Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Gain a basic understanding of dam design, construction, operation, and maintenance, with a focus on the safe retention and passage of water.
• Understand the associated risks and the essential requirements of a dam safety program.

Description
Dams and their appurtenant structures are built for a variety of reasons, including flood protection, power generation, irrigation, industrial or mine residual waste storage and recreation. The importance of dam safety to the mining, industrial, infrastructure, and energy sectors of the Canadian economy cannot be overstated. Various regulatory and industry practices exist for dam design, operation, surveillance, and maintenance and dam owners, operators, and professionals need to understand the nature of the many aspects of safe dam design, performance monitoring, maintenance, rehabilitation, and upgrading of dams to ensure ongoing safe operation and performance.

This introductory course is aimed at all personnel involved with the design, management, operation, maintenance, surveillance, and rehabilitation of dams.

Course Outline

• Module 1: Why Dam Safety?
• Module 2: Principles of Dam Design
• Module 3: Dam Safety Governance
• Module 4: Performance Management of Dams
• Module 5: Risk Identification and Analysis
• Module 6: Critical Controls and Critical Control Management

Who Should Attend
Designers • Operators • Owners • Engineers • Consultants • Contractors • Individuals with an interest in dams for water and solid waste retention, flood control, and power generation