Salt Institute references about salt and winter roads

The Salt Institute has produced a number of materials for the public and for snowfighting professionals to aid in appreciating the myriad benefits of using salt as a key part of performing winter maintenance service. Jump right into the subject by viewing our videos on the key role of snowfighting (vnd.rn-realmedia 3.78 MB) and the risks that snowfighters manage (vnd.rn-realmedia 4.27 MB) so well. Professional snowfighters should also visit our Education Center for specific snowfighter training materials .

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Proper Calibration (pdf 450.51 kB) Summer 2009

How to make early salt delivery pay off? (pdf 279.28 kB) Spring 2009

Is your salt storage safe and secure? (pdf 300.66 kB) Winter 2009

Will you have enough salt this winter? (pdf 516.27 kB) , Fall 2008

Earning Above-average ROI on your Snow and Ice Control Training (pdf 268.65 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Summer, 2008

Inventory Management and Cost Minimization of Salt (pdf 347.04 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Spring 2008

Level of Service: What is it? How do we measure it? How do we achieve it? (pdf 233.21 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Winter 2008

Legal Issues and Risk Management Associated with Municipal Snow and Ice Control Operations (pdf 373.18 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Fall 2007

Performance Metrics Will Impact Snowfighting: A Perspective (pdf 333.92 kB) , Summer 2007

Rational Selection of Deicing Materials (pdf 343.92 kB) , Spring 2007

Written Snow and Ice Control Plan and Policy Documents are Absolutely Essential for Winter Maintenance Agencies, Part III (pdf 363.40 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Winter 2007

Written Snow and Ice Control Plan and Policy Documents are Absolutely Essential for Winter Maintenance Agencies (three parts combined) (pdf 703.78 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Jan. 2007

Glossary of Snow and Ice Control Terms by Dewey Amsler, September 2006

Written Snow and Ice Control Plan and Policy Documents are Absolutely Essential for Winter Maintenance Agencies, Part II (pdf 5.24 MB) by Dewey Amsler, Fall 2006

Written Snow and Ice Control Plan and Policy Documents are Absolutely Essential for Winter Maintenance Agencies, Part I (pdf 280.54 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Summer 2006

Mixing it up in the Fight Against Winter by Blending Liquid Ice Control Chemicals (pdf 402.48 kB) by Dewey Amsler and Richard Hanneman, Spring 2006

Salt Management Plannning: Key to Snowfighting Success in Renfrew County (pdf 218.48 kB) by Mark Pinet, Winter 2006

The Challenge of Operating Winter Roadways (pdf 290.67 kB) , Fall 2005

The Truth About Sand and Salt for Winter Maintenance (pdf 343.08 kB) by Donald Walker, P.E., Summer 2005

Real-Time Continuous Friction Measurement Has Arrived (pdf 143.79 kB) by Pat Halliday, Spring 2005

Winter Maintenance Command Center, the Heart of a Winter Maintenance Management System (pdf 319.40 kB) by Mohamed M. Alkoka, Winter 2005

LTAP/TTAP: Your Source for Cost-Effective Snowfighting Training and Information (pdf 329.20 kB) by Lisa Haacken Pogue, September 2004

Are You Using the Right Amount of Ice Control Chemical? (pdf 307.28 kB) by Dewey Amsler, June 2004

Inventory Management of Solid Ice Control Chemicals (pdf 181.54 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Spring 2004

Feeling a Bit Under the Weather? Get "Smart"! (pdf 212.97 kB) by Marcia L. Pincus, Winter 2003

Snowfighter Training - Does it Pay? (pdf 348.81 kB) by Donald Walker, Fall 2003

How do we know if we are doing a good job of snow and ice control? (pdf 220.16 kB) by Dewey Amsler and Richard Hanneman, Summer 2003

Snowfighter Certification (pdf 26.99 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Spring 2003

A Model for Change (pdf 43.18 kB) by Dewey Amsler, Winter 2002

Toronto Salt Management Plan Balances Safety/Environment (pdf 23.09 kB) by Gary Welsh, Fall 2002

Outsourcing Contract Terms Offer Insights into Better Managing Snowfighting (pdf 35.83 kB) by Andy Briscoe, Spring 2002

