Managing Snow and Ice Control Operations

Winter Storms

• Understanding winter storms
• How to interpret forecasts

Using Winter Weather Technology

• Contract forecast services
• Pavement temperature sensors
• Road Weather Information Services (RWIS)
• Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
• Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS)

Snow and Ice Chemicals

• Snow and ice pavement conditions
• Selecting materials and methods
• Salt properties and performance
• Alternative chemicals
• Anti-icing chemicals as a bond preventer
• Abrasives

Winter Maintenance Liability

• Liability concerns in winter operations
• How to minimize potential for liability
• Case examples

Winter Maintenance Environmental Considerations

• Environmental impacts of salt
• Salt impacts data and trends
• Stormwater permit conditions
• Changes in operations to address salt impacts
• Winter maintenance equipment calibration

Street Winter Maintenance Operations

• Planning & coordination of operations
• Staff training
• Equipment
• Mechanical Removal
• Deicing and Anti-icing
  
  • Deicing Anti-icing policy
  • Chemical blends
  • Application rates

Winter Maintenance from a Contractor’s Perspective

• 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

Winter Maintenance for Facilities Buildings and Grounds

• 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

We reserve the right to alter course schedule and substitute speakers when necessary.

• Benjamin Jordan

  Program Director

  Benjamin J. Jordan, PE, is a program director with Interdisciplinary Professional Programs in the transportation sector. He has over 35 years of experience in civil engineering and public works. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Master of Public Affairs degree with a Certificate in Public Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.

• Program Director

  Benjamin Jordan

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