Quality Control Personnel Training

1. Training Requirements Quality ControlPersonnel Training

2. QC Personnel Training:Know Where to Find the Rules • FDOT Section 105 • FDOT Materials Manual • Section 6.2 (RCP) • Section 6.3 (Precast Box Culverts) • RCP and RCB Specs • Section 449 • Section 410

3. QC Personnel Training FDOT Section 105 – Contractor Quality Control General Requirements 105-5.11 Precast Concrete Drainage, Precast Box Culvert, Precast Concrete Pipe, Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Flexible Pipe, and Incidental Precast Manufacturing Facilities Quality Control Personnel

4. QC PersonnelTraining Requirements 105-5.11.1.1 Level I Quality Control Inspectors: Ensure that the Level I Inspectors have completed a minimum of a 12-hour, Department approved, Level I Quality Control Inspector training course in the respective work area. As an exception to this, ensure Flexible Pipe Level I Quality Control Inspectors have completed a minimum of an 8-hour, Department approved, Level I Quality Control Flexible Pipe Inspector training course.

5. QC PersonnelTraining Requirements 105-5.11.1.2 Level II Quality Control Inspectors: Ensure that Level II Inspectors have completed Department approved Level I Quality Control Inspector training and a minimum of a 5-hour, Department approved, Level II Quality Control Inspector training course in the respective work areas.

6. QC PersonnelTraining Requirements 105-5.11.1.3 Plant Quality Control Manager: Ensure that Quality Control Manager has completed Department approved Level II Quality Control Inspector training and has a minimum of 2 years construction related experience in the specific work area.

7. QC PersonnelTraining Requirements 105-5.11.1.4 Additional Requirements for Quality Control Personnel of Precast Concrete Drainage and Precast Concrete Box Culvert Manufacturing Facilities Note that these QC training aspects will not be covered in this course. It is the responsibility of the individual companies to comply with these requirements outside of this training course.

8. Additional QC Personnel Training 105-5.11.1.4.1 Testing Personnel: Ensure the personnel performing plastic property tests have ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I certification. Ensure the personnel performing laboratory compressive strength testing have ACI Concrete Laboratory Testing Technician-Grade 1 certification or ACI Concrete Strength Testing Technician certification.

9. ACI Field Testing Certification for Concrete Box Culvert Production Note that inspectors of the steel-reinforced concrete pipe and dry-cast concrete box culverts are not required to have ACI Field Testing Technician, Grade I certification. ACI Concrete Laboratory Testing Technical Grade 1 certification is required for wet cast and dry cast production of box culverts.

10. Additional QC Personnel Training 105-5.11.1.4.2: Batch Plant Operator: Ensure the concrete batch plant operator is qualified as a CTQP Concrete Batch Plant Operator. As an alternative to CTQP qualification, the Department will accept the completion of a minimum of a 6-hour, Department approved, Batch Plant Operator training course.

11. Batch Plant Operator Qualification Note that the State Materials Office has stated that steel reinforced concrete pipe manufacturing plants and dry-cast concrete box culvert plants do not need the batch plant operator qualification.

12. State Materials Manual Concrete Pipe Quality Control Box Culverts

13. FDOT Materials Manual Section 6.2 (Vol. II) for RCP and Section 6.3 (Vol. II) for Precast RCB describe the QC Personnel Training Requirements

15. FDOT Materials ManualSection 6.2.8 TrainingReinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) The applicants shall attend a Department accredited Pipe training course and receive a passing grade on the final examination for the course. Ensure that the Plant’s quality control plan includes training certification copies for their qualified quality control personnel. The State Materials Office maintains the list of the accredited Pipe training courses.

17. FDOT Materials ManualSection 6.3.8 TrainingReinforced Concrete Box Culvert (RCB) • The applicants shall attend a Department accredited precast concrete training course and receive a passing grade on the final examination for the course. Ensure that the Plant’s quality control plan includes training certification copies for their qualified quality control personnel. • The State Materials Office maintains the list of the accredited precast concrete courses.

18. Re-Qualification The Level I and II qualifications will expire at the end of five years, during which, the inspectors have the choice of attending the course and retaking the examination or only they take the examination to be re-qualified for an additional five years.

19. Concrete Pipe University (CPU) Florida Training Agenda You Will Be Certified Level II QC Technicians You Must Complete the Course and Pass the Exam We Will Help You Achieve That Goal! Level I and Level II Training Level I and Level II Exam / Certification

20. Concrete Pipe University (CPU) Florida QC Personnel Training • Course intended to be used as a guide • Familiarize with QC documents and procedures • Not a substitute for contract documents • Always read and understand the specification requirements of the contract documents for your jobs

21. Agenda FDOT Rules for QC Staff QC Personnel Responsibilities Navigating FDOT Specs / Standards Material Certifications Equipment Calibrations Cement and Pozzolans Aggregates

22. Agenda (Continued) Admixtures Steel Reinforcement Concrete Mix Properties Concrete Batching Pre-Pour Operations Materials Storage and Handling Post-Pour Inspections

23. Agenda (Continued) Advanced Mix Design Concrete Consolidation Concrete Curing Repair and Finishing QC Testing