Negligible (1) 1 2 3 4 Low (2) 2 4 6 8 Noticeable (3) 3 6 9 12 High (4) 4 8 16 12 Response Category 1 Category 2 (L) Category 2 (M) Category 2 (H) Category Safety Critical Defect Category This defines the degree of urgency for the repair needs to be undertaken. It is reflective of the nature, location and size of the defect and considers user risk. Cat 1 Defects that present an immediate or imminent risk to the highway Safety Critical user, eg, missing manhole/gully cover, highway collapse. Defects which may impact on the highway user but are not safety critical, eg, potholes, missing, misaligned or rocking flags/paving Cat 2 High units. defects are not required to be urgently rectified and focus Cat 2 Medium more on the serviceability needs of the highway. Response of a more routine nature that support the serviceability Cat 2 Low and sustainability of the highway network. Defect Response Times - Works Order Priorities Table 6 - identifies Doncaster Councils’ highway defect response times. Defect Category Works Order/ Response Repair type Priority Code Cat 1 2 hour response from time of 1 Temporary Safety Critical identification Within 5 working days from the Temporary or Cat 2 High 2 date of identification permanent (Mon-Fri excluding bank holidays) Within 25 working days from the Cat 2 Medium 3 date of identification Permanent (Mon-Fri excluding bank holidays) Cat 2 Low 4 Permanent Planned programmed works Determined by Assessments A Consider for localised assessment asset maintainer Determined by NRSWA R Report to Network Management asset owner Determined by Street Lighting S Report to asset owner asset maintainer
Negligible (1) 1 2 3 4 Low (2) 2 4 6 8 Noticeable (3) 3 6 9 12 High (4) 4 8 12 16 Response Category Category 2 (L) Category 2 (M) Category 2 (H) Category 1 Safety Critical Defect Category This defines the degree of urgency for the repair needs to be undertaken. It is reflective of the nature, location and size of the defect and considers user risk. Cat 1 Safety Critical Defects that present an immediate or imminent risk to the highway user, eg, missing manhole/gully cover, highway collapse. Cat 2 High Defects which may impact on the highway user but are not safety critical, eg, potholes, missing, misaligned or rocking flags/paving units. Cat 2 Medium defects are not required to be urgently rectified and focus more on the serviceability needs of the highway. Cat 2 Low Response of a more routine nature that support the serviceability and sustainability of the highway network. Defect Response Times - Works Order Priorities Table 6 - identifies Doncaster Councils’ highway defect response times. Defect Category Works Order/ Priority Code Response Repair type Cat 1 Safety Critical 1 2 hour response from time of identification Temporary Cat 2 High 2 Within 5 working days from the date of identification (Mon-Fri excluding bank holidays) Temporary or permanent Cat 2 Medium 3 Within 25 working days from the date of identification (Mon-Fri excluding bank holidays) Permanent Cat 2 Low 4 Planned programmed works Permanent Assessments A Consider for localised assessment Determined by asset maintainer NRSWA R Report to Network Management Determined by asset owner Street Lighting S Report to asset owner Determined by asset maintainer
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