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OOKSOURCEHighway Management Systems
HBM101
Developing and Implementing Pavement Management Systems
Video
This course is intended to provide guidance to system developers and implementers on
how to successfully start up and operate a PMS, based on experience of other agencies and
good management practices to help avoid some of the pitfalls that are common to major
systems development projects. Four phases of development and implementation of a
PMS—project initiation, requirements analysis, development and
implementation—are presented task-by-task in detail.
HBM103
Developing Maintenance Standards
Video
Maintenance standards are very important. They promote uniform maintenance
levels in every district or region of the country. They should be written to give
specific direction to maintenance crews including when work should be done, how many
should do it, and how much work should be done. Three types of maintenance
standards— quality standards, quantity standards and performance standards are
discussed in detail. How to establish and use these standards are also
presented. 24 minutes.
HBM105
Introduction to Highway Management Systems
Video
This Video gives an overview of the three management systems: Pavement
Management Systems, Bridge Management Systems and Maintenance Management Systems.
The relationship of PMS, BMS and MMS and the use of computers are discussed. PMS
elements and PMS information, BMS elements and BMS information, MMS elements and MMS
information are presented. The use of these management systems in the planning,
design, construction and maintenance at a typical highway agency is also discussed in
detail. 20 minutes.
HBM107
Maintenance Management Systems — An Overview
Video
This Video identifies the elements of a typical maintenance management
system (MMS) and the functions of each element of the system. It describes the
activities involved in the development and operation of a MMS, and discusses the benefits
and uses of a MMS in the context of managing the highway network. The six basic
elements of a MMS—an inventory of all the features of the road network, a set of work
activities and procedures describing how each work activity should be done, maintenance
standards, a work program and budget, work schedules, and reports that automatically
monitor the work—are clearly presented. 22 minutes.
HBM109
Maintenance Management Systems: Work Authorization and
Scheduling
Video
This Video shows maintenance managers and others the concept of work
authorization and scheduling as it applies to maintenance work. A work authorization
is a formal approval through written or electronic media to perform certain maintenance
activities. It reduces or eliminates problems in resource utilization.
Schedules help management to get the best combination of resources doing the right kind of
work at the right place and time. The tape shows how to develop effective scheduling
for use in the maintenance management system. 21 minutes.
HBM111
Maintenance Management Systems: Work Planning Process
Video
This course introduces maintenance managers and other personnel to the concept of
the work planning process in maintenance. It shows how to develop an annual work
program and performance budget and maintenance work calendar. It also gives an
understanding of why work planning is an integral part of the management process for
maintenance and shows how it fits into the overall MMS. How to implement a work
program is also discussed. 24 minutes.
HBM113
Maintenance Management Systems: Work Reporting and
Evaluation
Video
The last major element of a MMS is Work Reporting and Control. Control is
making sure that work is done according to plans and standards and then taking corrective
action when needed. It is part of the management cycle of planning and scheduling,
organizing, directing and controlling maintenance operations. This Video
describes the process of work reporting and work control as it relates to a typical MMS,
and shows how to develop work reporting and work control procedures. 21 minutes.
HBM115
Pavement Management Systems: An Overview
Video
This course identifies the components of a Pavement Management System (PMS) and the
role of each component. It describes in detail the steps recommended for
development, implementation, and operation of a PMS. Three methods used to analyze
pavement performances and cost data and to identify cost-effective maintenance,
rehabilitation and reconstruction treatments and strategies (with an increasing degree of
formal analysis are discussed: (1) Pavement condition analysis, (2) Priority
assessment models, and (3) Network optimization models. Network and project level
PMS are presented. The video also describes the products of a PMS which can help
management in making informed decisions based on sound principles of management and
engineering. 22 minutes.
HBM117
Pavement Management Systems: Data Collection and Management
Video
As with all modeling simulation methods, a PMS is only as good as the data used to
describe current conditions and historical trends and to calibrate the model for
predicting future conditions. The quality of the data in the PMS data base has a
tremendous impact on the results of analyses. Variations in techniques used by data
collection personnel or improper use of data collection equipment can corrupt the data to
the extent that erroneous results could be produced by the PMS. This could mean that
road improvement money could be misdirected away from roads that need it to roads with
lower priority needs. Quality control measures are needed to ensure that data
collection methods are consistent and yield reproducible results even with changes in data
collection personnel and equipment. This program is aimed at developing good data
collection and data management techniques. 20 minutes.
HIGHWAY SAFETY
HWS101
EVALUATING AND SELECTING THE BEST SAFETY ALTERNATIVES
Video
This Video presents an in-depth look at the third and fourth phases of the
safety improvement program management process — evaluating alternatives and selecting
improvements, and developing and implementing a highway safety improvement program.
Techniques for determining the benefits and costs of proposed highway safety improvements
using sound economic principles are introduced. A five-step procedure for evaluating
and selecting improvement alternatives including estimate accident reduction, calculate
safety benefits, calculate improvement costs, evaluate alternatives, select and document
improvements is discussed in detail. 20 minutes.
HWS103
EVALUATING SAFETY PROGRAM RESULTS
Video
This course presents an in-depth look at the fifth and sixth phases of the safety
improvement program management process: evaluating each safety improvement project
and evaluating overall safety programs. A five-step procedure for phase 5 including
Obtain Before and After Accident Data, Determine Accident Reduction, Test Statistical
Significance, Perform Benefit/Cost Evaluation, Document and Report Results is
discussed. A four-step procedure for phase 6 including Evaluate Program Categories,
Evaluate Overall Program, Combine Results with Previous Evaluations and Summarize and
Report Results is presented. 20 minutes.
HWS105
IDENTIFYING HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Video
This course introduces basic concepts in highway safety program management
including:
19 minutes.
Bridge and Road Maintenance 
Asphalt
Highway Management Systems
Concrete
Construction Management Systems
Construction Safety
Traffic Control
Equipment Management Systems