Snow and Ice Operations - Salisbury
Date: 10/26/2017 8:00 AM - 10/26/2017 2:00 PM
Location: Salisbury Police Department
181 Beach Road
Salisbury, Massachusetts
Capacity:
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Overview
This course will teach planning for winter weather and cover:
- The proper use of salt and liquid anti-icers and the environmental impacts.
- Pre wetting and pre-treating
- Anti-icing vs. De-icing.
- The use of sand and it’s environmental impact.
- Equipment calibration, usage specification and technology.
- Snow and ice policy for public review.
- Cost benefit analysis of salt vs. sand.
For more information see the course flyer.
Attendees
First Name | Affiliation |
---|---|
Ray | Town of Salisbury |
Chuck | Town of Salisbury |
Scott | Town of Andover |
Myles | Town of Salisbury |
Joel | City of Lawrence |
Brian | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Mike | Town of Maynard |
Alan | Town of Andover |
Anthony | City of Newton |
Justin | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Craig | Town of Maynard DPW |
Jason | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Jorge | City of Lawrence |
Patrick | Town of Andover |
Michael | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Harry | Town of Andover |
James | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Shane | Town of Needham |
Brian | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Nicholas | Town of Andover |
Nicholas | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Jason | Town of Andover |
Ricardo | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Jason | City of Newton |
Anthony | City of Framingham Water & Sewer |
Jason | Town of Salisbury |
Norm | City of Newton |
Nicholas | Town of North Reading |
Chuck | Town of Andover |
Dave | Town of Salisbury |
William | Town of North Reading |
John | Town of Andover |
Instructors
- Michael Smith
Technical Training Specialist at UMass Transportation Center (UMTC)
Michael Smith is the Baystate Roads Technical Training Specialist. He was a Highway Superintendent for 20 years where he developed and implemented modern road maintenance techniques. Mike was responsible for day to day operation and long range planning for the municipality.
Before retiring in 2015, Mike was also a firefighter for 34 years. He is a lifelong resident of Heath, Massachusetts, whose teaching style includes a healthy portion of humor and student interaction. Mike can be reached at: mdsmith@umass.edu