Should Sand be part of your Snowfighting Arsenal? (pdf 35.63 kB) by Andy Briscoe, Fall 2001

Agency Liability Doesn't Stop at the Curb (pdf 20.86 kB) by Andy Briscoe, Spring 2001

Levels of Service: Key Component of Successful Winter Maintenance (pdf 40.62 kB) by Andy Briscoe, Fall 2000

Billion$ at Risk during Snow Emergencies...Snowfighting Investment Pays Big Dividends (pdf 40.04 kB) by Andy Briscoe, Spring 1999

Risk Managers are on the Snowfighting T-E-A-M (pdf 60.46 kB) by Andy Briscoe

Staff articles and public statements

The following articles and public statements deal with road salt issues. If you see one you'd like to see you can view it in the Archive .

2008

  • Will there be enough road salt this winter? Why "no bids"? -- a salt industry fact sheet, September 17
  • Hanneman presentation “Fight costs associated with winter road maintenance.” DTN Meteorlogix webinar, September 4
  • Hanneman presentation “Will you have enough salt this winter?” DTN Meteorlogix webinar, August 26
  • News release: 34 win Salt Institute Excellence in Storage Award, August 18
  • Hanneman article “Salt Supply and the Snow & Ice Contractor,” in July issue of Snow Drifts
  • Hanneman presentation "Cold, hard facts: counting the costs of deicing materials" at APWA North American Snow Conference, April 13
  • Hanneman blog “Climate change to impact transportation, salt usage” on March 15
  • Hanneman blog “Traffic safety AND mobility: dual imperatives, not trade-offs” on March 14
  • Hanneman blog “Focus transportation funding on priority projects” on March 3
  • Hanneman podcast “Salt Supplies” on February 15
  • Hanneman blog “Chinese snow costs climb to more than $15 billion” on February 15 (they reached $22 billion)
  • Hanneman article, "Storage Container" in Roads & Bridges magazine, February issue
  • Hanneman blog “Global warming in China. Not. $3 billion loss in January snows” on January 29

2007

2006

2005

  • Hanneman blog “Salt saves lives on winter roads” on November 16
  • Response statement to CSPI's petition to FDA on GRAS status of salt, November 8
  • Hanneman blog “Prioritize highway operations, not construction” on November 7
  • Hanneman letter to UK Food Standards Agency on "targets" for low-sodium foods, October 21
  • Hanneman letter to NY Assembly Committee chairs on NY State procurement reform, October 3
  • Hanneman article on "Pinpointing your environmental weak spots" in October APWA Reporter, web-published with permission)
  • 10 Win Salt Institute Storage "Excellence" Award, September 12
  • Hanneman article, "The not-so-sunny South" in American City & County magazine, April 1

2004

  • Hanneman to Salt Institute member CEOs on Rising Freight and Energy Costs, October 5
  • News Release: Winners of the 2004 Salt Institute Excellence in Storage Award, September 13
  • Feldman presentation to North American Snow Conference, April 27
  • News Release: Salt Institute Salutes Environment Canada for new Road Salts Code of Practice, April 6
  • News Release: Snowfighting Pays Dividends, March 22
  • Hanneman panel presentation on Balancing Winter Transportation Safety Needs and Environmental Priorities: The Canadian Experience at TRB Annual meeting, January 13

2003

  • Leblanc and Hamilton Comments on Environment Canada's Proposed Code of Practice-Road Salts Management, November 14
  • Hanneman presentation on "Training: Key to Salt Management" to Ontario Good Roads Association, October 23
  • News Release: Salt Institute Lauds Proposed Environment Canada Code of Practice, September 22
  • Hanneman to Don Boudria, Canada's Special Committee of Council on Possible Schedule 1 Listing of "Road Salts," May 13
  • Hamilton and Leblanc to Canadian Environmental Minister David Anderson on Possible Schedule 1 Listing of "Road Salts," April 14

