Bridge Maintenance Training Opportunities AWS
“Bridge Maintenance Training Opportunities” Presented by Pete Weykamp
Introduction
What kind of bridge maintenance training is available?
Why is bridge maintenance training necessary?
Who’s talking?
Objectives • Coordinate training needs with Partners. • Form a collective voice for training needs. • Develop and share curriculum to meet training needs.
Objectives - continued
What kind of training is needed? ◦ Skills ◦ Safety ◦ Materials
Find training that fits ◦ Needs
Gaps in Skills
◦ Costs ◦ Logistics
FHWA
Establishing a Bridge Preservation Program
Performance-based Management of Highway Bridges
NHI
Bridge Preservation Fundamentals
Bridge Management Fundamentals
◦ Instructor-led Training
Communication Strategies for Bridge Preservation
NDE for Concrete Bridge Elements
NDE for Steel Bridge Elements
ND Evaluation Fundamentals for Bridge Inspection
Concrete Series
Bridge Maintenance Training Instructor led
◦ Web-based training
◦
Available 24/7 1- 3 hours on computer
$50 per computer
Plan Reading: Bridge Plans
Plan Reading: Traffic Control Plans ◦
$25 per
Intro to Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges
Fundamentals of Bridge Maintenance Free
FHWA - continued
NCHRP ◦ Research Results Maintenance of Small Movement Joints Spot Painting to Extend Highway Bridge Coating Life
Implementation ◦ Guides Pocket Guides
◦ Webinars ◦ Presentations ◦ Newsletters
Page from: NCHRP 12-100 Guide for Maintaining Small Movement Joints
FHWA - continued
FHWA - continued
LTAP
◦ Good program but limited bridge maintenance curriculum ◦ Often non-existent ◦ Focus remains on Fed-aid ◦ Potential topic area for partners to collaborate
FHWA - continued LTAP (NY) Road Master Course List
Asphalt Paving Principles
Complete Streets
Highway Department's Legal Liabilities
Local Roads Done Right
Pavement Maintenance
Powers and Duties
Road Safety Fundamentals
Roadway and Roadside Drainage
Running your Highway Department
Snow and Ice Control Operations
Stormwater Management
Traffic Signs and Pavement Markings
Work Zone Traffic Control
AASHTO
NCPP – TSP2
◦ Portal BM Training Shared by Partners Include more product placement
◦ Relevant Research ◦ Meetings Presentations Conference calls
◦ National presence
AASHTO - continued
TSP2 ◦ Bridge Preservation Training for Local Agencies ◦ ILT - Tailored modules Performance Management How Do You Know You Have a Good Strategy? What the numbers mean and how to use them
Spot Painting Maintenance Painting to Protect Steel Superstructures
Small Movement Joints Need, Types, Sizing, Installation Pictorial
Bridge Preservation Options & Work Plan Workshop Building a Bridge Maintenance Program
Concrete Repair
AASHTO - continued
Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council ◦ TC3 MISSION
- Develop, maintain, and
provide effective access for a quality training curriculum to enhance the competency of the nation’s transportation technical workforce, with the focus on construction, maintenance, and materials.
◦ Available to locals ◦ Lowest Course Cost $50 - $75 - some free Bolted connections Basic construction surveying Plan reading
◦ Publications ◦ Lots of courses on pavements
Other Partners
Home-schooling Mn DOT Bridge Maintenance Academy http://www.dot.state.mn.us/onlinelearning/bridge/glandrepair/
Maine DOT Bridge Maintenance College NY Thruway
◦ Retired/Part time BOCES Ex-DOT
Other Partners - continued
Vendors
Brown-bag Lunches Shop Demos Field Demos ◦ Real repairs work
Vendors - continued
Wrap-up
Training needs are not being met.
◦ Aware of forecasted need for skilled workers
Increase focus on developing worker skills and knowledge. ◦ Relevant material is in short supply
Identify potential partners to coordinate development and delivery to meet training needs.
Assessment and Evaluation
Name some of the Partners the BM community could collaborate with to develop and deliver relevant training to BM crews?
If you have good training materials or found a good source – have you shared it?
