Tasks
What is the main goal of frost patrol?
What is, to patrol for frost and prevent slip and falls?
When temperatures are ________ sites may require a higher concentration of chemicals to achieve desired results.
What is, lower or colder?
What style of plow do we use on all application trucks?
What is, BOSS v-plow?
In order to break up and melt snow and ice granular ice control products need to be converted to what to work?
What is, a liquid?
Do lay a ________ layer of salt when salting parking lots.
What is, even?
What it the typical time frame for frost patrol? What time should you be at the shop? What time should you leave site?
What is, 4:30am-8am? At the shop by 4:30am, leaving site at 8am.
Newer surfaces of concrete and asphalt tend to melt snow and ice ______________ than older surfaces.
What is, faster?
What is, check spreaders, motor, tanks, valves and other accessories are working properly. Equipment is secured to truck and application system is fully functional. Salt bags shovels and other tools are safely secured?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Describe the difference between anti-icing and deicing.
What is, Anti-icing is the pro-active application of ice control products prior to a snow event. Deicing is the reactive application of ice control preformed during or after a snow event.
Do keep moving while on frost patrol.
Don't do this when out on frost patrol.
What is, sleep or sit on site?
As a professional snow service provider, your customers ___________ should be your top priority.
What is, satisfaction?
What increases pavement temperatures and can accelerate the melting process?
What is, sunlight?
What machine should you always use to load salt into hoppers on trucks?
What is, frontend loader?
What chemical composition of brine do we use and why?
What is, Magnesium Chloride, because it is less corrosive on concrete than other brine mixtures. (Calcium chloride or Sodium Chloride)
Do _______ materials accurately.
What is, record?
When arriving to your frost patrol shift, what is the first thing you do?
What is, check in at dispatch to get your list of tasks, keys for your truck and any additional information.
_________ helps move materials through drive lanes and parking stalls.
What is, traffic?
What is, to make an initial break through snow. Can also be used for hard packed snow and deep drifts?
Describe/Draw the correct order of how to hook up and detach a deicer tank to the fill up tank.
What is, 1) Back truck up to tank and hook up hose from fill up tank onto fill up nozzle on the truck tank. 2) Open valve on fill up tank first, then valve on truck tank. 3) Turn on Honda motor attached to fill up tank. 4) Fill tank. 5) Once tank is full turn off Honda motor and close truck nozzle valve, then fill up tank valve. 6) Detach fill up hose from deicer tank and set aside?
Don't forget to check these areas for ice or slick spots when on frost patrol.
What is, walks, buildings, gas pumps, entryways or other priority areas?
How do you know which frost task to clock into? (Truck or Labor)
What is, if you are NOT using your application truck one or both bodies are clocked into labor task. If you use your application truck you clock into truck task?
Frost patrol will always be triggered when temperatures are _______ and humidity is _______.
What is, when temperatures are 34 or below and humidity is above 85%?
The straight blade position is best used for what?
The angled blade position is best for what?
The scoop position on the blade is best for what?
What is, The straight blade is best for path widening or snow stacking. The angled position is best for windrowing and the scoop position is ideal for clean us and carrying snow?
If snow and ice continues for many hours this can dilute brine and salt products making them less efficient, how do you counteract this?
What is, increase application rate?
Do these daily checks at every frost patrol site on every shift.
What is, Check priority areas for slick spots, blow off excessive salt, check sites for any trach and make sure snow stakes are visible and upright.