Adult School Crossing Guards

STOP for the Crossing Guards … and the Children

New Jersey Statutes
DHSS Educational Outreach
Personal Protective Equipment
Training Resources
Partners and Related Programs

New Jersey Statutes:

• N.J.A.C. 40A:9-154.1 -- Adult school crossing guards; appointment; term; revocation; qualifications; supervision and direction  [pdf 12k]
• N.J.A.C. 39:4-80.1 -- Penalty for failure to comply with school crossing guard's signal to stop  [pdf 13k]
• N.J.A.C. 39:4-36 -- Driver to stop for pedestrian: exceptions, violations. penalties

DHSS Educational Outreach:

• Hazard Alert – Crossing Guards: Be Seen, Be Safe: > Text version   > Printed poster [pdf 216k]
• Final Report - Educational Outreach to New Jersey Adult School Crossing Guards [pdf 129k]
• FACE Report 05NJ090: School Crossing Guard Struck and Killed by a Sport Utility Vehicle [pdf 164k]

Personal Protective Equipment:

• US DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel, ANSI 107-1999 Class 2

Training Resources:

• NJ MEL Video: "Street Smart is Street Safe"
• Safe Routes to School - Adult School Crossing Guard Guidelines
• Adult School Crossing Guard Training Program, AAA Mid-Atlantic

Partners and Related Programs:

• NJ FACE Program
• Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Program (Safety Issues)
• Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Program (Health Issues)
• NIOSH FACE Program
• Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (Rutgers)
• DHSS Healthy Schools Web Site
• NJ Safe Routes to School
• NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police
• NJ Department of Law and Public Safety
• NJ State League of Municipalities