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Neal Galehouse, P.E. National Center for Pavement Preservation

Training RMWPPP Training Task Force • AASHTO TC3 • AEMA - Asphalt Emulsion Certificate • Asphalt Institute • FHWA Center for Local Aid Support • NCPP • NHI

Training TSP·2 Video Library

What is Certification ? Certification is the confirmation that a person has obtained the necessary knowledge of a specific pavement preservation treatment and verified by examination from a recognized independent third party specializing in the field.

Why is Certification Important ? Because the best designs and materials are of no value without quality workmanship.

Why is Certification Important ? Causes of poor pavement performance ! Source: Survey by IBA Consultants, Inc.

Example of Unacceptable Work Chip Seal: Poor Construction Quality

Example of Unacceptable Work Micro Surfacing: Poor Construction Quality

Example of Unacceptable Work Crack Treatment: Poor Construction Quality

Certification Background • Certification has been in highway construction since developed and endorsed by AASHTO in 1976. Certification is commonly required for: ─ Asphalt ─ Concrete ─ Soils • The TSP·2 Certification Program was approved by the AASHTO TSP·2 Oversight Panel and endorsed by the ISSA Board of Directors in 2016.

Certification Background • In July 2018, the AASHTO Maintenance Committee (MaC) passed a resolution encouraging states to require the certification of agency and contractor personnel involved in the design and construction of preservation treatments.

Certification Benefits for Agency • Ensures that future investments in the preservation treatment will be properly designed and constructed. • Certified personnel will serve as the agency technical experts for the treatment. • Provides greater confidence that the treatment will perform as intended.

Certification Benefits for Contractor • Ensures that key employees possess pivotal knowledge to construct high quality preservation treatments. • Validates the contractor’s commitment to a trained and qualified work force. • Gives the contractor greater confidence that the treatment will perform as intended.

Certifications Currently Available 1. Slurry Systems (Micro Surfacing, Slurry Seal & Polymer Modified Slurry) 2. Chip Seals 3. Crack Treatments 4. Asphalt Rubber Chip Seals under development

Suggested Certified Personnel - Agency 1. Preservation Specialist from Headquarters or Central Office 2. One Senior Level Inspector from each Region or District 3. One Preservation Treatment Designer from each Region or District 4. Outside Consultants providing inspection services

Suggested Certified Personnel - Contractor 1. Company Superintendent(s) 2. Company Trainer (if position is designated) 3. Crew Foremen 4. Placement Machine Operators

Available Training for Certification Exams Free ISSA Web-Based Training For Registration Instructions Visit: http://www.slurry.org/page/indtrainingcourses NCPP Treatment Certification Guides www.tsp2.org/certification-information

Web-Based Training Example Knowledge Check - Where in the pavement preservation model do chip seals fit in order to be most cost effective? Select the BEST answer 95% A. Chip Seals are most cost effective when a pavement is in the good to fair category B. Chip Seals are used when the pavement life is at approx. 12% 5% 0% 0% C. Chip Seals are most cost effective as a reactive y . . . . r . . . o maintenance measure . e t e g f n f f f e e e e t h a t t c s w s o o r o c d c e o t t s s s p D. The fair-poor category o u o - m m r e i a r e e f a r r e a s a h l a s s T l e l a a S e e p S S i p h p i C i h h C C

Examination Overview • Exam is closed book, closed notes • Agency exams are 50 questions. • Contractor exams for Chip Seal and Slurry Systems are 80 questions, the Crack Treatment exam is 50 questions. • All exams are true/false and multiple choice format. • A 70% score is needed to pass the exam.

Examination Overview Topic Areas Common to All Examinations • Project Selection • Materials • Design • Equipment • Construction • Quality Assurance

Examination Overview • To date, the overall agency pass rate is 62% and the contractor pass rate is 72%. • Examinees who pass are entered into a searchable, national database at www.tsp2.org/certification • A durable, non-transferable card is provided to each individual certified. Each certification is valid for three years.

Examination Offerings • Always in conjunction with TSP•2 Partnership Meetings • For large groups exams can be scheduled at your facility • Individual exams can be scheduled through the Consortium of College Testing Centers (CCTC) located across the country. • ISSA Slurry Systems Workshop late January in Las Vegas, Nevada

Testing Locations www.ncta-testing.org/find-a-cctc-participant

Certification Examinees

Contractor Company Certification In August 2018, Sealcoating, Inc., of Braintree, Massachusetts, became the first company to receive Company Certification for Slurry System Treatments.

Company Certification Requirements The contractor must: • Develop and submit for approval a detailed Quality Control Plan • List key employees that possess individual certifications • Document that field employees engaged in constructing the treatment participate in 4 hours of classroom training and 4 hours of in the job training (OJT) each year.

Quality Control Plans The quality control plan must define the expected results and describe how those results will be achieved. An acceptable quality control plan shall identify ………..

Quality Control Plans 1.0 SCOPE AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 1.1 AASHTO 1.2 ASTM 1.3 ISSA (International Slurry Surfacing Association) 1.4 Standard Specifications and Project Special Provisions 2.0 DEFINITIONS 3.0 QUALITY CONTROL PERSONNEL 3.1 QC Personnel 3.2 Subcontractors 3.3 Material Suppliers 4.0 QUALITY CONTROL TESTING FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT 4.1 Testing Lab 4.2 Mix Designs

Quality Control Plans 5.0 MATERIALS CONTROL 5.1 Material Types and Sources 5.2 Material Storage & Stockpiling 6.0 QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLING & TESTING 6.1 Lot Size 6.2 Sampling ID System 6.3 QC Sampling Storage and Retention Procedures 6.4 Sampling and Testing Requirement 7.0 PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

Quality Control Plans 8.0 TREATMENT PLACEMENT & WORKMANSHIP 8.1 Equipment Calibration 8.2 Equipment Checks 8.3 Pavement Surface Preparation 8.4 Pre-Production Quality Control Activities 8.5 Related Production Activities 8.6 Production Application 8.7 Workmanship 8.8 Production Quality Control Activities 8.9 Cleanup 9.0 DOCUMENTATION 9.1 Production Quality Control Reporting 10.0 NON-CONFORMANCE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION 10.1 Corrective Actions

Decertification Process If the following supporting documentation is received from a certified agency the company will be decertified. ‒ Failure to produce or follow the company’s Quality Control Plan, or ‒ Fraudulent action or deliberate misrepresentation

Questions Neal Galehouse, MPA, P.E. National Center for Pavement Preservation galehou1@egr.msu.edu (517) 432-8220