Management Plan for Firth Park - MP4-Interreg

B2.3 MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPE
Key procedures and practices:
• The First Start Centre, Bowling Pavilion and Clock tower are all maintained through the
Premises and Assets section of Sheffield City Council. This includes routine
maintenance such as Portable Appliance Tests, Fire Equipment Test, etc. as well as
ad-hoc repairs.
• All staff are trained in machinery use and routine daily maintenance, checking oil,
water, security of machine guards, etc.
• Machine faults are reported to Streetforce workshops where trained mechanics either
repair the fault on site or arrange to have the machine taken into the workshops. All
machines are given an annual service during the winter months
B2.4 LITTER, CLEANLINESS AND VANDALISM
• There are a number of litterbins within the park these have been positioned in areas
identified as litter spots through out the park and which are emptied daily or as
required.
• There area two dedicated Gardener on-site who undertakes regular litter picks and
reports issues of vandalism. Also the Caretakers for the First start Centre in the Park
undertake litter picks around the buildings and Playground and report any damaged
equipment in the playgrounds.
• There are dog bins on site, each are emptied twice per week by the dog warden team.
B2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
In terms of wider sustainable management, the current SCC Environmental Policy is
adhered to and can be found in Appendix D4.
This builds on policies related to the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). All the
service’s staff were given training on EMAS in 2000. The Service was EMAS audited in
2002, scoring well but with some scope for further improvement. The latter is currently
under review and development.
On a site-specific level:
• There is a site specific environmental policy for the First start Centre in the Park and
surrounding parkland together with actions for greater sustainability, see appendix C5.
This policy links directly to SCC’s broader environment policy and has been agreed by
all partners and stakeholders.
• The First Start Centre already has low water use toilets and taps installed.
• The Pesticide Policy and Code of Practice can be found in Appendix D.5. Pesticides
use within the site is kept to an absolute minimum and is only used for spraying around
path edges and obstacles. All staff handling pesticides are trained in their use to the
level required by the “Control of Pesticides” regulations 1986.
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