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All half day workshops
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UPDATED
ASPHALT
ROADS: COMMON MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS
This course will help participants recognize the types and causes of common distresses in asphalt pavements such as potholes, rutting, raveling, alligator cracking, etc., and the correct repair procedures for each pavement distress.
This session will cover proper treatment alternatives, materials, and equipment which should be used in making lasting, cost-effective repairs. Also discussed will be the importance and benefits of a preventive maintenance strategy.
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DRAINAGE:
THE KEY TO ROADS THAT LAST
Review
of problems caused by improper drainage and some of the ways to solve these problems.
Types of drainage structures, their uses, material considerations, and pipe sizing
will also be discussed.
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UPDATED
WORK
ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL
This workshop will familiarize participants with relevant manuals/standards, give guidance in selecting the traffic control devices best suited to field conditions and on the use of standard traffic control layouts, and provide a better understanding of the planning, designing, installing, and maintaining of temporary traffic control zones in highway work areas. Session also includes a "hands-on" game-board exercise.
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RISK
MANAGEMENT/TORT LIABILITY
This
workshop will help participants understand and assess their major liability exposures.
It will offer ways to begin a risk management program that prevents or reduces
risks before accidents can occur in such areas as complaint reporting, signs,
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WINTER
MAINTENANCE
Review
of methods of snow and ice control, including plowing procedures, salt usage and
storage, chemicals and abrasives, anti-icing, snow fences, and public relations. |
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DEALING
WITH PEOPLE/SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISION
Introduces
basic concepts of supervision to improve relationships with workers while getting
the job done. Topics will include fundamentals of supervision, communicating with
others, team building and motivating people to work, and problem solving and decision
making. Group activities will be used extensively.
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UPDATED
EQUIPMENT
OPERATION AND WORKER SAFETY
State
and municipal road workers and public works personnel must operate a wide range of on- and off-road equipment
in a wide variety of hazardous situations. This workshop stresses key training
points for the safe and effective operation of typical equipment -- dumptrucks,
loaders, graders, chainsaws, etc. Safe and efficient work procedures for lifting, handling hazardous materials,
working in confined spaces, winter maintenance, and other topics of this nature are also covered.
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PROPER
SIGNS AND MARKINGS
This
course will introduce and review the applicable standards and guidelines, namely from the most current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (MUTCD), that are needed to properly install signs and pavement markings. Session includes discussions on signs and markings retroreflectivity, inventories and management, updates to the MUTCD, and examples of improper signing. This workshop will help attendees identify practices to reduce crashes and improve safety on the roads they maintain.
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CONTROL
OF UTILITY CUTS
One
of the most aggravating items that undermines the structural stability of a newly
reconstructed or resurfaced street is the new utility or repair cut. This session
will cover ways of controlling roadway cuts by contractors and utilities through
ordinances, permits, specifications, and proper inspection along with fee systems.
Also discusses proper utility cut procedures. |
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additional information regarding the program and course content, contact Kim
Carr , Program Coordinator, West Virginia Local Technical Assistance Program.
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