ASDSO is excited to announce the Dam Safety Toolbox website launch at DamToolbox.org! The Dam Safety Toolbox is a single source for accessing current, state-of-the-practice guidance and resources. The website was developed as a much-needed tool for professionals to gain an understanding of dam safety basics and support knowledge and resource sharing across the dam safety community.
The Dam Safety Toolbox will be maintained by a community of knowledgeable volunteers through open collaboration and a wiki-based editing system. The webpage was launched with key pages developed, but it is just the start! Like other wikis, new interconnected pages can be created, and existing pages can be expanded and edited. Users are encouraged to help build, improve, and maintain the site. Once changes are submitted, a team of volunteer moderators and subject matter experts review and approve the changes as appropriate to maintain the reliability and constancy you expect from an ASDSO product.
Ready to get started? Here are a few ways to get involved:
- Visit DamToolbox.org: Start exploring the pages already available on the website. The site is open to the public and intended to facilitate knowledge and tool sharing among professionals.
- Log in and Submit an Edit: ASDSO members can log in to suggest edits to existing pages or begin the development of a new page. The website has numerous tools to assist with getting started as a contributor, including formatting and style guides. Members can log in using their existing member portal information.
- Volunteer as a Moderator: Those interested in volunteering as a moderator can learn more by submitting some basic information under the 'volunteer' tab on Collaborate.
Thank you to Gannett Fleming, ASDSO's contractor, for the development and initial content, and to the Dam Design and Construction website subcommittee, who oversaw the development and will manage the project moving forward.
