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Appendix G - Details for Quality Programs
Appendix G - Details for Quality Programs
Pages 170-199
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New Mexico In preparation New York Bridge Inspection Manual; QA procedure in stand-alone document North Carolina DOT Bridge Inspection Unit; Bridge Inspection QC and QA procedures North Dakota Ohio Manual of Bridge Inspection Oklahoma District QC plan Oregon DOT Bridge Inspection Manual Pennsylvania Bridge Safety Inspection Manual -- Pub. 238 Rhode Island South Dakota In preparation Tennessee Bridge Inspection Program Procedures Manual Texas DOT's QC/QA program Utah DOT QC/QA procedures Vermont In-house bridge inspection manual Virginia Instructional and Informational Memorandum S&B 27.5 Washington Washington State Bridge Inspection Manual West Virginia DOT bridge maintenance directives Wisconsin Standard forms.
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Team leader QC/QA Connecticut Quality Control Engineer Team leader QC Bridge Inspection Manager/Engineer Team leader QC/QA Delaware Bridge Maintenance Engineer Team leader QC/QA Eastern Federal Lands Peer Team Leaders Team leader QC Bridge Inspection and Evaluation Engineer Team Leader w/PE QC/QA Bridge Maintenance and Planning Engineer PE QA Bridge Management Systems Engineer PE QA Bridge Management Systems Quality Control Engineer PE QA Florida Engineer of Structures Maintenance PE QA Idaho Program Manager Team leaders Database Manager Team leader QA Assistant Bridge Maintenance Engineer Team leader w/PE QA Iowa Staff Engineers in Bridge Maintenance and Inspection Unit, Office of Bridges and Structures Team leader QC District Bridge Engineers QC Kentucky Program Manager Team leader QA (continued )
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Program manager QC/QA Team leaders for district-level peer reviews PE or team leader QC DOT Management Analyst + Consultant Management Analyst Team leader QA New Mexico Design Engineer PE QC New York Civil Engineer II -- QC Engineer Team leader w/PE QC/QA State Inspection Superintendent, Inspection Program Manager Program manager QC/QA North Carolina Inspection Area Supervisor Team leader QC/QA North Dakota Bridge Inspection Manager Team leader QC/QA Bridge Inspection Engineer Bridge Management Engineer Program manager w/PE QA Consultants may perform quality assurance review for local agencies PE + 10 years experience QA District Bridge Engineer QC Ohio Reviewer of Safety Inspections Team leader w/PE QC Oklahoma Reviewing Engineer -- Peer Team Leader QC Oregon Bridge Operations Engineer Senior Bridge Inspector Bridge Inspection Database Coordinator Local Agency Bridge Inspection Coordinator Team leader QC/QA DOT Personnel Qualification Note Assistant Bridge Maintenance Engineer Team leader QC/QA Human Resources QA Maine Bridge Management Engineer Team leader QC/QA Inspection team Team leader 1st QC/QA review Maryland Senior Project Team Leader for Inspection Team leader 2nd QC/QA review (continued ) TABLE G2 (Continued)
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Team leader QA for local bridges Selected district staff, such as Bridge Evaluation Engineer QC West Virginia State Bridge Evaluation Engineer Program manager QC/QA District Program Manager Program manager QA reviews of local government programs Wisconsin State Program Manager Program manager QA reviews of DOT districts Bridge Quality Assurance Division + Assistant Chief Bridge Engineer (head) Team leader w/engineering degree Permanent staff for QA statewide Bridge Inspection QA Manager Team leader w/PE QA District Bridge Inspection Manager (11 statewide)
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Cross check condition ratings, photographs, notes, and maintenance recommendations Confer with leader, if necessary Review and sign All load ratings Quality control engineer Confirm inputs to calculations; note age/condition context of load rating Connecticut All load ratings for Class III bridges (complex) Supervising engineer Confirm inputs to calculations; note age/condition context of load rating All inspection reports Inspection team Revise/correct as needed prior to download to central office Delaware All inspection reports Bridge inspection manager Review after download to central office Eastern Federal Lands All inspection reports Peer team leader Signs All inspection reports District