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Page 13 1 GRAVESHAM/DARTFORD DISTRICT Winter Service Handbook Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 1 Page 14 2 Winter Service District/Team Handbook Contents 1. KHS policy statement and plan This will be the document approved by Environment Highways and Waste policy Overview Committee 2. Winter service procedure During normal working hours the team leader will deal with all winter service matters, including managing local action in snow/ice emergencies. The Duty Officer (DO) will assume control out of hours. Team Leader (TL) will also ensure that adequate support is provided to DO out of hours in emergency situations and that a suitable handover briefing takes place at the start and end of the normal working day. See Appendix 1 for personnel roles in winter service. 2.1 The Duty Officer will commence duty at 12.00 hours on Friday until 08.00 the following Friday and will be responsible for all the actions below. Assistance will be given but the ultimate responsibility will be with the DO. 2.2 Immediately after 1400 hours daily the weather forecast/information will be available on email/telephone on 01622-221077. (Update forecasts may be available at 21.30 hours each day, or when issued.) 2.3 Instructing and recording actions –The DO will record action taken on the Winter Service action sheet (attached as Appendix 2). Email to Ringway; this will instruct them of the action that is needed. Provide as much detail as possible on the form. In the event that additional actions are needed, confirm by phone with the Ringway Duty Supervisor. If, in the opinion of the duty officer, or on a site check, different action is taken to that recommended by the Winter Duty Officer (WDO), please inform the WDO. Ringway will be informed directly of the main action. Duty Officer will decide and instruct on any other action needed. The winter service action sheet should also be copied by email to the relevant Priority Response Officer, Team Leader and Community Delivery Manager. The PRO will ensure that a WAMS order is raised as soon as practicable. The PRO will save the form in the designated folder on the KHS IT system. 2.4 At weekends/bank holidays the winter forecast/action will be sent out at 14.00 hours or soon thereafter. In the event that a forecast is not received the DO will phone the KCC forecast on 01622-221077 to receive forecast and instructions. Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 2 Page 15 3 2.5 If there are any changes, i.e. rain, contact the Ringway Winter Duty Supervisor as soon as possible to cancel/ amend the instruction and inform the WDO 2.5 A snow/ice emergency can only be declared by a Community Delivery Manager (CDM). In the event of a snow/ice emergency being declared by the CDM, strategic action should considered, i.e. opening an Emergency Room and calling in other staff etc. 2.6 In a declared snow emergency the priorities are primary routes, secondary routes, recorded snow clearance priorities and finally anything reported by the public etc. All public reports are to be logged on the agreed spreadsheet (Appendix 3) This will usually be completed by the community liaison team who will also ensure that these enquiries are entered into the WAMS system and followed up accordingly. Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 3 Page 16 4 3. Useful Phone numbers/sites Weather KCC Weather 01622 221077 London Weather Consultancy Service 020 7241 3556 number subject to tender Personnel Winter Duty Officers 2009/10 WDO Office telephone Home telephone Mobile Team leaders Name Position District Telephone number Engineers Name District Telephone number Other Name Telephone number KCC contact centre 08458 247800 Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 4 Page 17 5 Lone working phone 07920 428487 nos Traffic Link (informs all 0207 0123555 radio stations) Ringway District Name Phone Mobile Fax Ashford Sandwich Preston Swanley Haysden Aylesford Police Force Control switch board (24/7) 01622 690690 Other numbers specific to your area. Dartford District Council – main switchboard 01322 343434 Gravesham District Council – main switchboard 01474 564422 Dartford Toll crossing 01322 221603 If during the course of the winter period you get more useful numbers, please let the Team Leader know and he will add them to the handbook. 