FHWA-NHI-130053 Bridge Inspection Refresher Training

FHWA-NHI-130053
Bridge Inspection Refresher Training

Sponsored by the Continuing Education Committee
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Thursday, May 16, 2024
Hilton Garden Inn Worcester, 35 Major Taylor Boulevard, Worcester, MA 01608
8:00AM - 4:30PM Daily

This course provides refresher training on the safety inspection of in-service highway bridges. The completion of this course fulfills the training requirements of the NBIS (23 CFR 650.309) for an FHWA-approved comprehensive training course. The course has undergone significant improvements in format and content including curriculum on the application of the SNBI and AASHTO element level condition ratings, and updated activities that maximize participant engagement throughout the course. The topics covered include current events and publications; planning and preparing for a bridge inspection; bridge materials; documenting bridge inspection data; characteristics and inspection of decks, superstructures, bearings, substructures, culverts, and waterways; advanced inspection methods and bridge inspection reporting. 

Participant Prerequisite Requirement: All participants must have previously successfully completed the FHWA-NHI-130055 or 130056 course for participation in this course and must send a course completion certificate bearing their name to bsces@engineers.org in advance of the course.

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2024
Registration Fees: $1,450 Members, $1,810 Non-Members
Registration fee includes course materials, continental breakfast, breaks, and lunch.

Information/Registration: 
Attendance for this program is limited to 30 participants. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served, paid registration basis. Payment must be received with registration to secure a slot. Register to attend this course and pay by credit card online by clicking Registration above. To register online for an event at the BSCES member rate you must login using your BSCES assigned username and password. If you do not know your login information email bsces@engineers.org or call 617/227-5551. You can also register for this event by email, fax, or mail. To do so, download and complete a BSCES Event Registration Form and follow the submission instructions. Individuals who attempt to register after the course is closed will be added to a waiting list. Cancellations or no shows after April 5, 2024 will be billed. 

Please note that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists anywhere people gather. The Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE encourages anyone attending a Society-sponsored in-person activity to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to comply with all safety protocols established by the appropriate authorities.