In conjunction with the 2010 Northwest Trenchless Conference, NASTT-NW is pleased to offer the NASTT HDD Good Practices Guidelines short course on Thursday November 18, 2010 at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta.

This course presents a unique opportunity for you to learn the key elements of a successful HDD project from planning to job completion, as well as to meet with a number of HDD specialists in the field who can help answer your questions and concerns not outlined in the course agenda.

The course is based on the HDD Good Practices Guidelines Manual, an industry-developed document which provides contractors, engineers and owners with a set of guidelines to assist in successful HDD installations and operations. Each course participant will receive a complimentary copy.

Course Topics

This course provides an in-depth overview of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and covers six topics:

• Operation and application
• Equipment and materials
• Planning including surface and geological investigations, utility surveys, bore planning, and regulations and permitting
• Job site safety
• Risk reduction, trouble shooting and mitigation
• Design

Who Should Attend

• Engineering consultants and inspectors working with water, sewer, oil, gas, electrical and cable systems
• Government engineers and public works managers
• Utility engineers and managers
• Contractors
• Others with responsibilities for implementing or managing construction projects using trenchless construction techniques

Expert Course Instructors

Dr. Sam Ariaratnam and Dr. Jason Lueke of of Arizona State University

Take Home Valuable Materials

You will receive comprehensive course handouts and other useful references.

Registration

Registration for the short course is available through the Northwest Trenchless Conference registration page. Click here to be register.

Course Agenda:

7:30 am Check-in, Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am Opening Remarks & Introductions
8:45 am Chapter 1 –
9:15 am Chapter 2 –
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Chapter 3 –
10:45 am Chapter 4 –
11:45 am Lunch
12:45 pm Chapter 5 –
1:45 pm Chapter 6 –
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Chapter 7 –
4:00 pm Chapter 8 –
4:30 pm Chapter 9 –
5:15 pm Q&A Period, Closing Remarks & Course Evaluations
5:15 pm Course Adjourned

Note: Course agenda may be subject to change.