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The Dam Safety Training Group is pleased to present the Twelfth in a series of very successful technical dam safety training seminars. These seminars are intended for all dam safety professionals, owners, regulators, consultants, managers, and engineers. The National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar No. 12, Addressing Potential Failure Modes Analysis and Monitoring will take place on February 23-24, 2005, on the campus of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) training center in Emmittsburg, Maryland.

Potential Failure Modes Analysis (PFMA) is a reasoned approach to dam safety evaluation that helps focus limited resources toward achieving a more efficient and effective instrumentation and monitoring program. Traditional safety evaluations for dams have tended to focus on a limited number of “standards based” concerns such as spillway capacity and stability of structures under pre-defined load conditions. PFMAs are intended to broaden the scope of safety evaluations to include potential failure scenarios that may have been overlooked in the past.

During a PFMA, all potential failure modes for a dam are identified along with their likelihood of occurrence. Monitoring resources can then be linked to identifying the onset, or conditions conducive to the onset of those failure modes which are considered reasonably possible. Monitoring resources can be withdrawn or reduced for those failure modes which are not “reasonably possible,” i.e., pose negligible risk of occurrence. Likewise, failure modes that pose a high risk of occurrence will deserve corrective action rather than just monitoring

The added value of the PFMA to dam safety includes:

· Uncovering data and information that corrects, clarifies, or supplements the understanding of potential failure modes and scenarios;
· Identifying the most significant potential failure modes;
· Identifying risk reduction opportunities;
· Improving site personnel’s understanding of the dam, how it functions, and the importance of the monitoring program, and their role in ensuring the dam’s continued safe operation;
· Developing-operating procedures to assure that there are no weak links that could lead to mis-operation failures.

The Potential Failure Mode Analysis and Monitoring Seminar will provide important information, insightful discussion, and useful training about the latest strategies for managing your dams. The seminar will bring together an impressive panel of expert consultants, experts from State and Federal dam safety programs including the Bureau of Reclamation, TVA, the Corps of Engineers, FERC, experts from private practice, and private owners and operators. The seminar promises to be a very comprehensive and enlightening forum on dam failure mode analyses, instrumentation and monitoring methods, and other dam safety issues. Individual presentations will be complemented by panel discussions where the audience will have the opportunity to interact with recognized dam safety experts to pursue innovative ideas and concepts. Take advantage of this very worthwhile program and plan now to attend.

Location And Dates
The National Dam Safety Program Technical Workshop No. 12 will be held at FEMA's National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, on February 23-24, 2005. The sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will conclude at 5:30 PM both days

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In block 9 - Course Code, write E-274, and disregard Block 23 & 24, Additional Endorsements. The registration form may be faxed to 301-447-1658 or mailed to: National Emergency Training Center, Admissions Office, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727.