bridge inspection supervisor or peer team leader Review is logged Discussion with inspection team, if needed Reviewer signs Florida All inspection reports for state-owned bridges Engineering section PE signs final report All inspection reports Database manager Review, discuss with inspection team if needed Idaho Spot checks of inspection reports Program manager Illinois All inspection reports Bureau of Bridges and Structures, unit supervisor Iowa All inspection reports Independent technical team member Discuss/resolve with inspection team Bridge condition report is signed by PE, after review of inspection report All inspection reports District bridge engineer Primary review in district Discuss/resolve with inspection team Kentucky All inspection reports DOT central office Secondary review at DOT central office All inspection reports Assistant bridge maintenance engineer Review for NBI rating errors Discuss/resolve with inspection team Sign completed review Maine All inspection reports Bridge manager and IT groups Review for data errors Discuss/resolve with inspection team (continued )
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Inspection by consultant. New Jersey All diver's reports Consultant Review and attach to bridge inspection report All inspection reports Peer team leader Discuss/resolve with inspection team Signs Report entered to Pontis All inspection reports General office Report entered to CHDB NBI items checked, especially if changed New Mexico As needed Design engineer Reviews items noted by district New York All inspection reports Quality control engineer Review using standard checklist Discuss/resolve with team leader Sign and submit to DOT main office DOT Review Set Review by Action All inspection reports Team leader Return to team member for revision Maryland 50% of inspection reports Office review All inspection reports District bridge inspection engineer Review for completeness, consistency All with NBI condition rating 4 or less Area bridge inspection engineer Review poor condition Massachusetts 10% sample of reports Area bridge inspection engineer Review for completeness, consistency (continued )
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Bridge inventory sheet Inspection team Notify District Bridge Safety Engineer of errors All inspection reports Other team member Reviews for errors All inspection reports District structure engineer District bridge engineer Reviews, initials, dates All inspection reports for local-owned bridges District structure Engineer District bridge engineer Virginia All inspection reports for state-maintained bridges Structure and Bridge Division, Central Washington All inspection reports Washington State Bridge Inventory System (WSBIS) Software check for valid data Errors returned to team leader DOT Review Set Review by Action All inspection reports Agency staff Software check on valid data entries Utah Sample of inspections Agency and FHWA staff Periodic validation of inspection reports Vermont Sample of inspection reports Civil Engineer IV Field verification of inspection All inspection reports Central bridge division Software check during database update; consultant corrects errors as needed All inspection reports District personnel Review of reports from inspection consultants 10% sample of inspection reports District personnel Review of reports with field verification Texas All inspection reports Consultant Consultant PE stamps report All inspection reports Bridge evaluators Compare condition ratings, photographs, notes, and main tenance reco mme ndations Underwater inspection reports Report stamped by PE Inspection reports for mi nor structures Bridge evaluators TABLE G4 (Continued)
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Bridge Preservation Supervisor reviews completed repairs SI&A = Structural Inventory and Appraisal; GIS = geographic information systems; WSBIS = Washington State Bridge Inventory System.
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C A New Mexico All reports signed and reviewed Database entry and review by DOT NBI changes reviewed by DOT C, A New York Consultant PE designated as QC engineer C North Carolina Consultants perform their own QC C North Dakota Consultant must have QC plan in place C Ohio Consultant reviews inspection reports C Oregon Local agency makes first review. DOT's Local Agency Bridge Inspection Coordinator reviews at entry to state database system.