THANK YOU Peter Weykamp, P.E. [email protected]
Introduction
What kind of bridge maintenance training is available?
Why is bridge maintenance training necessary?
Who’s talking?
Objectives • Coordinate training needs with Partners. • Form a collective voice for training needs. • Develop and share curriculum to meet training needs.
Objectives - continued
What kind of training is needed? ◦ Skills ◦ Safety ◦ Materials
Find training that fits ◦ Needs
Gaps in Skills
◦ Costs ◦ Logistics
FHWA
Establishing a Bridge Preservation Program
Performance-based Management of Highway Bridges
NHI
Bridge Preservation Fundamentals
Bridge Management Fundamentals
◦ Instructor-led Training
Communication Strategies for Bridge Preservation
NDE for Concrete Bridge Elements
NDE for Steel Bridge Elements
ND Evaluation Fundamentals for Bridge Inspection
Concrete Series
Bridge Maintenance Training Instructor led
◦ Web-based training
◦
Available 24/7 1- 3 hours on computer
$50 per computer
Plan Reading: Bridge Plans
Plan Reading: Traffic Control Plans ◦
$25 per
Intro to Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges
Fundamentals of Bridge Maintenance Free
FHWA - continued
NCHRP ◦ Research Results Maintenance of Small Movement Joints Spot Painting to Extend Highway Bridge Coating Life
Implementation ◦ Guides Pocket Guides
◦ Webinars ◦ Presentations ◦ Newsletters
Page from: NCHRP 12-100 Guide for Maintaining Small Movement Joints
FHWA - continued
FHWA - continued
LTAP
◦ Good program but limited bridge maintenance curriculum ◦ Often non-existent ◦ Focus remains on Fed-aid ◦ Potential topic area for partners to collaborate
FHWA - continued LTAP (NY) Road Master Course List
Asphalt Paving Principles
Complete Streets
Highway Department's Legal Liabilities
Local Roads Done Right
Pavement Maintenance
Powers and Duties
Road Safety Fundamentals
Roadway and Roadside Drainage
Running your Highway Department
Snow and Ice Control Operations
Stormwater Management
Traffic Signs and Pavement Markings
Work Zone Traffic Control
AASHTO
NCPP – TSP2
◦ Portal BM Training Shared by Partners Include more product placement
◦ Relevant Research ◦ Meetings Presentations Conference calls
◦ National presence
AASHTO - continued
TSP2 ◦ Bridge Preservation Training for Local Agencies ◦ ILT - Tailored modules Performance Management How Do You Know You Have a Good Strategy? What the numbers mean and how to use them
Spot Painting Maintenance Painting to Protect Steel Superstructures
Small Movement Joints Need, Types, Sizing, Installation Pictorial
Bridge Preservation Options & Work Plan Workshop Building a Bridge Maintenance Program
Concrete Repair
AASHTO - continued
Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council ◦ TC3 MISSION
- Develop, maintain, and
provide effective access for a quality training curriculum to enhance the competency of the nation’s transportation technical workforce, with the focus on construction, maintenance, and materials.
◦ Available to locals ◦ Lowest Course Cost $50 - $75 - some free Bolted connections Basic construction surveying Plan reading
◦ Publications ◦ Lots of courses on pavements
Other Partners
Home-schooling Mn DOT Bridge Maintenance Academy http://www.dot.state.mn.us/onlinelearning/bridge/glandrepair/
Maine DOT Bridge Maintenance College NY Thruway
◦ Retired/Part time BOCES Ex-DOT
Other Partners - continued
Vendors
Brown-bag Lunches Shop Demos Field Demos ◦ Real repairs work
Vendors - continued
Wrap-up
Training needs are not being met.
◦ Aware of forecasted need for skilled workers
Increase focus on developing worker skills and knowledge. ◦ Relevant material is in short supply
Identify potential partners to coordinate development and delivery to meet training needs.
Assessment and Evaluation
Name some of the Partners the BM community could collaborate with to develop and deliver relevant training to BM crews?
If you have good training materials or found a good source – have you shared it?
THANK YOU Peter Weykamp, P.E. [email protected]
