TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:30PM ET that featured research from
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Report 808: Guidebook on Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction. Presenters discussed guidance on quality management systems (QMSs), including recommendations and tools for practitioners in developing QMSs. Presenters also defined quality management in the context of alternative project delivery.
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.
Here are the slides from the presentation.
Webinar Presenters
- Keith Molenaar, University of Colorado, Boulder
- David Sillars, Oregon State University
Moderated by: Tim Aschenbrener,
U.S. Federal Highway Administration Office of Infrastructure
Webinar Outline
- Overview of NCHRP and Report 808
- Overview of QMS for highway design and construction
- Case studies of alternative QMSs
- Question and answer session
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the business case for using alternative QMS for highway design and construction projects
- Explain the five alternative quality assurance organization (QAO) models defined in NCHRP Report 808
- Apply the QAO selection tool on a highway design and construction project
Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $95 per site. View our pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in March 2016. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:www.RCEP.net.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.
