RULES OF THE ROAD: ROADWAY ASSESSMENTS, ESCORT VEHICLES AND FLAGGER TRAINING

March 10-11, 2021

Up to 7 Professional Development Hours Available

Transportation safety is paramount within the natural gas industry as regulations and processes constantly change. Join state police, regulators, construction managers, engineers and others within the industry for a two-day virtual training.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Publication 213 requires all personnel who have flagging responsibilities on public roadways in Pennsylvania to be trained and certified per Publication 408, Section 901.3. On day 1, attendees will participate in a comprehensive instructor-led flagger training course and must pass a 20-question exam. Upon course completion, attendees will be provided with a customized verification card and all training materials to train their own flagger employees.

On Day 2, industry experts and representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will provide roadway assessment regulatory updates on the process required to assess, bond and close out roadways after use. Additionally, PennDOT will review the current Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) requirements for the industry and future updates to the program. To close out the day, the Pennsylvania State Police will provide details on the use of escort vehicles, an overview of the Certified Escort Policy for Superloads, and some informative do’s and don’ts.

AGENDA

MARCH 10, 2021

8:00 am – 9:30 am | Flagger Certification Training

9:30 am – 9:45 am | Break

9:45 am – 11:15 am | Flagger Certification Training

11:15 am – 11:30 am | Break

11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Flagger Certification Training

Flagger Training provided by:

Rob Kosir, Construction Inspection Manager and Project Coordinator, Stahl Sheaffer Engineering

MARCH 11, 2021

10:00 am – 11:00 am | Roadway Assessment Requirements: Before, During and Close-out

Halley Cole PE, Chief, Pavement Management Unit, Bureau of Maintenance and Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Benjamin Harlan, Senior Civil Engineer Transportation, Bureau of Maintenance and Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Dominic Passanita, P.E., Project Manager, Stahl Sheaffer Engineering

Gary Stiegel, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Stahl Sheaffer Engineering

Brian Stouffer, J.D., P.E., Project Coordinator and General Counsel, Stahl Sheaffer Engineering

11:00 am – 11:30 am | PennDOT’s Highway Occupancy Permitting Program

Michael J. Dzurko, Manager, Highway Occupancy Permit Program, Bureau of Maintenance and Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

11:30 am – 11:45 am | Break

11:45 am – 12:30 pm | Escort Vehicles for Oil and Gas Industry “Superloads”

Corporal Zeina Black, Commercial Vehicle Safety Division, Pennsylvania State Police

LOCATION

This virtual training will be conducted via Zoom Webinar. The webinar access link will be distributed to registered attendees 12-24 hours in advance of the webinar. For security and check-in purposes, attendees will be required to sign into to the webinar with the name or phone number provided during the registration process. All other unidentifiable attendees will be removed from the webinar.