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The National Highway Institute
First NHI Instructors Certified
The National Highway Institute proudly congratulates
the first 20 FHWA and contract instructors that have successfully completed
the instructor certification process and are now "NHI Certified Instructors."
This accomplishment is a tribute to a fine group of NHI instructors who
had the skill and dedication to create a good learning experience. During
the certification process, each instructor made a presentation using a
combination of interactive methods such as group discussion, problem solving,
and team exercises - in other words, instructors focused on the needs
of the adult learner. Many other instructors have requested that their
class be observed by a "master trainer" for instructor certification.
Keep in mind, not only is instructor certification a sound development
opportunity for each instructor, but NHI requires all of its instructors
to be certified within the next three years. For more information on the
certification process, please contact Ilse van Goth, Instructor Certification
Program Manager, at (703) 235-0525, or check our home page: www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov.
New NHI Courses in Latin
America
Several NHI courses have had successful presentations in
various Latin American countries, including Bolivia,Chile, and Peru. At
present, NHI has nine courses available in Spanish and Portuguese and
is also starting an instructor certification process in Latin America.
For more information, check our Spanish and Portuguese language Web pages
or call Liana Montero at (703) 235-0550 (Spanish) or Gisa Bougleux at
(703) 235-0551 (Portuguese).
New Courses Available
NHI course #13069, Hazardous Bridge Coatings: Design
and Management of Maintenance and Removal Operations, has had a very
successful beginning: three classes were presented in 1998 and six classes
have been presented this year, with several more scheduled over the next
few months. The focus of this course is maintenance and/or removal of
bridge paint systems that contain lead or other potentially toxic materials.
It is targeted at highway and transportation agency employees and private
industry personnel who are responsible for the development of contract
specifications and procurement requirements for the removal and/or maintenance
of bridge paint systems.
Course #13079, Bridge
Coatings Inspection, was successfully piloted in January in Topeka,
Kan., by a team of instructors from KTA-Tator, Inc. The course focuses
on the inspection of surface preparation and application of protective
coating systems for bridge and highway structures, including the development
of site-specific inspection procedures based on a governing specification.
The course provides a basic overview of the theory of corrosion and its
control, and the characteristics of various bridge coating types, as well
as surface preparation and coating application techniques and equipment.
Several new pavement
courses are also available for scheduling. These include course #13126
(Pavement Subsurface Drainage Design), #13144 (Hot-Mix Asphalt
Production Facilities), and #13145 (Hot-Mix Asphalt Materials,
Characteristics and Control), as well as the completely revised course
#13129 (AASHTO Pavement Overlay Design). Visit our Web site for
more detailed information or call Lynn Cadarr at (703) 235-0528 to schedule
these courses. Check every issue of Public Roads for the latest training
and educational activities of NHI.
Articles & Departments
"Doing
Futures" - Creating a Preferred Future in Highway Safety
Improving
Safety Through Peer Exchanges
National Transportation Week, May 16-22
An Immediate Payoff From FHWA's NDE Initiative
Designing Highway With Older Drivers in Mind
FHWA's
Driver Performance Laboratory
The National Driver History Initiative
What's a Work Zone?
The National Work-Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse
Safety Is Our North Star
1999 International Highway Transportation Safety
Week, June 1-5
Human Factors Recommendations for TMC Design
FHWA's International Geotechnical Engineering Scan
Does Asset Management Deserve a closer Look?
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