Get Ready for Your Best Winter

During the winter months, work often slows down for highway departments. It is a good time to hold employee training that would be inconvenient during peak times, such as first aid, OSHA certification, and CPR. It is helpful to hold in-house training sessions so everyone can get certified at the same time. Management-level staff should do training in relevant areas as well, such as communication and presentation skills. Another focus for winter is on asset planning and care. Preventive maintenance is important and can save costs. It is useful to clean out storage facilities and organize files to prepare for the coming year. An additional area of focus is on building an institutional knowledge of best practices, in order to improve on problems of the previous winter.