Monday, May 3rd to Thursday, May 6th
Prerequisites: Participants should have completed a) Basic Refrigeration or the Advanced Refrigeration Facility Operator course; b) and the Ice Making and Painting Technologies course; and c) have two years of practical artificial ice knowledge with some ice resurfacer operational experience or a Safe Ice Resurfacer Operator permit.
In this course, participants will learn skills to create exceptional ice, troubleshoot poor ice conditions, perform ice maintenance, and operate and maintain equipment while ensuring a safe physical setting. There will be some limited opportunity for each participant to take part in the on-ice demonstrations. All participants should come prepared to spend up to seven hours on, or near, the ice surface.
This course is not designed to make a worker a completely competent ice resurfacer driver. It has been created to demonstrate industry best practices with regard to the operation and care of a vital and expensive piece of ice maintenance equipment. The ice resurfacer is a complicated piece of heavy equipment that requires a concise understanding of how it works, what adjustments must be maintained and what ongoing regular maintenance must be conducted by the operator to ensure it provides trouble-free operation. Ongoing workplace specific training must take place once the participant completes this training course.
The ORFA works closely with both Zamboni and Resurfice Corporation in providing the most up-to-date operational information to participants during this course.
Please note that appropriate clothing and CSA-approved footwear must be worn to suit a cold and wet work environment.
Topics include:
- Daily facility physical maintenance through both policy and procedure
- Ice maintenance, up-keep and equipment
- Troubleshooting
- Air quality
- Facility changeovers
- Fossil fuel safety
- Edger use and safety
- Ice resurfacer operations and maintenance
Instructor: Kevin Hill, RRFA, CIT
Director of Parks and Recreation, Town of Greater Napanee
