Midland Service Improvement Group - Highway Maintenance and Asset Management

Midland Service Improvement Group focuses on highway maintenance and asset management, utilizing incentivized funding and risk-based approaches. The group emphasizes communication strategies, safety inspections, and developing frameworks for training organizations to enhance highway infrastructure maintenance.

• Service Improvement
• Highway Maintenance
• Asset Management
• Risk-based Approach

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1. Education and Training Required of IPM Practitioners Norm Leppla University of Florida

2. IPM Education and Training Prevent pest outbreaks through habitat manipulation and other cultural practices Experience with the pest habitats, e.g., crops or buildings Ability to Identify key pest and beneficial organisms Know the life cycles of the host plants, pests, and beneficials

3. IPM Education and Training Master scouting and other monitoring techniques Apply damage, economic and other action thresholds Design systems of mitigation that minimize environmental impacts Practice safe and appropriate use of pesticides and other IPM tactics

4. IPM Education and Training Understand the ecology and adaptability of the organisms Know current laws and regulations pertinent to pest management Be able to rapidly access pest management information Be involved in pest management and related organizations

5. IPM System Pest outbreaks & disease epidemics Environmental contamination Human health hazards Pest mgmt. costs REDUCE INCREASE Reliability Sustainability Chem Biological Control Cultural Methods RISK

6. IPM Competencies Education & experience. An inter- disciplinary education in the traditional scientific disciplines plus hands-on, practical experience is essential. Synthesis & integration. Education and training prepare pest managers to synthesize knowledge from across disciplines because plant health problems often are not limited to a single cause.

7. IPM Competencies Problem solving & critical thinking. Experience is gained in accurately diagnosing and rapidly solving plant health problems while minimizing environmental impacts and economic losses. Speaking & writing effectively. Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, are required to effectively communicate IPM principles and practices.

8. Education and Training Required of IPM Practitioners http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu