps us support both our manufacturer partners and the customers they serve.
Workzone Safety & Traffic Control FAQs
What is the MUTCD?
What industries use traffic control devices?
What is the difference between a Type I and Type II barricade?
When are water-filled barriers used instead of cones or barricades?
What do MASH and NCHRP 350 mean for traffic control devices?
How do I choose the right traffic control equipment for my application?
Need Help Finding the Right Workzone Safety & Traffic Control Products?
SSI works with distributors and end users to help identify traffic control products for a wide range of workplace applications. Talk with our team about your application, work zone needs, and the products available from the manufacturers we represent.