Network management manual Part 7 Network management manual - Part 7 - Traffic incident management and contingency planning
Publication Year
2008
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Introduces good practice aspects for managing and providing routine and winter services on the trunk road network. This section deals with incident management, roles and responsibilities, definition of incidents, information and the media, communications, command and control, coordination, contingency planning, service requirements, debriefing, standards and requirements of service providers, temporary traffic management vehicles, incident support units: vehicles, livery, equipment, health and safety, hazardous waste, reporting and recording and investigation, managing and identifying canine fatalities, re-opening of running lanes following spillages and use of non-standard CCTV.
Document History
Replaces HA Trunk road maintenance manual Volumes 1-3. Part 9 is intentionally blank. Version 1 amendment 7 dated June 2008. Replaced by Version 1 amendment 8 dated July 2009, where Part 7 has been split into two parts: 7a = Traffic incident management and contingency planning and 7b = Annexes.
Publisher Information
Highways Agency
The Highways Agency is now known as Highways England. The new government company is in charge of operating England's motorways and major A roads, including modernising and maintaining the highways. Their publications include the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, the Manual of Contract Documents for Road Works and Interim Advice Notes.
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