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Course Outline
- Understanding winter stormsHow to interpret forecasts.
- How to interpret forcasts.
- Contract forecast services.
- Pavement temperature sensorsRoad Weather Information Services (RWIS).
- Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL).
- Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS).
- Snow and ice pavement conditions.
- Selecting materials and methods.
- Salt properties and performance.
- Alternative chemicals.
- Anti-icing chemicals as a bond preventer.
- Abrasives.
- Liability concerns in winter operations.
- How to minimize potential for liability.
- Case examples.
- Environmental impacts of salt.
- Salt impacts data and trends.
- Stormwater permit conditions.
- Changes in operations to address salt impacts.
- Winter maintenance equipment calibration.
- Planning & coordination of operations.
- Staff training.
- Equipment.
- Mechanical Removal.
- Deicing and Anti-icing.
- Deicing Anti-icing policy.
- Chemical blends.
- Application rates.
- Coordination of winter operations.
- Equipment selection/productivity.
- Use of liquids for anti-icing and de-icing.
- Innovative approaches to winter maintenance.
- Effective winter services contract.
- Planning and policies for effective winter grounds maintenance.
- Mobilizing personnel and equipment.
- Sidewalks, steps, and building enterences.
- Parking lots and parking structures.
- Equipment and techniques.
- Anti-icing.
- Reducing environmental impacts.