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MUTCD Compliant Flagger Certification | Self-directed Online

MUTCD Compliant Flagger Certification | Self-directed Online

Self-paced training for Flaggers

This 4-hour online course covers the basics of working as a traffic control flagger, as well as information on work zone setup, devices, and other key standards.

The content in this course complies with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), which is the federal standard for traffic control. Note that some states and other jurisdictions have additional guidelines, rules, and requirements.

*Please note that this training is not accepted in Washington State. If you are seeking a Washington Flagger Certification, you must take an in-person Washington Flagger course.

Students who successfully finish the course will receive a digital completion card.

Topics covered:

  • Flagger clothing and equipment

  • Flagger signals

  • Dealing with angry motorists

  • Flagger placement

  • Flagger tapers

  • Buffer space

  • Intersections

  • Railroad crossings

  • Weather-related health hazards and dehydration

  • Channelizing device types and condition

  • How to read a TCP

  • Advance warning sign spacing

  • Merging, shifting, and shoulder tapers

  • Calculating number of channelizing devices

  • Work zone setup and removal

  • Pedestrian and bike lanes

  • Sign and lane marking removal