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cal Ass hni ista ec nc l T e a P c r o o L g r a m MATTERSLTAP Montana's Answers To Technical Education of Roads & Streets LTAP College of Engineering Montana State University-Bozeman Bozeman, MT 59717-3910 a Montan 1-800-541-6671 Fall 2004 October November December Vol.22, No.4 INSIDE Partnerships Create Winners at Snow Rodeo by Michele Beck 2-3 Snow Rodeo (cont’d) hat do Montana LTAP, coordinate all that he wanted it to W APWA, City of Great be. With the help of Debbie 4 Annual Calendar Falls, Montana Department of Kimball, Program Specialist, City 5 Calendar of Transportation, and Tractor & of Great Falls, they worked toward Fall Events Equipment have in common? They establishing contacts to assist them all were partners at the 15th Annual in the Rodeo. Basta noted that the 6-7 Snow Rodeo (cont’d) Equipment Operator Training and success of the Rodeo comes from Snow Rodeo held in Great Falls, these valuable partnerships and the 8-9 Traffic Signs for Montana, this September. teamwork from all involved. Wildland Fire Incidents: Meeting National Standards Beginnings... Montana LTAP’s Involvement... The Montana Snow Rodeo grew Montana LTAP provided Winter 10-11 Pedestrian Safety at from an idea that Marty Basta, Survival training on the first day of Intersections Operations Manager, City of Great the Rodeo, along with panel/ 12-15 LTAP Library participant discussion regarding road maintenance, road funding, and dealing with the public. Partici- pants were split into two groups. During the morning, one group stayed in the classroom while the other group went outside for hands- on equipment training. T&E pro- Debbie Kimball & Marty Basta, City of Great Falls vided a motorgrader, backhoe, and Falls, had after he attended the front end loader. PASS IT ON National Snow After you have read this Roadeo in newsletter, copy what you Colorado about need for your files and pass it on to other 16 years ago. interested readers in your During the early department: years of the Montana Snow Rodeo, Marty found that it was quite a feat to organize and T&E Motorgrader for hands-on training . continued on page 2 Montana LTAP • Matters • Fall 2004 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ray Barnicoat Snow Rodeo Training (cont’d from Page 1) Montana Association of Counties inter survival topics Bob Burkhardt W covered by Montana LTAP Federal Highway Director Steve Jenkins were Administration carbon monoxide poisoning, Kelly Elser hypothermia, winter clothing, and Town of Sheridan survival kits. Sam Gianfrancisco LTAP Field Engineer Eighty-five percent of winter Eric Griffin stranded automobile fatalities were Lewis and Clark County carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon Alec Hansen monoxide is odorless, tasteless, and Montana League of colorless. When a vehicle is running, Cities & Towns carbon monoxide builds up. As Russ Huotari Jenkins explained, the presence of Richland County carbon dioxide in the blood stream is Jack Knorr sensed by the hypothalamus. Circula- Stillwater County tion and respiration rates increase to Bill Michalson compensate for lack of oxygen. The City of Helena body does not sense carbon monox- Jim Reardon ide. Accumulations of carbon mon- City of Great Falls Jack Knorr, Stillwater County, (left) oxide cause a body to suffocate. discussing disadvantages of burning Donna Sheehy Jenkins highly recommended buying candles with Steve Jenkins, MT LTAP U.S. Forest Service an inexpensive carbon monoxide escape while letting oxygen in.) Sue Sillick detector for vehicles. This small Montana Dept of Transportation detector could save a life. • Although polypropylene is great winter clothing, it is very flammable. Dan Williams Montana Dept of Transportation An alternative source of heat when • Flames should be extinguished stranded, rather than keeping the using a metal lid and allowed to cool. vehicle running, is a one-pound • Stove should never be allowed to coffee can with a roll of toilet paper burn for an extended period. Wool Warms and a bottle of 70% isopropyl • The toilet paper should be stored Cotton Cools alcohol. Four pints will last for 24 dry, never add alcohol until it is • Wool is naturally flame hours when burned intermittently. needed. resistant. On the topic of hypothermia, Jenkins • Wool helps regulate Jenkins cautioned: body temperature. • Use ONLY 70% isopropyl • Wool’s thermostatic alcohol (NEVER use dena- properties protect the tured alcohol). body from both cold and • Use only the one-pound heat. coffee can and make sure the • Wool retains 40-50% of toilet paper fits snugly into heat even when wet. the can and will not slide out. • Wool is a natural insulator. • Make sure the vehicle windows