Saskatchewan Traffic Control (Flagger) Course 2026
This course is for security guards and site workers in Saskatchewan who work near road work or guide vehicles on private property. It covers the province's work zone manual and checklists, the safety regulations on traffic, and the rules drivers must follow. It is background knowledge only and does not replace any flagger training your employer or the job requires.
En bref
Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 30 minutes de leçons et un test de 25 questions. Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 12 octobre 2026.
Ce que vous allez apprendre
- Explain where a Saskatchewan guard may direct traffic and who drivers must obey
- Name the Saskatchewan regulations and Ministry manual that govern work zones
- Describe Ministry rules for supervisors, inspections and night work
- Recognize work zone signs and the driver speed rules
- Read a basic two-lane flagging set-up and taper table
- Work safely near traffic without acting like police
Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.
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Question 1 sur 25
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Réponse: D. On private property
The province's Private Investigators and Security Guards Program describes guard work as including directing traffic on private property.
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Question 2 sur 25
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Réponse: A. A police officer or a flagperson
The handbook says drivers must stop when signalled by a police officer or a flagperson.
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Question 3 sur 25
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Réponse: B. A worker designated under section 9-21 to give signals
Section 1-2 defines a designated signaller as a worker designated under clause 9-21(1)(a) to give signals.
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Question 4 sur 25
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Réponse: C. Risk from vehicular traffic
Part 9 of the regulations has section 9-21 on designated signallers and section 9-22 on risk from vehicular traffic.
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Question 5 sur 25
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Réponse: C. The Traffic Control Devices Manual for Work Zones
The Ministry's Construction Manual names the Traffic Control Devices Manual for Work Zones (TCDMWZ) as the guide for employees, contractors and others.
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Question 6 sur 25
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Réponse: C. They must be adapted, since no one layout fits every site
The Ministry says no one sequence of traffic control devices is universally applicable, so the typical plans are adapted to each site.
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Question 7 sur 25
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Réponse: B. A certified Traffic Accommodation Supervisor
The contractor must designate a Traffic Accommodation Supervisor who has completed an approved course and holds a valid certificate, and show it on request.
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Question 8 sur 25
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Réponse: D. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until relieved of it
The construction manual says traffic accommodation is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until the contractor is relieved of it.
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Question 9 sur 25
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Réponse: A. First 30 minutes after sunrise and last 30 before sunset
The Ministry prohibits road work from sunrise to half an hour after, and from half an hour before sunset to sunset.
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Question 10 sur 25
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Réponse: C. A plan sent one week ahead and accepted by the Ministry
The construction manual requires a night work plan to be submitted one week before night work starts and accepted by the Ministry first.
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Question 11 sur 25
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Réponse: C. At least three times a day, and when needs change
The Ministry requires device inspections at least three times daily and whenever traffic control requirements change.
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Question 12 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Black letters or symbols on orange
SGI's handbook says construction signs have black letters or symbols on an orange background.
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Question 13 sur 25
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Réponse: C. Traffic control person ahead
SGI lists three signs that mark the start of a work zone: Traffic control person ahead, Survey crew ahead and Highway workers.
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Question 14 sur 25
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Réponse: D. 60 km/h
SGI says drivers must travel 60 km/h or less when passing a worker, flag person or equipment occupied by a worker.
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Question 15 sur 25
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Réponse: A. No faster than the posted work zone speed
SGI says drivers in a work zone must slow to the posted speed through the entire zone.
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Question 16 sur 25
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Réponse: A. With photo radar
The handbook says police use photo radar to enforce speed limits in some work zones.
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Question 17 sur 25
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Réponse: A. 60 km/h
SGI's handbook says the maximum speed when passing Ministry of Highways equipment with lights flashing, moving or not, is 60 km/h.
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Question 18 sur 25
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Réponse: C. Obeying the work zone speed limit in the whole area
SGI notes that some cities have bylaws requiring drivers to obey work zone speed limits through the entire construction area.
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Question 19 sur 25
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Réponse: C. At least 125 m
The Ministry checklist says flaggers must be visible to motorists approaching the work zone for at least 125 metres.
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Question 20 sur 25
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Réponse: B. Two
The checklist requires one flagger when one lane is affected and two when both lanes are affected.
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Question 21 sur 25
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Réponse: D. 125 m
The checklist's taper table lists a minimum taper of 125 m at 100 km/h, rising to 145 m at 110 km/h.
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Question 22 sur 25
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Réponse: A. One marked "police" or with a police-style light
Section 18 bars licensees from using a vehicle that shows the word "police" or carries a flashing or rotating light similar to a police service's.
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Question 23 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Section 23 of the licensing Act
Section 23 of The Private Investigators and Security Guards Act, 1997 says no licensee may hold themselves out in any manner as performing services or duties connected with the police.
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Question 24 sur 25
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Réponse: D. Support the officer and stop giving your own signals
Police have authority over traffic on public roads, so support them and do not give conflicting signals.
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Question 25 sur 25
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Réponse: C. Out of the open lane, easy to see, with an escape route
Stand out of the open travel lane where drivers see you early (the Ministry checklist asks that flaggers be visible for at least 125 m), and keep a way to get clear.
Clavier : 1–4 pour répondre, Entrée pour la question suivante.
À savoir avant l’examen
- Saskatchewan's guard licensing program lists directing traffic on private property as security guard work.
- Drivers must stop when signalled by a police officer or a flagperson.
- In a work zone, drivers must slow to the posted speed through the whole zone and go 60 km/h or less when passing a worker or flag person.
- The Ministry of Highways uses the Traffic Control Devices Manual for Work Zones, and contractors must name a certified Traffic Accommodation Supervisor.
- On the Ministry's two-lane checklist, flaggers must be visible to approaching drivers for at least 125 m.
- Section 9-22 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 deals with risk from vehicular traffic.
Questions fréquentes
Can a Saskatchewan security guard direct traffic?
Guard work can include directing traffic on private property. On public roads, drivers must obey police and flagpersons, so only direct traffic there if you are trained, designated and part of an approved traffic control set-up.
Does this course make me a certified flagperson?
No. It is background knowledge only. Get the training your employer and the job require. On Ministry of Highways contracts, the contractor must also have a Traffic Accommodation Supervisor with a certificate from an approved course.
What is the speed limit past workers in a Saskatchewan work zone?
Drivers must go 60 km/h or less when passing a worker, a flag person or equipment with a worker on it, and obey the posted speed through the rest of the zone.
Which manual sets up work zones on Saskatchewan highways?
The Ministry of Highways uses the Traffic Control Devices Manual for Work Zones, along with its construction manual and traffic accommodation specifications.
L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?
Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.
Sources
- Ministry of Highways Construction Manual CM 375-01: Work Zone Traffic Control
- Ministry of Highways: Traffic Accommodation Checklist, Single Lane Closed (Two Lane)
- SGI Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook: Construction signs
- SGI Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook (PDF)
- The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020
- Occupational Health and Safety Regulations table of changes
- Private Investigators and Security Guards Program (Saskatchewan.ca)
- The Private Investigators and Security Guards Regulations, 2000