Night Work & Low-Light Safety — poster
Night shifts trade daylight for traffic windows — but darkness hides edges, cords, and coworkers, while fatigue quietly cuts your reaction time in half. Most night incidents are day hazards that became invisible.
Portable lighting on walkways, work points, and equipment paths — positioned to kill shadows and glare, not blind operators. Headlamps free your hands and follow your eyes.
Class 3 hi-vis with reflective on arms and legs at night, not the faded vest from three summers ago. Around traffic: barriers, cones, and flaggers per the traffic control plan — headlights at 55 mph forgive nothing.
The 2–5 AM window is when alertness bottoms out. Rotate demanding tasks, take real breaks, watch each other for the thousand-yard stare. Caffeine helps; it doesn't replace sleep.
Radio checks, lights-flash signals with operators, and clear handoffs. In the dark, “I thought he saw me” is how struck-by reports begin.
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