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Winter Storms
- 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.
Instructor
Benjamin Jordan
Program Director
Benjamin J. Jordan, P.E. is a Program Director at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, College of Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Programs, where he develops continuing education courses for civil engineers and public works professionals. He has over forty 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 Graduate Certificate in Public Management from the University of Missouri – Columbia. Mr. Jordan is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois, Washington, And Wisconsin.Program Director
Benjamin Jordan