Whether you service homes and small businesses, work in major industrial complexes, or clean and repair pipes for cities and utilities, you can learn a great deal from the education program at the 2008 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo, Feb. 27 to March 1, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
Education Day on Wednesday, Feb. 27, offers two entire tracks of seminars dedicated to pipe cleaning and rehabilitation methods. Other seminars on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 28 and 29, cover topics of interest to a wide range of cleaning contractors. Here is a summary of the seminar offerings.
Education Day
The Education Day program includes seminar tracks offered by the Southern Section Collection Systems Committee (SSCSC), the National Association of Sewer Service Contractors (NASSCO), and the WaterJet Technology Association (WJTA).
The SSCSC program covers topics related to municipal infrastructure repair and maintenance. Sessions are:
• Line Cleaning, Nozzle Selec-tion and Truck Mainten-ance, Rick Lewis, American Hydro-Vac Equipment Co., 8 to 9 a.m.
• CCTV Nuts & Bolts, Duane Johnson, vice president, Affordable Pipeline Services, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• Building a Strong CCTV Inspection Program, Jim Aanderud, president, Innerline Engineering, 11 a.m. to noon.
• Pipeline Lining and Rehabil-itation, Dave Badgley, business development, Sancon Technologies, Pipeline Rehab-ilitation Division, 1 to 2 p.m.
• Finding Your Way With As-Built Drawings, Mark Hill, project manager, RBF Con-sulting, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• Confined Space: The Real World, Rick Lewis, American Hydro-Vac Equipment Co., 4 to 5 p.m.
The NASSCO seminar track also looks at a variety of issues and techniques of interest to contractors serving the municipal market. Sessions are:
• PACP/NACP/LACP, Irvin Gemora, executive director, NASSCO, 8 to 9 a.m.
• Advancements in Pipeline Inspection, Neville “Doc” Bennett, BSAE, MBA, international vice president, CUES Inc., 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• Sewer Main Cleaning Best Practices, Stephen Tilson, president, Tilson & Associ-ates LLC, 11 a.m. to noon.
• Overview of Bypass Pumping, Joe Abbott, national sales manager, Godwin Pumps, 1 to 2 p.m.
• Pipe Bursting for Laterals and Mains, Collins Orton, California regional sales manager, TT Technologies Inc., 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• Water Main Rehabilitation using Trenchless Technology, Gerhard “Gerry” Muenchmeyer, P.E., technical director, NASSCO, 4 to 5 p.m.
The WJTA program covers topics of interest to high-pressure cleaning and industrial vacuum contractors. Sessions are:
• Introduction to High-Pressure Water Blasting, Gary Toothe, Thompson Industrial Services LLC, 8 to 9 a.m.
• An Introduction to Industrial Vacuum Trucks/Air Movers, Gary Toothe and Tony Fuller, Guzzler Mfg., Vactor Mfg., Jetstream of Houston, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• Keys to Productive, Profitable, Quality Waterjetting, 11 a.m. to noon.
Education Day also includes a program on utility cross-bores from the Cross-Bore Safety Association from 4 to 5 p.m. Presented by Mark Wallbom and Joe Purtell, the seminar will address the keys to eliminating existing cross-bores and educating pipeline installers to prevent cross-bores in the future.
Thursday, Feb. 28
The Thursday program offers seminars given by experts representing industry manufacturers and service providers. Topics of special interest include:
• Blower Troubleshooting and Repair, Mike Fender, Pat’s Pump & Blower: Uses of blowers; blower failures, causes and remedies; blower life extension, 8 to 9 a.m.
• Safety in Excavation, Gary Hooks, Safety Corporation of America: Training employees in the hazards of excavations, 8 to 9 a.m.
• Increasing Profits, Joel Smith, Clear Computing: Using bus-iness practices and software to improve sales from existing customers, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• Water Blasting Applications and Solutions, Scott Hardy, StoneAge Inc.: Surface cleaning, tank and vessel cleaning, pipe cleaning, and heat ex-changer cleaning, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• How to Develop an Employee Training Program, Donald MacDonald, ACORP/Rooter-man: Step-by-step approach to organizing and conducting training for a business team, 11 a.m. to noon.
• Job-Based Selection of Vacuum Truck Options for Industrial Applications, Brian Ott, GapVax: Developing specifications and selecting equipment for hydroexcavation, wet/dry vacuuming and other jobs, 11 a.m. to noon.
• Hydroexcavation Safety and Procedures, Belinda Bain, Soil Surgeon Inc.: Regulations, permitting, utility marking, site safety plans, excavation regulations, protective systems, and other safety topics, 11 a.m. to noon.
Friday, Feb. 29
The Friday program offers additional seminars given by industry experts and covers topics of special interest to cleaning contractors. Sessions include:
• Pipe Bursting and Pipe Splitting, Gerry Robinson, Pipe Genie: Techniques to replace sewer and water lines and install sewer and water lines in tandem, 8 to 9 a.m.
• Smoke Testing Sewer Mains and Plumbing Systems, Lynn Hurley, HURCO Tech-nologies: Safe use of smoke products and the importance of smoke test data, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• Temporary Diversion Systems: Reliability is Everything, Joseph Abbott, Godwin Pumps: Installing reliable bypass pumping systems, 11 a.m. to noon.
• Equipment Needs to Grow Your Business, Sewer Equip-ment Company of America: Equipment to meet the needs of startup sewer service contractors, 8 to 9 a.m.
• Taking Your Business from Good to Great, Mary Kennedy Thompson, Mr. Rooter: Five basic steps to take a service business to new heights, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• Overview of Sewer and Drain Cleaning Equipment, Shane Wyant, Allan J. Coleman Co.: Overview of machines from hand-held sink units to mainline sewer machines; comparison of sectional and drum machines, 11 a.m. to noon.
Learn more and register
Check the listing in this magazine for the room locations of these seminars and for a complete schedule of education programs. To find out more about the 2008 Expo, or to register, visit www.pumper show.com or call 800/257-7222. The early registration fee of $40 applies until Jan. 25, 2008. Registration at the door is $60.
