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Overview
Our all-new innovative training programs will teach you, your staff and colleagues how to effectively balance winter safety and environmental protection. When you apply what you learn at our training, you will have the skills to be more efficient with your salt along with the tools to reduce your liability and maintenance costs.
Whether you're a winter maintenance professional, a facility owner/manager or just someone with an interest in winter maintenance, the Smart About Salt Council (SASC) offers award-winning training programs which are grounded in best management practices.
Operators/Winter Maintenace Contractors
Smart About Salt Council (SASC) Trained Operator/Winter Maintenance Contractor
Smart About Salt Council training for operators is available online in English and French or as a one-day program including the in-class exam that provides an overview of the key aspects of salt management.
Lessons cover 14 modules including the importance of equipment calibration, snow clearing techniques, and the all-important business elements of managing your risk. Download the full course outline here.
This training program has been developed for:
• Owners and staff who conduct snow and ice control operations;
• Owners and staff who are responsible for operation and application decisions; and,
• Suppliers of salts/brine and other de-icing or traction materials.
Becoming Smart About Salt now is good business for the future of your business. Check our event listings below to find an Operator Training date near you and register now!
Facility Owner/Operator Training
Smart About Salt training for facility managers is a one-day program including the in-class exam that provides an overview of the key aspects of salt management.
Lessons cover 14 modules including the science of salt, how to improve safety on your site, and how to manage your risk.
This training program has been designed for:
- Supervisors of contractors or staff who apply salt around your facility
- Employees responsible for winter maintenance contracts at your facilities
Meet Our Trainers
Paul Johnson was the Operations Manager for the County of Wellington overseeing winter maintenance on the roads for more than 30 years. He is one of the authors of the Environment Canada Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts, a founding member and past chair of the Ontario Road Salt Management Group and Chairman of Training Committee APWA which developed the Winter Maintenance Supervisor Certificate Workshop . Paul has been educating snow and ice professionals around the globe on the management of snow and ice control and is passionate about sharing his expertise with contractors like you.
Nichole Ashton brings significant experience in the winter maintenance industry, most recently as an industry-specific corporate trainer. As part of an ambition to promote better operational methods and practices, Nichole has fed her quest for knowledge and learning by actively engaging with all aspects of the industry, and is a regular participant with the Snow and Ice Group for Landscape Ontario (LO), the Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA), Snow and Ice Control on Parking Lots and Sidewalks (SICOPS) and other stakeholder groups and networking opportunities.