Bridge Inspections - Level 1 & 2

Starts:  May 26, 2014 08:00 (AEST)
Ends:  May 28, 2014 14:30 (AEST)
Associated with  Queensland

Bridge Inspections - Level 1 & 2
27-29 May 2014

Course Aim: To provide participants with sufficient skills and knowledge to enable them to complete Level One & Two bridge inspections and produce reports in accordance with the TMR Bridge Inspection Manual (BIM2004) requirements. This course includes and then expands upon the Level One workshop.

Designed for: Local Government Engineers, Supervisors and Leading Hands as well as Private Contractors who will be required to carry out Level Two Inspections of Bridge and Large Culverts as per the BIM for ‘Non-State’ controlled infrastructure.

The program is as follows:
Monday 26 May 
• Introduction
• Bridge Inspection Manual overview and inspection levels
• Structure types and components
• Inspection targets / requirements
• Level One Report documentation
• Safety plans and situational awareness for Level One inspections
• Class work examples

Tuesday 27 May
• The Level Two Inspection process - "the how & why"
• Planning Level Two Inspection - Job Plan
• Level Two Report documentation
• Condition assessment techniques and practices - defect identification and classification
• Alternative data collection and techniques and practices
• Maintenance strategies and program reporting
• Classroom examples, discussion and job plan creation for field work exercise

Wednesday 28 May
• Pre Meeting and Toolbox Talk for field work exercise
• Field work exercise
• Inspection review and discussion  

Registration Fees
Member: $1,600 + GST
Non-member: 1,900 + GST  

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