are down two inches while using the stove. Workshop participants handling coffee can heater. (This allows moisture to 2 Montana LTAP • Matters • Fall 2004 LTAP Matters is published by the Local Technical Assistance Program at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Snow Rodeo Training (cont’d from Page 2) Phone: (800) 541-6671 (406) 994-6100 demonstrated the importance of IV. 86-78 degrees: Muscle rigidity; FAX: (406) 994-5333 gore-tex or waterproof-breath- dangerous to move or stimulate heart able fabrics. A workshop volun- rate E-Mail (Internet): [email protected] teer placed his hand in a bucket V. 77 degrees and below: Death is of cold water, then placed his almost certain; cardiac arrest. Web Site: wet hand into a gore-tex liner, and www.coe.montana.edu/ltap placed this hand back into the The second portion of the workshop bucket, not allowing any water to get was panel/participants discussion on in from the top of the glove. When road maintenance, road materials, • Director Steven Jenkins he removed his hand from the water road equipment, and dealing with the [email protected] about three minutes later and took public. The panel members were the liner off, his hand had dried, even Jack Knorr, Stillwater County; Russ • Accounting Tech/ though it was submerged in the Albers, Chouteau County; Eric Conference Coordinator water. Jenkins pointed out the impor- Griffin, Lewis and Clark County; Donnetta Bohrman tance of minimizing heat loss by Rick Johnston, Park County; Sam [email protected] removing wet clothing immediately. Gianfrancisco, LTAP Field Engineer; • Graphic Tech/Librarian (Water conducts cold 25 times faster and moderator, Steve Jenkins, Mon- Michele Beck than air!) Cover the victim with a tana LTAP. Two major points came [email protected] blanket or sleeping bag and apply out of the panel discussion: 1) In some type of external heat slowly. regards to funding, all panel mem- • Student Assistants Turn on the defroster rather than bers agreed that partnerships were a Tiffany Prongua blasting hot air on legs and transport viable means to accomplishing the Brian Vickery the person in a horizontal position to goal of building better roads. 2) the nearest hospital. Jenkins ex- plained that rewarming the body too rapidly can cause the victim to have circulatory problems, resulting in heart failure. The five stages of hypothermia were outlined by Jenkins in regards to internal body temperature dropping (Fahrenheit): Panel members (LtoR): Steve Jenkins, Russ Albers, Jack Knorr, Eric Griffin, and Rick Johnston I. 95 degrees: Shivering; Stage of recognition and self help When dealing with the public, even II. 95-90 degrees: Sluggish thinking, though the service has improved, body cuts circulation, loses muscle their expectations go up. Be willing At the Snow Rodeo on control; metabolic rate increases 5 to listen to what they have to say, and Wednesday, 23 participants times then educate them on what the were trained and certified III. 90-86 degrees: Disoriented, situation is with funding and priori- for forklift safety by Sam stumbling; most don’t survive alone ties that have been developed by all Gianfrancisco, LTAP Field in the field; can’t pass sobriety test; parties. Engineer. shivering stops. ...Continued on Page 6 3 Montana LTAP • Matters • Fall 2004 Other Events Washington State University Conferences and Professional Programs department is offering Road Builders’ Clinics at the Annual Calendar 2004 following events: -Road and Street Maintenance January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 Supervisors’ Conference in S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S Spokane Valley, WA on 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 October 5-7, 2004 and in 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Bellevue, WA, on December 8- 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10, 2004. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 -Road Builders’ Clinic in Coeur 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 28 29 30 31 d’Alene, ID on March 1-3, 2005. City Training: Winter Maintenance & For any of the above, call 1-800- 12, 13, 14: Loss Control Conference, Trenching Safety: 10-Missoula; 11- 8-11: MDT Work Zone Training Helena; 12-GreatFalls; 13-Billings 942-4978 or get on line at Lewistown, MT 23-26: MDT: Work Zone Training 29: Train the Trainer, MDT, Helena 18,19:Training on Request: 29-4/2: USFS Work Zone Training http://capps.wsu.edu Winter Travel-Survival, Winter 30-4/1: APWA Spring Conf., Maintenance, Leadership Cheyenne, WY National Tribal Transportation May 2004 June 2004 April 2004 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S Conference; October 26-28, S M T W Th F S 2004, Scottsdale, AZ.