4. Team duty officer rota ISSUE 1-2010: 4 December 2009 Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 5 Page 18 6 COMMUNITY OPERATIONS AREA 1 – GRAVESHAM/DARTFORD OUT OF NORMAL HOURS DUTY OFFICER ROTA FOR WINTER SERVICE AND GENERAL EMERGENCIES W/C 4 January 2010 - W/C 5 April 2010 WEEK DUTY OFFICER NOTES COMMENCING 04-Jan-10 11-Jan-10 18-Jan-10 25-Jan-10 01-Feb-10 08-Feb-10 15-Feb-10 22-Feb-10 01-Mar-10 08-Mar-10 15-Mar-10 22-Mar-10 29-Mar-10 GOOD FRIDAY 05-Apr-10 EASTER MONDAY 5. Senior duty officer rota APPENDIX D (continued) KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 6 Page 19 7 ENVIRONMENT HIGHWAYS & WASTE – KENT HIGHWAY SERVICES OPERATIONAL WINTER SERVICE PERIOD 2009/10 WINTER SERVICE DUTY OFFICER ROTA From 0900hrs on To 0900hrs on Duty Officer Monday 23 November 2009 Monday 30 November 2009 Monday 30 November 2009 Monday 07 December 2009 Monday 07 December 2009 Monday 14 December 2009 Monday 14 December 2009 Monday 21 December 2009 Monday 21 December 2009 Monday 28 December 2009 Monday 28 December 2009 Monday 04 January 2010 Monday 04 January 2010 Monday 11 January 2010 Monday 11 January 2010 Monday 18 January 2010 Monday 18 January 2010 Monday 25 January 2010 Monday 25 January 2010 Monday 01 February 2010 Monday 01 February 2010 Monday 08 February 2010 Monday 08 February 2010 Monday 15 February 2010 Monday 15 February 2010 Monday 22 February 2010 Monday 22 February 2010 Monday 01 March 2010 Monday 01 March 2010 Monday 08 March 2010 Monday 08 March 2010 Monday 15 March 2010 Monday 15 March 2010 Monday 22 March 2010 Monday 22 March 2010 Monday 29 March 2010 Monday 29 March 2010 Monday 05 April 2010 Monday 05 April 2010 Monday 12 April 2010 Monday 12 April 2010 Monday 19 April 2010 Monday 19 April 2010 Monday 26 April 2010 * Changed this update Contact Information (in preference order) Name Mobile Home Pager Work Email The Kent Road Weather Forecast can be accessed at all times during the operational winter service period by dialling the following telephone number: - MAIDSTONE - 01622 221077 If you experience difficulty in accessing the forecast please contact the KCC Contact Centre on Maidstone (08458 247800) for possible assistance and confirmation of salting instructions. 6. Depot staff rota To be provided weekly by Mark Simmons Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 7 Page 20 8 7. Farmer snow plough SNOW PLOUGH AGREEMENTS 2009 Area Farmer/Contractor Telephone Numbers District 1 Beslee Farms Dartford Hook Green House Southfleet DA13 9NQ 2 Terry & Houghton Gravesham Queens Farm Queens Farm Lane Shorne, Gravesend DA12 3HU 3 S B Jones Gravesham Harvel House Farm Harvel Lane Harvel DA13 0DH 4 Mr F French Gravesham Clements Reach Farm Meopham Gravesend DA13 oAD 5 Mr John Filmer Gravesham Manor Road Farm Cliffe Rochester ME3 7TH 6 F & JF Boucher Gravesham Threeways Longfield Road Meopham, Gravesend DA13 0HY 7 Luddesdown Organic Farms Ltd Gravesham Luddesdown Cobham Gravesend DA13 0XE Plans of routes can be found with agreements in Red Box File in Sliding cupboard with Tony Atherton’s Filing. Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 8 Page 21 9 8. Location of Traffic Calming features on Primary and Secondary Routes SWAN 2 Lundale Road Speed cushions Princes Avenue Ditto Beacon Drive Bean Speed humps Gore Road Darenth Traffic signals at fastrack bus route. Build out opposite junction with Lundale Road High street Bean Speed Cushions and Kerb extensions & islands (between Beacon Drive and School Lane) Main Road Longfield Gateways and chicanes (between Hartley Bottom Road and Manor Road) SWAN 3 Princes Road Traffic islands and controlled signals for fastrack bus route – by roundabout at Park Road/ outside harvester/ mid way between Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 9 Page 22 10 roundabout at A282 tunnel approach and Watling Street roundabout. Alkerdene lane Swanscombe Speed cushions and passing places Craylands lane Swanscombe Speed cushions and gateways. Road narrowing at railway bridge. High street Greenhithe Road narrowing/ pitchpoints Manor Road Swanscombe Speed cushions and mini roundabouts Milton Street Swanscombe Speed cushions/ mini roundabouts Milton Road Swanscombe Speed cushions/ mini roundabouts Park corner Road Southfleet Width restriction ( outside entrance to water works) St. James Lane Stone Islands Stanhope Road Swanscombe Kerb build outs. Swanscombe Street Swanscombe Speed cushions and table top narrowing near junction with Stanhope Road SWAN 8 - FASTRACK BUS ROUTE – dedicated route Home Gardens Traffic islands and controlled signals at roundabout with Station approach Princes Road Traffic islands and controlled signals for fastrack bus route – by roundabout at Park Road/ outside harvester/ mid way between roundabout at A282 tunnel approach road and Watling Street roundabout. Watling Street, Stone Controlled signals on either side of roundabout at Darenth Hospital SWAN 4 Thames Way (Northfleet) Traffic islands and controlled signals for fastrack bus route located eastside of roundabout at Springhead Road/ either side of crossroads with Version 1.0 31 January 2010 Owner: Tony Atherton 10 Page 23 11 Vale Road/ either side of roundabout at Rosherville Way. Thames Way, Gravesend Traffic islands and controlled signals for fastrack bus route near junction with Thames Way (leading to rod tunnel towards business park).