September 28, 2025

2025-09-28 08:30 AM 2025-09-28 04:30 PM Public Safety Around Dams Workshop (Day 2) N.A. America/New_York

Workshop Registration

8:30 am – 4:30 pm
TCU Place, Gallery A & University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Weir
Published CDA Guidance 
In-person, English language only

CDA’s Guidelines for Public Safety Around Dams represent the most comprehensive guidance available to dam owner’s, consultants and regulators on the process to identify risks to public safety and means to mitigate through physical and operational controls.

As part of this year’s conference, we will be offering two 1-Day workshops, with Day 1 focused on the management of public safety, based on the methodologies presented in CDA’s 2011 Guidelines for Public Safety Around Dams, with Day 2 providing practical applications to address risks associated with low-head dams and weirs. While Day 2’s application will leverage the learnings on Day 1, it is not a perquisite – and participants are welcome to attend both days or select to attend either Day 1 or Day 2 as standalone workshops.

Day 1 Only

Saturday, Sept 27, 2025

Early Bird August 18 - $520

Regular $570

Day 2 Only

Sunday, Sept 28, 2025

Early Bird August 18 - $520

Regular $570

Both Days

Sept 27-28, 2025

Early Bird August 18 - $750

Regular $830

 

WORKSHOP DAY 1

Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
TCU Place, Gallery A

Presenters
Tony Bennett (KGS Group)
Greg Schellenberg (Hatch)

Standard CDA training package for Public Safety Around Dams and will cover:

  • Canadian Context of Public Safety Around Dams
  • Development of an Owner’s Public Safety Management Plan
  • Risk Controls
  • Incident Reporting and Management
     

WORKSHOP DAY 2

Sunday, September 28, 2025 - 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Morning - TCU Place, Gallery A
Afternoon - University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Weir (Transportation Provided)

Presenters:
Tony Bennett (KGS Group)
Kerry Mazurek (University of Saskatchewan)
Clare Raska (Independent)
Clayton Weiss (Government of Alberta)
Chuck Slack (Klohn Crippen Berger)
Rob Hogan (Saskatoon Fire Department)

A customized workshop to take advantage of being in Saskatoon, home of the University of Saskatchewan and its industry leading research related to low-head dams, as well as the proximity to the Saskatoon Weir, including the unique rescue plans that have been developed by the Saskatoon Fire Department. The workshop will include:

  • Hydraulics of Low-head Dams and Weirs
  • Management of Safety Risks at Low-head Dams and Weirs
  • Case Study: Redevelopment of the Calgary Weir - Design and Management of Calgary’s Harvie Passage
  • Development of Rescue Plans for the Saskatoon Weir
  • Demonstration of Dangerous Flow Behaviors at the University of Saskatchewan’s Civil Engineering Hydraulics Lab
  • Site Visit to the Saskatoon Weir
  • Demonstration of the Saskatoon Fire Department Rescue Craft at the Saskatoon Weir

The workshop will draw on Instructors with a wealth of experience in the application of the CDA Guidelines, leading hydraulic engineering researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, and experts in the field of swift water rescue from the Saskatoon Fire Department. 

 

Price includes: breakfasts (7:30 – 8:30), coffee breaks, and lunches (12:00 – 1:00)
*Note - Day 2 bagged lunch provided at 11:45 to allow for offsite transportation

Target Audience

Both one-day workshops will interest managers and operators of dams, and their engineering consultants, who are involved in developing Public Safety Management Plans, decision-making related to the implementation of physical and operational control measures and managing incidents. The workshops will also benefit staff engaged in the day-to-day maintenance of public safety at dams, as well as Communications Officers responsible for educating the public on hazards associated with dams and their operation.

 

Workshops provided in conjunction with the 2025 CDA Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Sept 28-Oct 1, 2025)