Footway slurry sealing preparation work in Stamford - Find a freedom of information request

In relation to the footway slurry sealing preparation work undertaken on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council in Stamford, Lincolnshire on 20/07/2022, please provide responses to the following:

1. Was a risk assessment carried out prior to commencement of the work outlined above?

2. If a risk assessment was carried out, please provide a copy of all documents and communication relating to this.

3. If a risk assessment was carried out, was it carried out by a competent/qualified individual?

4. What is the job title of the individual?

5. If a risk assessment was carried out, did it include an assessment of the risk of damage to private property?

6. Were the public given notice prior to the commencement of the work outlined above by Lincolnshire County Council?

7. If notice was given prior to the commencement of the work, please provide details of the notice given, where it was published, how it was published and where it can be found in the public domain.

8. What is the name of the contractor/company that performed the work?

9. What is the name/job title of the individual responsible for the work at Lincolnshire County Council?

10. Does Lincolnshire County Council assess the competency/quality of the work provided by the contractor/company on their behalf?

If so, please provide a copy of all documents and communication relating to this including KPIs and supplier assessments.

11. Was any inspection of the footway surface undertaken prior to commencement of the work outlined above?

12. If an inspection was carried out, please provide a copy of all documents and communication relating to this. If an inspection was carried out, was any debris, stones or grit noted before commencement of the work?

13. What is the total number of incidents reported to Lincolnshire County Council of damage to property caused by footway preparation work over the last 12 months?

14. Please provide statistics for the total number of claims, the number of successful claims and the amount claimed in each case.

15. What training were the operatives undertaking the work on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council given?

16. What supervision were the operatives undertaking the work on behalf of Lincolnshire County given?17. What equipment was used to perform the work, i.e. the exact make/model of the pressure washing apparatus used?

18. What is the exact pressure rating (bar/psi) and flow rate of the equipment that was used to perform the work?

19. Exactly what substance was used to perform the work, i.e. what substance/chemical did the pressure washing apparatus contain?

20. At what minimum distance to property should the pressure washing apparatus be used?

1. Our risk assessment is referred to as a hazard awareness which we provide to the contractor.

2. Please see attached a copy of the hazard awareness document.

3. The hazard awareness form was completed by a qualified individual.

4. Senior Maintenance Design Technician

5. Yes, the hazard awareness considered this.

6. Yes

7. Leaflet drop to all affected residents in advance of the works, as per the attachment. Information can also be found on the Lincolnshire County Council website on the following link https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/maintenance/highway-works-programmes & also advertised on https://uk.one.network

8. Kiely Bros

9. Paul Fletcher, Senior Maintenance Design Technician

10. Lincolnshire County Council monitors 10 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and 40 contract specific Performance Indicators (PIs) that cover the entire Highway Service. Within the Highway Works term service contract there is a specific PI that monitors the quality assessment of work. When testing is carried out in relation to footway slurry sealing preparation works it will feature within this information: This indicator and the other 59 are shared publicly at the Highways and Transportation Scrutiny committee. The latest information for Quarter 1, 2022 can be found at: https://lincolnshire.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=492&MId=6185&Ver=4 

11. No.

12. N/A

13. We are only able to search information readily available which relates to the search criteria damage to property. The results for the past 12 months are; there were twelve reports of damage to property of any kind of surface dressing on either road or footway.

14. Further to question 13. You specifically request information related to footway preparation work. The reports are only recorded as damage to property and are not specific to footway preparation. In the event a person is reporting damage to property and is requesting to make a claim, we identify which contractor is completing the work and we refer the complainant to that contractor.

15- 20. Lincolnshire County Council does not hold this information