activities for up to four years in advance? Has your authority OCC in partnership with Skanska look to ensure Yes considered the that the findings of the ADEPT review are, No guidance provided in where possible, followed and adopted. The the ADEPT report partnership work closely to ensure that the right Potholes and Repair techniques and materials are used in the Techniques for Local relevant conditions to provide a good, resilient and cost effective solution. These techniques Highways and adopted as range from standard hot material permanent appropriate to your repairs, propriety cold lay materials in specific local circumstances? circumstances to innovative high volume repair solutions where circumstances allow. To ensure that can be ‘Right first time delivery’ achieved Skanska provide robust training of all of their staff and sub-contractors which has built in a pride in patch ethos that drives quality performance and delivery. This approach closely aligns with the recommendations of the ADEPT review. As a partnership OCC and Skanska carry out joint audits of the workmanship, adopting a to approach which explores the ‘cradle grave’ quality and consistency of all stages of the defect repair process. This helps identify any areas that fall below the expected standards and allows the introduction of effective action plans to resolve any issues and drives a culture of continuous improvement. Has your authority The Inspectors are trained and in possession of Yes developed a detailed current certification that confirms they have No highway inspection been trained and reach the required standards. manual and have put The training of the inspectors is delivered by the appropriate training Skills Training Centre. in place for your Highway Inspectors? As part of the training inspectors are given a copy of the Of Council’s “The Little Book Highway provided at Question H Defects” (link below). This book is issued to highways staff, operatives and councillors and is available to the public via a web link. It explains OCC’s approach to defect management;. A number of other local authorities have requested copies of the book as an example of best practice. Does your authority The highways partnership between OCC and Yes
activities for up to four years in advance? Has your authority considered the guidance provided in the ADEPT report Potholes and Repair Techniques for Local Highways and adopted as appropriate to your local circumstances? Yes No OCC in partnership with Skanska look to ensure that the findings of the ADEPT review are, where possible, followed and adopted. The partnership work closely to ensure that the right techniques and materials are used in the relevant conditions to provide a good, resilient and cost effective solution. These techniques range from standard hot material permanent repairs, propriety cold lay materials in specific circumstances to innovative high volume repair solutions where circumstances allow. To ensure that ‘Right first time delivery’ can be achieved Skanska provide robust training of all of their staff and sub-contractors which has built in a pride in patch ethos that drives quality performance and delivery. This approach closely aligns with the recommendations of the ADEPT review. As a partnership OCC and Skanska carry out joint audits of the workmanship, adopting a ‘cradle to grave’ approach which explores the quality and consistency of all stages of the defect repair process. This helps identify any areas that fall below the expected standards and allows the introduction of effective action plans to resolve any issues and drives a culture of continuous improvement. Has your authority developed a detailed highway inspection manual and have put appropriate training in place for your Highway Inspectors? Yes No The Inspectors are trained and in possession of current certification that confirms they have been trained and reach the required standards. The training of the inspectors is delivered by the Skills Training Centre. As part of the training inspectors are given a copy of the Council’s “The Little Book Of Highway Defects” (link provided at Question H below). This book is issued to highways staff, operatives and councillors and is available to the public via a web link. It explains OCC’s approach to defect management;. A number of other local authorities have requested copies of the book as an example of best practice. Does your authority Yes The highways partnership between OCC and
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