Best Maintenance Practices for Snow Fleets - Before, During & After the Snow
May 23, 2016 2:30pm ‐ May 23, 2016 4:00pm
Identification: 10243
Keeping your snow-fighting equipment in top shape is a continuous process that begins when the last snow of the season has fallen. Learn about the different stages of winter preparedness, to avoid having to do basic and emergency repairs when you need your equipment the most, and how to optimize snow equipment and related repairs without impacting day-to-day fleet operations.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Complete a comprehensive inspection and prepare equipment for storage and readiness for next winter.
- Prepare snow-fighting equipment to be in peak condition before it is needed.
- Implement an effective repair program during snow and ice events
Aligning Performance with Increasing Expectations
May 23, 2016 2:30pm ‐ May 23, 2016 4:00pm
Identification: 10245
Throughout North America, agencies are under pressure to maintain or increase performance with reduced or stagnant funding. This session will provide tools for establishing performance standards for a given budget scenario and methods for communicating required adjustments to level of service. We will also discuss plans that optimize winter maintenance strategies that can best align public expectations with an agency’s capabilities.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Define what your agency's service capabilities are, based on allocated resources.
- Communicate modified service capabilities to all stakeholders.
- Implement and optimize winter maintenance strategies to align with capabilities and expectations.
Snow Storm Management...Real Life/Real Time
May 23, 2016 2:30pm ‐ May 23, 2016 4:00pm
Identification: 10274
How do you manage your storms in real time? How do you handle the situations that come up, both politically and publically before and after each event? This panel discussion will focus on the real life issues Directors, Operations Managers, and Operators face throughout and after an active snowstorm. Discussion will center on how each of their Departments deal with these issues and will highlight the “ups and downs” of specific decisions made during each event.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Compare their agency’s treatment techniques and Levels of Service to those of other agencies
- Communicate expectations to staff and contractors
- Develop practical solutions during an active event
Liquids in Snow and Ice Control? What, When, Why and How
May 23, 2016 2:30pm ‐ May 23, 2016 4:00pm
Identification: 10322
Are you considering using liquids or growing your use of liquids in your snow and ice operation? Build your understanding and knowledge base of liquid use and see firsthand how others are making inroads by adding and/or expanding treatment types and applications with liquid materials.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Expand their knowledge regarding chemicals used for snow and ice control
- Increase their understanding of how liquids are used for winter operations
- Examine and explore benefits achieved through alternative treatment types
The Top Ten Issues in Winter Maintenance - Third Time's a Charm!
May 23, 2016 2:30pm ‐ May 23, 2016 4:00pm
Identification: 10424
The last two APWA North American Snow Conferences have had very successful sessions examining the Top Ten Issues in Winter Maintenance. This session will build on those two sessions by further examining what the most challenging issues are in winter maintenance for attendees. This session will be highly interactive, beginning with brief presentations on recent research work that has been conducted to address issues identified in the prior sessions, and by reporting on sessions at the 2016 conference that addressed some of those issues too.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the major issues faced in winter maintenance by public agencies today.
- Develop possible solutions to some of these major challenges and know how to find more information on them.
- Implement appropriate solutions to the major challenges in their own agencies.
The Season of Zero Visibility - the Winter of 2014-2015
May 24, 2016 7:00am ‐ May 24, 2016 7:50am
Identification: 10722
Preparation, Execution and Post Operations. This session will recount actual solutions to the trials and tribulations endured during the blizzard of 2014-2015 and how it was handled with minimal modifications to our overall snow operation.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Determine when to start preparation
- Establish when to mobilize operators
- Evaluate Post Operations
How to Convince Stakeholders to Implement New Winter Maintenance Practices
May 24, 2016 7:00am ‐ May 24, 2016 7:50am
Identification: 10746
One of the great challenges in winter maintenance is implementation of new ideas or new programs. Success depends on getting buy in from both leadership and operations. Having data to back up what you bring forward is vital. Come see how others agencies have succeeded in bringing new ideas forward and implementing new programs
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Examine ways to implement new products and programs into their agency's winter maintenance program.
- Determine methods to gather best practices and data for the purpose of convincing stakeholders of the benefits of new methods and materials.
- Assess how other agencies' successes and failures implementing new programs may impact decisions when bringing new ideas forward.
Utilizing Alternative Fuels During Winter Emergencies
May 24, 2016 7:00am ‐ May 24, 2016 7:50am
Identification: 10748
Utilizing alternative fuels in your agency’s fleet can provide additional security during times of emergencies. In many cases, they are readily available and do not require additional transportation to be utilized. Identifying the level of winter type emergencies, current fleet vehicles and fiscal documentation on alternative fuel infrastructure will help public works professionals make their case back home.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Identify winter weather emergencies where alternative fuel options increase safety and cost efficiency for communities.
- Persuade administrators of the fiscal, operational, and environmental benefits of creating or expanding alternative fuel options prior to winter weather emergencies.
- Use case studies from New York City and Northeastern states that have integrated alternative fuel fleet vehicles into their snow, blizzard, and ice storm operations.
Practical Solutions
May 24, 2016 7:00am ‐ May 24, 2016 7:50am
Identification: 10791
Practical Solutions is a two-part strategy that includes: least cost planning and practical design in which Washington State DOT is undertaking to enable more flexible and sustainable transportation investment decisions. This session will describe Washington State DOT’s experience and provide some best practices for applying practical solutions to Winter Maintenance Activities.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Examine ways to apply practical solutions to their work
- Identify a risk-based approach to sustainable winter maintenance activities
- Develop best practices for winter maintenance activities.
Dalton Highway Flood(s) Emergency Response
May 24, 2016 7:00am ‐ May 24, 2016 7:50am
Identification: 10727
Record rainfall, a sudden and heavy freeze in the early winter, and unusually warm temperatures in the spring created the perfect conditions for two rounds of epic flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in Arctic Alaska. Throughout the two-and-a-half month response effort, the Unified Incident Command was able respond to the disaster and successfully reopen the Dalton Highway.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Coordinate emergency response activities to better serve those impacted.
- Organize and implement a successful unified incident command.
- Manage and lead an emergency response to a complex disaster situation.