Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 55-06. State DOT Certification Programs for Materials Sampling and Testing Personnel

The Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR Subpart B) requires that each state department of transportation (DOT) develop a quality assurance program for materials and workmanship that includes the use of qualified sampling and testing personnel. To that end, state DOTs and some groups of state DOTs have developed programs to qualify or certify the personnel performing the testing. The entities that administer the certification programs may be the state DOTs themselves or other entities that have been delegated the authority to administer the certification programs by the state DOTs themselves or other entities that have been recognized by the state DOTs as qualified to administer certification programs. State DOTs must ensure that sampling and testing personnel possess a required understanding of and competency in the performance of their duties. This should lead to reliable test results that enable the states to make a valid acceptance decision and comply with the CFR. The purpose of certification is to indicate that testing personnel possess a thorough understanding of, and competency in, the performance of their duties. This should lead to reliable test results that enable the states to make a valid acceptance decision and comply with the CFR. The purpose is the same for all state DOTs, but the means to qualify testing personnel to perform specific tests, and applicable DOT regulations, varies between the agencies. The objective of this synthesis is to document practices used by state DOTs for implementing qualification and/or certification programs for materials sampling and testing personnel in accordance with 23 CFR 637 Subpart B.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5473

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $55000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 55-06

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Larson, Sandra

• Performing Organizations:
  ,   Germany 

  GGfGA Engineering, LLC

  Stockbridge, GA  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Geary, Georgene M

• Start Date: 20230427
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Certification; Materials tests; Personnel; Quality assurance; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01886945
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 55-06
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 3 2023 10:09AM