Example Risk Assessment for Activities Within the HighwayLocal councils have a range of options when it comes to keeping local areas looking good and working well.  Read success stories from around the country

It’s a great opportunity to make a difference to the appearance of local areas and get more people involved and taking pride in their area.

You may want to read this independent advice from the National Association of Local Councils to help you consider your options.

Staffordshire County Council has summarised your highways and rights of way options  in the graphics below. As you are responsible for your own safety and the safety of others around you, the council have put together a range of safety advice.

Highways

The small highways amenities tasks that you could carry out:

‘Print/ink friendly’ version  of Highways activities you can manage 

Remember to carry out a risk assessment  – Example Risk Assessment for Activities Within the Highway

Find out everything you need to know about:

• Winter – gritting pathways
• Managing vegetation on highways
• Street furniture
• Footways and verges
• Drainage

 

Rights of way

The rights of way tasks you could carry out:

‘Print/ink friendly’ version – the sorts of activities that you could get involved in

Remember to carry out a risk assessment   – Example Risk Assessment for Activities Within the Highway

Find out everything you need to know about:

• General safety advice and tips about right of way tasks
• Maintaining/ installing  gaps
• Maintaining/ installing stiles
• Maintaining /installing gates
• Maintaining signage on rights of way
• Maintaining vegetation on rights of way
• Avoiding hazards and top safety tips