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12 CHAPTER THREE STATE OF THE PRACTICE OVERVIEW To better understand the current front-line maintenance training and certification practices used by state and provincial transportation agencies, a survey of practice was conducted through NCHRP in cooperation with AASHTO. The survey instrument was distributed to the voting members of SCOM and transportation agency contacts in each of the Canadian provinces and territories.
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13 tion pertain to the agency's practice of measuring the impact of training, on both front-line maintenance workers and the organization. One question asks the respondent to provide an opinion on which delivery methods are the most effective for this audience.
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14 TRAINING CONTENT AND DELIVERY The information pertaining to content and delivery is organized under the following headings: technical content, delivery methods, required training, certification, and instructional sources. Within each topic, information is presented to identify the knowledge and skills currently considered necessary for maintenance workers to be trained.
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15 Roadway and Roadside Thirty-six agencies indicated that they provide training on roadway and roadside topics such as vegetation management, herbicide/pest management, fence installation, pesticide handling and disposal regulations, retaining wall construction and maintenance, sign and pavement marking retro-reflectivity, rest area management activities, storm water management activities, and "other" (see Figure 7)
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16 chapter four, Case Examples, for more information on this method)
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17 2 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 6 2 1 9 1 5 8 2 5 5 3 11 9 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Equipment Operations Carpentry Concrete Cutting or Placement Erosion Control Pile Driving Welding Torch Cutting Bolted Connections Bridge Inspections (not National Bridge Inspection Section) Bridge Preservation Activities Other Agencies Certification Offered Training Required FIGURE 10 Bridge topics for which training is required or certification offered (17 and six responses, respectively)
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18 with training offerings, thus making the purpose of attending training and its benefits clear to maintenance workers. Finally, the survey included questions on the subject of the extent to which supervisors support training enrollment and completion.
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19 4 4 18 21 At Least Once Every 2–3 Years Never; My Organization Does Not Have Mandatory Training Requirements At Least Once a Year More Than Once a Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 Agencies FIGURE 16 Frequency of participation in mandatory training for the average maintenance worker (47 responses)
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20 A similar question was asked to determine whether agencies measure the impact of training on the organization. As Figure 20 shows, only eight of 47 respondents replied in the affirmative.
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21 FIGURE 23 Bridge training gaps (16 responses)
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