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ASSESSMENT AND PROCEDURE FOR SALTING/GRITTING ROADS, PATHS AND CAR PARKS (INCLUDING ENTRANCE AREAS)

 

Introduction

 The College is committed to ensuring that, in adverse wintry conditions, priority areas are kept free from any snow and ice accumulations.

The aim is to allow, as far as possible, normal use of the College pedestrian routes, which will include normal car parking areas.

This document seeks to cover both the hours when the maintenance team is on site but also to set down a short-term solution for when unexpected adverse weather conditions occur out of the normal working hours (which includes weekends and bank holidays).

Weather Forecast

When there is a significant risk of frost following wet conditions or when snow has been forecast, the maintenance team with help, when possible, from the outside Scouts, will, as a precaution, distribute either salt or grit, or both, to the following areas:
  • Bevington Road car park
  • Garden door from Computer Room
  • Garden door from Gulbenkian Room
  • Both entrances to Hilda Besse
  • Top of Winchester Road delivery drive
  • Lodge exit towards Hilda Besse
 
Snow and Ice Accumulations

Where a prior forecast has resulted in a precautionary gritting/salting, but over night or at weekends/holidays, further accumulations have built up, the maintenance team will obtain the necessary equipment and materials and commence salting or gritting the identified priority areas as soon as possible. At this stage it should be noted that significant snowfalls may hamper individuals’ travel to work arrangements and initial actions may be dependent upon the number of staff available to carry out this work.

Materials used will include grit, salt or a combination of the two; wheel-barrow for distribution/delivery; salt/grit spreader; shovels. These materials will be stored in the Maintenance basement area

Stocks to be replenished each autumn and immediately after significant use
 
Out of Normal Working Hours
 

Wherever possible gritting or salting will be carried out prior to weekend or bank holiday period during the winter where conditions forecast indicate possible snow falls or build up of ice in wet weather conditions.

On occasions the forecast may be incorrect or inaccurate and the College may need to carry out some emergency gritting/salting. Under these circumstances the College has a few options:

 

a. A porter could be utilised to apply the required materials to some of the priority areas.

b. Student volunteers could be utilised to carry out the work.

c. The situation could warrant a maintenance callout approach reliant on the goodwill of contractors or the maintenance staff to get to site in what could be difficult conditions.

 

Outlying Buildings

It is likely that a team of 2/3 persons will be required to cover the main College areas, which will be the first priority. The outlying houses, Centres, etc. will be attended to as soon as practicable after the main site

Clear Up

Once the snow and/or ice has thawed the outside Scouts will clear away loose salt/grit leaving the sites clean and tidy.