Winter Maintenance Subcommittee News
Matthew M. Morreim, Chair
Your APWA Winter Maintenance Subcommittee (WMSC) is committed to providing you with the latest information, training, technology, and best practices to enhance your winter maintenance programs. We are happy to support the content in October’s Winter Maintenance edition of the APWA Reporter and regularly showcase new information and innovations in the “Open Your Winter Toolbox” series.
While all public and private agencies have unique challenges, the WMSC is committed to advocating, educating, and helping all winter maintenance professionals provide the best and most efficient winter services to our customers.
APWA’s Winter Maintenance Supervisor and Operator Certificate programs have fantastic line-ups of experienced staff from winter regions throughout North America. If you would like information on future program offerings contact education@apwa.org.
CLL Webinar: Dealing with Mixed Precipitation in Winter Maintenance
October 24, 2024
Winter maintenance professionals continue to handle difficult weather conditions beyond those anticipated for different times of the year. Recent challenges in winter maintenance include dealing with less predictable weather, like prolonged warm temperatures and mixed precipitation. Flexibility and a comprehensive response are essential for ensuring safety in mixed weather conditions. This program will focus on weather trends that complicate winter maintenance operations and the tools and technology available to help agencies maintain their level of service.
Popular Resources
Recruiting and Retaining a Stable Winter Maintenance Workforce: What Does it Take?
This program will review the current state of the workforce within public works and winter maintenance and the recruitment and retention efforts some agencies are employing. Discussion will include a review of resources specific to public works agencies aimed at helping others find viable solutions.
Accurate Equipment Calibration for Winter Maintenance
Accurate equipment calibration is a cornerstone of best management practice for winter maintenance operations. The first program in this two-part series will provide a first-hand account to understand the “What” and the “Why” of calibration. The second program discusses “How” to accurately calibrate—offering both understanding and resources required to ensure success.
Liquids
Using liquids in your winter maintenance operations has several benefits. Agencies have found that their total use of materials, particularly salt, has been significantly reduced. In addition, using liquids provides significant cost savings, and experience has shown that using liquids provides better safety and improved levels of service than more traditional approaches.