NASSCO is celebrating 20 years of providing our industry with consistency and quality in the assessment of sewer conditions, with nearly 40,000 PACP-certified industry professionals throughout North, South and Central America.
The idea for NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment Certification Program came from former NASSCO president (2007-08) Rod Thornhill, who continues to be one of NASSCO’s most knowledgeable and well-respected PACP trainers.
Rod saw great value in the condition assessment program developed by The WRc Group for use in the United Kingdom and knew that with some modifications it could serve the U.S. market well. He brought the idea to NASSCO’s then-executive director, Mike Burkhard, who agreed that NASSCO should invest time and resources to make this idea a reality. Shortly thereafter, a partnership with WRc was formed, and a small group of industry professionals came together to make PACP a reality.
Rod’s vision for PACP came from the lack of any standardization of CCTV data. Rod believed this lack of standardization meant many things:
· Data collected was limited to single project use.
· Data between CCTV software vendors could not be exchanged.
· Data quality was poor because there was no way to independently confirm coding of data was correct.
Since no standard existed, the shelf life of CCTV data was often only a few months, or until a project was completed, or when CCTV software was retired. With PACP the industry now has the ability to accumulate mass quantities of data in perpetuity.
Through years of hard work, many hours and commitment in the modification of WRc’s Manual of Sewer Condition Classification for conditions and materials specific to North America, PACP was launched in 2002.
Today, PACP has grown to become the industry standard throughout North America. Through its partnership with the Latin American Society for Trenchless Technology, PACP standards are gaining a significant foothold in South and Central America. Over the years the program has also grown to become a prerequisite for additional NASSCO-developed training, including the Lateral Assessment Certification Program and its Manhole Assessment Certification Program.
We do not see the growth of PACP-certified professionals slowing down. While COVID was extremely disruptive to many industries, it accelerated NASSCO’s development of virtual sessions to offer PACP and NASSCO’s Inspector Training Certification Programs to an even wider audience.
To learn more about NASSCO and our many training programs, please visit www.nassco.org/education-and-training.
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