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.

  • Curso
  • Saskatchewan
  • 25 perguntas
  • Verificado em 12 de outubro de 2026

Resposta rápida

Este curso gratuito tem cerca de 30 minutos de lições e um teste de 25 perguntas. Com 80% ou mais pode descarregar um certificado de conclusão (privado, não acreditado). Verificado com fontes oficiais em 12 de outubro de 2026.

Comece pelas liçõesSaskatchewan Traffic Control (Flagger) Course: Lessons: cerca de 30 minutos de leitura. Todas as perguntas do teste são abordadas nas lições.

O que vai aprender

  • 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

Obtenha 80% ou mais para descarregar o seu certificado.

  1. Pergunta 1 de 25

    Saskatchewan's security guard program lists directing traffic as possible guard work. Where does it say a guard may do this?
    Mostrar resposta

    Resposta: D. On private property

    The province's Private Investigators and Security Guards Program describes guard work as including directing traffic on private property.

  2. Pergunta 2 de 25

    According to SGI's Saskatchewan Driver's Handbook, drivers must stop when signalled to by whom?
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    Resposta: A. A police officer or a flagperson

    The handbook says drivers must stop when signalled by a police officer or a flagperson.

  3. Pergunta 3 de 25

    Under section 1-2 of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, what is a "designated signaller"?
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    Resposta: 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.

  4. Pergunta 4 de 25

    What is section 9-22 of Saskatchewan's Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 about?
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    Resposta: 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.

  5. Pergunta 5 de 25

    Which Ministry of Highways manual is the guide for traffic control devices in work zones on Saskatchewan highways?
    Mostrar resposta

    Resposta: 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.

  6. Pergunta 6 de 25

    What does the Ministry's construction manual say about the typical traffic control layouts in the work zone manual?
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    Resposta: 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.

  7. Pergunta 7 de 25

    On a Ministry of Highways contract, who must the contractor designate to oversee traffic accommodation?
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    Resposta: 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.

  8. Pergunta 8 de 25

    On a Ministry of Highways contract, when must the contractor provide traffic accommodation?
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    Resposta: 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.

  9. Pergunta 9 de 25

    The Ministry of Highways bans road work during the "transition periods" around sunrise and sunset. Which times are these?
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    Resposta: 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.

  10. Pergunta 10 de 25

    Before night work starts on a Ministry of Highways project, what is required?
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    Resposta: 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.

  11. Pergunta 11 de 25

    How often must traffic control devices be inspected on a Ministry of Highways work zone?
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    Resposta: 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.

  12. Pergunta 12 de 25

    What colours are construction signs in Saskatchewan?
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    Resposta: A. Black letters or symbols on orange

    SGI's handbook says construction signs have black letters or symbols on an orange background.

  13. Pergunta 13 de 25

    Which sign is one of the three that mark the start of a work zone in Saskatchewan?
    Mostrar resposta

    Resposta: 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.

  14. Pergunta 14 de 25

    What is the top speed for a driver passing a worker, flag person or equipment with a worker on it in a Saskatchewan work zone?
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    Resposta: 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.

  15. Pergunta 15 de 25

    When no worker is beside them, how fast may drivers go through the rest of a Saskatchewan work zone?
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    Resposta: 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.

  16. Pergunta 16 de 25

    According to SGI, how do police enforce speed limits in some Saskatchewan work zones?
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    Resposta: A. With photo radar

    The handbook says police use photo radar to enforce speed limits in some work zones.

  17. Pergunta 17 de 25

    What is the speed limit for drivers passing Ministry of Highways equipment with its lights flashing?
    Mostrar resposta

    Resposta: 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.

  18. Pergunta 18 de 25

    Some Saskatchewan cities have extra work zone rules. What can their bylaws require of drivers?
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    Resposta: 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.

  19. Pergunta 19 de 25

    On a Ministry traffic accommodation checklist for a single lane closure on a two-lane highway, how far away must approaching drivers be able to see the flagger?
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    Resposta: C. At least 125 m

    The Ministry checklist says flaggers must be visible to motorists approaching the work zone for at least 125 metres.

  20. Pergunta 20 de 25

    On that two-lane checklist, how many flaggers are required when both lanes are affected by the work?
    Mostrar resposta

    Resposta: B. Two

    The checklist requires one flagger when one lane is affected and two when both lanes are affected.

  21. Pergunta 21 de 25

    On the Ministry's two-lane checklist, what is the minimum taper length where the speed limit is 100 km/h?
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    Resposta: 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.

  22. Pergunta 22 de 25

    Under section 18 of Saskatchewan's Private Investigators and Security Guards Regulations, 2000, which vehicle may a licensed guard NOT use?
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    Resposta: 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.

  23. Pergunta 23 de 25

    A guard directing cars in a mall lot tells drivers, "I'm with the police." Which Saskatchewan rule does this break?
    Mostrar resposta

    Resposta: 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.

  24. Pergunta 24 de 25

    A police officer takes over traffic at the site gate you were covering. What is your role now?
    Mostrar resposta

    Resposta: 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.

  25. Pergunta 25 de 25

    You are guiding trucks at a highway access point. Which position is safest?
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    Resposta: 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.

O que saber antes do exame

  • 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.

Perguntas frequentes

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.

O certificado é acreditado ou reconhecido oficialmente?

Não. É um certificado de conclusão privado, apenas para o seu conhecimento. Não é reconhecido, acreditado nem aprovado por nenhum governo, entidade licenciadora, regulador ou instituição de ensino e não substitui qualquer licença, certificação ou formação exigida por lei.

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