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184 DOT QC Program Validation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Random review of four bridges per year per district California Program manager validates with input from office chiefs and staff Connecticut Manager of Bridge Safety and Evaluation determines changes/improvements to QC Delaware Idaho FHWA approval Iowa Processing of biennial inspection data is randomly assigned to the technical team members and staff engineers. Kentucky Annual in-house training Maine General consistency review of data Maryland Monthly inspection status/summary report Massachusetts Oversight by Area Bridge Inspection Engineer Michigan QA review validates QC practices Minnesota Missouri Montana Annual district-level internal review of QC plan with report to state Bridge Management Engineer Nevada 10% QA sample to validate QC New Mexico New York QA is check on QC North Carolina Annual review and discussion with FHWA North Dakota Central office reinspects 5%–10% of structures; comparison with inspector results Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island QC procedures are reviewed as needed South Dakota In development Tennessee Texas Bridge division does office and field reviews of districts; includes review of district QC procedures Utah Periodic refresher training for inspectors Vermont Informal; no written procedures exist at this time Virginia QA is validation of QC Washington Local agency QC procedures reviewed in QA by state West Virginia Independent review of inspections Wisconsin TABLE G8 VALIDATION OF QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMS
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; actual: ~175 bridges Poor condition; needing rehab New to inventory; load capacity issue; shoring in place Yes Yes Pennsylvania Statewide 345 bridges per cycle Type, length, sufficiency rating Inspected last 6 months Yes Yes Yes Rhode Island 5 per year Bridge type Condition and age Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Currently being developed Currently being developed DOT Bridge Review Unit Unit Bridge Reviews Review Activity Basis for Bridge Selection Review Current Inspection Report Review Bridge File Review Load Rating Tennessee Each region, annually Sampling, annually Reinspection of bridges Texas Districts 10% of bridges 100% database review By districts; at random as check on consultant By division; poor condition, scour problems, posted, priority rehabilitation Yes Yes Yes Utah 1% of inspections Recently inspected Poor condition ratings Yes Yes Yes Vermont 1% bridges per year Random based on inspection area Yes Virginia District 150 bridges (1.5%) Two bridges per team Last six months inspection Critical recommendations, fracture critical, fatigue prone, bridge type, ADT, load ratings Yes Yes Yes Regional/local 3 per team leader; ~100 bridges Random Condition -- posting, scour critical, material type, critical issues Selected for team leader Yes Yes Yes Washington Inspection team leader 5 bridges per 24 months Field verification by reviewing engineer; team leader is present for verification Bridges for team leader Oklahoma Inspecting agency 5 bridges per 24 months New York 25% of bridges Random -- Bridges with condition rating 5 or lower.
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No No South Dakota Currently being developed Currently being developed Tennessee Formal aspects of QA review Report on differences found in field verification of sample of bridge inspections Texas No No No Utah Sufficiency rating Past due inspections Deficient deck area Performance measures are presented online No Vermont N/A N/A Consultants not used routinely Virginia No No No Washington Results of all QA reviews will be included in an annual report to FHWA. This report will summarize review findings with respect to NBIS requirements such as personnel qualifications, and bridge file completeness (scour evaluations, load ratings, and inspection)
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DOT Team Leaders Load Raters Inspection Consultants North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Repeated errors, refuse to train, no response to QC/QA input, no follow-up on critical finding or posting Oregon More than four errors is poor Errors such that load capacity is not accurate More than four errors is poor Pennsylvania Not reviewed on individual basis Not reviewed on individual basis Not reviewed on individual basis TABLE G14 (Continued)
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QA does not formally evaluate individuals. Retesting is allowed No occurrence Rhode Island Depends on problem Depends on problem Potentially South Dakota Currently being developed Texas Consultant: Training and actions recommended by project manager; discussion Consultant: Must demonstrate actions to correct deficiencies Agency: personnel review issue Consultant: QA affects firm rank in selection process Utah Case by case Case by case Yes, but situation has not occurred (continued )
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, etc. Has never been done Virginia Counseling, training Training and reevaluation of personnel Yes Washington Coaching, training, demonstrations, additional quality review Training as new inspector 10% weight West Virginia Coaching, specific instruction on correction No policy No TABLE G15 (Continued)
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