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VLR Chainsaw Training: Skills & Safety Day 1

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This course is a 2-day program focused on safety procedures for understanding the equipment, personal protective equipment, and cutting techniques in felling roadside trees.
 
The course will consist of both classroom lecture and practicing rating roads in the field.
 
Instructor: Mike Smith of Chainsaw Strategies has been operating chainsaws for over 30 years. He is also a 25-year veteran firefighter. Mike has taken extensive training in the field of chainsaw operation. His teaching style includes a healthy portion of humor and student interaction.
 
Roads Scholar Category - 12 Equipment hours


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VLR Beaver Management

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Topics that will be covered:

  • Beaver biology, history, and management
  • Best management practices (BMPs) for resolving beaver/human conflicts
  • An overview of water control devices – beaver baffles, exclusion fences & other non-lethal techniques
  • Explain the laws about beaver management and wetlands
  • Resources to be better prepared for resolving beaver-human conflicts

Instructors: Tyler Brown and Brehan Furfey are wildlife biologists with Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s Furbearer Program. They have many years of experience in understanding and dealing with beaver management and beaver conflict resolution including public relations, beaver baffles, and removal.

Roads Scholar Category - 4 Environmental hours

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VLR Roads Round Table

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This round table workshop will include:

  • Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP) requirements
  • Desktop Reporting
  • Culverts and Stream Alteration Permitting
  • Grant opportunities
  • Discussion and Questions
  • Field Assessments in the afternoon

Instructor: Evelyn Boardman – Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Municipal Roads Program Coordinator, 8 years of watershed assessment and restoration experience in Vermont with state government and as a consultant.

Roads Scholar Category - 5 Technical hours

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VLR Construction Inspection

road work ahead sign

 

 

 

 

 

 

This class is for Supervisors and those involved in construction and maintenance.
This is an interactive class designed to improve public works maintenance practices and procedures and is designed to point out and emphasize the importance of inspection on the outcome of maintenance and construction projects. The class covers and points out what to look for in many of the usual maintenance practices done in Vermont, including asphalt paving, crack sealing seal coats, and more.

Instructor: Paul Brown is the owner and president of Roadtech Inc., a training and consulting company focused on highway-related issues. Paul has over 40 years in the road and winter maintenance operations, pavement preservation, and pavement management industry. Paul comes most recently from Massachusetts DOT; as the Director of Snow and Ice Operations/ Roadside Engineer. He has extensive knowledge of Public Works Operations and Road Maintenance Techniques and has shared his knowledge across the country by working with Municipal and State agencies as a consultant. He has served on many national committees and peer exchanges to assist the industry in improving methods and techniques.  

Roads Scholar Category - 6 Technical hours

VLR Construction Inspection

road work ahead sign

 

 

 

 

 

This class is for Supervisors and those involved in construction and maintenance.
This is an interactive class designed to improve public works maintenance practices and procedures and is designed to point out and emphasize the importance of inspection on the outcome of maintenance and construction projects. The class covers and points out what to look for in many of the usual maintenance practices done in Vermont, including asphalt paving, crack sealing seal coats, and more.

Instructor: Paul Brown is the owner and president of Roadtech Inc., a training and consulting company focused on highway-related issues. Paul has over 40 years in the road and winter maintenance operations, pavement preservation, and pavement management industry. Paul comes most recently from Massachusetts DOT; as the Director of Snow and Ice Operations/ Roadside Engineer. He has extensive knowledge of Public Works Operations and Road Maintenance Techniques and has shared his knowledge across the country by working with Municipal and State agencies as a consultant. He has served on many national committees and peer exchanges to assist the industry in improving methods and techniques.  

Roads Scholar Category - 6 Technical hours

VLR Roads Round Table

Participants sitting around a table listening to instructor

This round table workshop will include:

  • Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP) requirements
  • Desktop Reporting
  • Culverts and Stream Alteration Permitting
  • Grant opportunities
  • Discussion and Questions
  • Field Assessments in the afternoon

Instructor: Evelyn Boardman – Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Municipal Roads Program Coordinator, 8 years of watershed assessment and restoration experience in Vermont with state government and as a consultant.

Roads Scholar Category - 5 Technical hours

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VLR Roads Round Table

 

Participants sitting around a table listening to instructor

This round table workshop will include:

  • Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP) requirements
  • Desktop Reporting
  • Culverts and Stream Alteration Permitting
  • Grant opportunities
  • Discussion and Questions
  • Field Assessments in the afternoon

Instructor: Evelyn Boardman – Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Municipal Roads Program Coordinator, 8 years of watershed assessment and restoration experience in Vermont with state government and as a consultant.

Roads Scholar Category - 5 Technical hours

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VLR Introduction to Welding Processes

person welding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a 3-day course and is a hybridized workshop that is a fast-paced introduction to a variety of welding processes commonly used in state and municipal garages today. This course will provide a demonstration of the equipment and fundamentals of each process in combination with a description and discussion of the process limitations and typical applications. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of these processes through hands-on application of the techniques used in the following: thermal cutting (OFC and plasma); shielded metal arc welding (60ll and 7018) and gas metal arc welding (ER70S). The structure and duration of this experience is a basic introduction and therefore is not designed to build proficiency in any single welding process, but individuals will move along at their level of proficiency. *Students will be expected to wear leather shoes or boots, safety glasses, and a long-sleeved shirt.

* This workshop is a prerequisite to the Intermediate Welding Processes workshop that we will be having this summer.

Roads Scholar Category - 16 Equipment hours

Maximum 8 Participants

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VLR Introduction to Welding Processes

person welding

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a 3-day course and is a hybridized workshop that is a fast-paced introduction to a variety of welding processes commonly used in state and municipal garages today. This course will provide a demonstration of the equipment and fundamentals of each process in combination with a description and discussion of the process limitations and typical applications. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of these processes through hands-on application of the techniques used in the following: thermal cutting (OFC and plasma); shielded metal arc welding (60ll and 7018) and gas metal arc welding (ER70S). The structure and duration of this experience is a basic introduction and therefore is not designed to build proficiency in any single welding process, but individuals will move along at their level of proficiency. *Students will be expected to wear leather shoes or boots, safety glasses, and a long-sleeved shirt.

* This workshop is a prerequisite to the Intermediate Welding Processes workshop that we will be having this summer.

Roads Scholar Category - 16 Equipment hours

Maximum 8 Participants

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VLR Introduction to Welding Processes

person welding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a 3-day course and is a hybridized workshop that is a fast-paced introduction to a variety of welding processes commonly used in state and municipal garages today. This course will provide a demonstration of the equipment and fundamentals of each process in combination with a description and discussion of the process limitations and typical applications. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of these processes through hands-on application of the techniques used in the following: thermal cutting (OFC and plasma); shielded metal arc welding (60ll and 7018) and gas metal arc welding (ER70S). The structure and duration of this experience is a basic introduction and therefore is not designed to build proficiency in any single welding process, but individuals will move along at their level of proficiency. *Students will be expected to wear leather shoes or boots, safety glasses, and a long-sleeved shirt.

* This workshop is a prerequisite to the Intermediate Welding Processes workshop that we will be having this summer.

Roads Scholar Category - 16 Equipment hours

Maximum 8 Participants

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