Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Winter Maintenance Life Cycle PlanCost of purchase and maintenance of the appropriate number ofvehicles to operate the service to the standards setCost of site rental and maintenance of the salt barnCost of providing the appropriate level of manpower to operatethe service to the set standards, including an additional 8temporary full time staff for the 5 month duration of the winterperiod.The current budget for winter maintenance is £ 524,000 of which £ 127,000 is thecost of the salt and the remainder is the costs associated with providing thewinter maintenance service.21.8 Risk Management– Winter MaintenanceRisk is 'the threat that an event or action can adversely affect an organisation’sability to achieve its objectives and to successfully execute its strategies’ (AuditCommission). A simpler definition might be ‘the chance of something happeningthat will have an impact on objectives’.A risk register for winter maintenance is being prepared and will be incorporatedinto this document on its completion.21.9 Forward Works ProgrammeIt is difficult to project a forward work programme for winter maintenance as themajority of the work is reactive, however historical precedent can be used toestimate the amount of works required and the cost of the works. At present thisis done on an annual basis and may vary greatly due to changes in weatherconditions.21.10 Physical WorksThe majority of the winter maintenance works are undertaken by theEnvironmental Services cleansing section as a statutory duty; with theEnvironmental Services City Wide Services section and Engineering servicesundertaking the gritting of some footpaths during snow conditions.The particular responsibilities for each section related to the appendices numbersof the snow & ice plan are detailed below.Environmental Services - CleansingManual team gritting roads and footpaths treated during frost, ice & snowconditionsGrit bin locating and refillingPrimary gritting routesSecondary gritting routesEnvironmental Services Cleansing has 4 hand spreading teams who operatewithin in the City centre.222