Russell Brownlee appointed representative on traffic safety committee

By Canadian Underwriter, | December 15, 2011 | Last updated on October 30, 2024
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Russell Brownlee of Giffin Koerth has been appointed as the CEO’s representative to the Ontario Provincial Standards (OPS) Traffic Safety Committee. 

The OPS Traffic Safety Committee is responsible for standards related to traffic safety such as attenuators, delineation, pavement markings, roadside barriers, end treatments, crash cushions, arrestors, anti-glare screens, traffic control signing, fencing and winter salting and sanding. 

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