Winter Salt Certification Workshop: Property Managers

Learn tips and techniques that can save your company/community/school district time, money, and protect our waters. The target audience for this class includes property managers and others that oversee or hire snow and ice contractors. Participants will learn how to reduce damages caused by salt both indoors and outdoors, how to know if your maintenance crew is using sustainable practices, how to deal with liability issues, and solutions to other winter maintenance headaches.

·       Infrastructure and environmental effects

·       Legal considerations

·       Success stories

·       Property user education

·       Winter maintenance basics

·       Communication strategies

·       Intro to water softening and fertilizer chloride concerns

·       Class exercises

·       Discussion with other industry professionals

The class is presented by Fortin Consulting staff and maintenance professionals. At the end of the virtual training you will complete an online Salt Certification exam and have the option of being listed as a certified salt applicator with Salt Wise and on the City of Madison Winter Salt Certification site. For more information on the City of Madison Winter Salt Certification program visit: https://www.cityofmadison.com/live-work/sustainability/winter-salt-certification.