2002

  • Hanneman article on "Roadway Operations for Winter Safety and Mobility" in APWA Reporter, October issue
  • Hanneman article "A Safety Expert Speaks Out -- on Road Weather Safety" in Road Safety Reporter 4th Quarter 2002 (cached version)
  • Hanneman letter to Canadian Transport Minister David Collenette on Road Safety Vision 2010 on August 29
  • Hanneman letter to Michigan DEQ Director Russell Harding on Salt Storage Standards on August 26
  • Hanneman Opinion Editorial on "Highway Safety and Salt-Efficient Snowfighting" in Living Safety (Canada Safety Council), Spring 2002 (reproduced with permission of the Canada Safety Council)
  • King to Environment Canada opposing recommended listing of "road salts" as "toxic substances" on February 28

2001

  • King to all [Canadians] concerned with providing effective winter roadway safety and mobility on December 21
  • King to Hon. Herb Gray (and SCC/Cabinet) on Failure of Environment Canada's "Road Salts" Communications Plan on December 11
  • Briscoe article on "You Survived Last Winter....Did You Learn Anything?" in Better Roads, December issue
  • King to Standing Committee of Council (Canadian Cabinet) on Importance of Good Communications on "Road Salts" on October 30
  • King to Standing Committee of Council (Canadian Cabinet) on Science in "Road Salts" Assessment on October 1
  • Bertram and Jim M. Wolf, IMC Salt to Ground Water Protection Council Forum on Salt Storage on September 25
  • King to Environment Canada Minister David Anderson on Draft Assessment Report on July 10
  • Hanneman to US EPA on Preliminary Administrative Determination on July 5
  • King to Health Canada Minister Allan Rock on Draft Assessment Report on June 25

2000

  • News Release on Importance of Available Salt for Winter Roadway Deicing on December 29
  • King to Environment Canada on Draft Assessment Report for "Road Salts" on October 20
  • King to Canadian Ministers of Environment and Health on Environmental Assessment of "Road Salts" on July 4
  • News Release of January 25 on $5 Billion Cost of US East Coast Snowstorm

1999

  • News Release on December 17 on (non) relationship of road salts to cancer
  • Hamilton to Canadian Senate Environment Committee September 1 on Importance of Road Salts
  • Hamilton to Canadian Senate Environment Committee September 1 on Importance of Road Salts (in French)
  • Hanneman to Canadian Senate Cmte., June 14, on CEPA Reform
  • Hanneman to Federal Highway Administration, May 12 on roadway safety performance
  • Salt Institute statement on Standard & Poor's DRI study, January on costs of blizzards

1998

  • Hanneman to National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., October 21 on safety record-keeping
  • Bertram to U.S. EPA, September 1 on "available cyanide" testing protocol
  • Hanneman on 1997 US DOT "Conditions and Performance" Report, May 21
  • Hanneman to House/Senate conferees on TEA-21 (surface transporation), April 15

1997

  • Hanneman to Roadway Safety Foundation, March 27 on deicing for better traffic safety

1996

  • Hanneman article in Public Works magazine, July on performance and accountability

1995

  • Briscoe article in Public Risk magazine, October on winter maintenance for risk management

Other Salt Institute publications and A-V items

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Deicing Salt Facts (pdf 16.54 MB)
The public's right to wintertime traffic safety (Marquette Report) (pdf 16.54 MB)
Cost effective wintertime mobility and safety: we deserve it, we can afford it (pdf 2.05 MB) (Marquette II)
Le Droit du public à des routes sûres en hiver (pdf 500.75 kB)
Snowfighter's Handbook (pdf 2.18 MB)
Manuel des Equipes de Deneigement (pdf 3.28 MB)
The Snowfighters (video)
Salt Storage Handbook (pdf 628.72 kB)
Salt Storage Summmary (pdf 450.51 kB)
L'entreposage du Sel (pdf 2.05 MB)
Salt & our environment (pdf 3.10 MB)
Le Sel et notre environnement (pdf 1.01 MB)
Salt vs Abrasives (pdf 2.60 MB)
Le Sel ou Les Abrasifs (vnd.ms-excel 25.50 kB)
Calibration cardt (US) (vnd.ms-excel 26.00 kB)
Calibration card (Canada) (vnd.ms-excel 26.00 kB)