Snowfighter Training Resources:

Where to turn for help!

Presented by Bruce W. Drewes

Training Specialist

Idaho Transportation Department

Idaho Terrain• High Mountains

• Rolling Prairies

• Deep River Canyons

• Deserts

• Highest Point 3,800 m.

(12,662 ft.), Lowest is 220

m.(738 ft.)

Winter Extremes

Weather Extremes

ICE BREAKER

• Snowplow Operators

•Mangers of snowplow operations

•Trainers that work with Maintenance operations

ICE BREAKER

• Know what the terms Anti-Icing and RWIS mean.

•Currently use liquids for Anti-Icing

•Currently use RWIS in concert with Anti-icing

•Currently an operator using liquids and Anti-Icing

AASHTO’s CD-I

• Snow and Ice course• Work Zone Traffic Control

Current Courses

• AASHTO’s Anti-Icing and Road Weather Information Systems course

• Idaho’s Snow and Ice course

AASHTO’s Anti-Icing and Road Weather Information Systems

Course

• Pooled Fund Project

• 27 Lead State ($30,000)

• APWA Generic status ($5,000)

• Contract signed Mid March

• Project Completion August 2002

Idaho’s Snow and Ice course

• Currently Complete

• Was developed to meet Idaho’s need for snowplow operators.

• Is available through most LTAP center or DOTs

Why Computer Based Training?

• On Demand.

• Just in Time.

• Self Paced.

Equipment Requirements

• Minimum of a 200 MHZ computer

• Audio Card

• Windows format

Demonstration

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QUESTIONS

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