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17TH World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonisation - Pre-proceedings of the Congress

Winter Service Session 04 - Human Resource Management in Winter Service

Tuesday, March 10 16:30 - 18:00
Chair: Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom
Room: Room 2

This session focuses on the critical role of human resource management in ensuring effective and resilient winter service operations. Presentations come from the call for papers and will explore international training programmes for supervisors and operators, practice-oriented digital learning opportunities, and the development of digital HRM platforms tailored to the winter service workforce. Additional contributions will highlight cyclical training models designed to strengthen supervision and professional development in road maintenance. Together, these insights emphasize how innovative HRM strategies and training approaches can enhance workforce competence, operational safety, and long-term sustainability in winter service delivery.

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and Answers
  4. Conclusion
  5. Organization

Welcome and session introduction

• Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom

Presentations

  • An International Training Program for Supervisors and Operators in Winter Operations
    Richard (Mark) DEVRIES (Vaisala Inc, United States)
  • E-learning for an analogue professional field – designing practice-oriented digital learning opportunities for employees in road (winter) operation services
    Karen SCHARNIGG (research institute, Germany)
  • A Digital HRM Platform for the Winter Service Workforce: An Innovative Solution for Recruitment, Training, and Resilience
    FERNANDO ANIBALLI (ANAS s.p.a, Italy)
  • Winter road maintenance supervision and cyclical training program for supervisors
    Konrad DROMA (General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways, Regional Division in Gdansk, Poland)

Questions and Answers

• Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom

Conclusion

• Nick Russell, Amey, United Kingdom

Organization

Session Organiser: Horst Hanke, Leader of the German Winter Service Committee, Germany
Session Secretary: [To be confirmed]