![]() ![]() The Aberdeen (Scotland) City Council, for example, employs a safety inspection program defined in the Aberdeen Roads Safety Inspection Manual. Exampleįormal safety inspection plans are widely employed in city and county councils (councils are a form of local government similar in function to cities and counties in the United States) in the United Kingdom (UK). The following example from the United Kingdom (UK) is a case in point. In fact, some agencies adopt formal policies on the frequency, type, and content of safety inspections. Educating and relying on maintenance staff to identify safety issues is sometimes referred to as one component of developing a safety culture (another way to describe “developing a safety culture” is “to challenge employees to incorporate safety into their everyday activities regardless of their formal job function”). This training, combined with their knowledge of the roadway network, qualifies maintenance staff as excellent sources of information on locating safety concerns. Often agencies train road maintenance staff on how to identify safety issues. ![]() For more detail see the resources section at then end of this section. The FHWA Roadway Safety 365 workshop is a great source of training for non-technical agency staff. These staff can be a valuable source of institutional knowledge about issues, performance, maintenance needs and opportunities for improvement. Local agency maintenance staff spend a significant amount of time driving on local roads and usually have extensive on-the-job experience and knowledge of community roads. Network Screening with Maintenance Staff Overview To learn about other network screening methods, please refer to the comprehensive list of resources provided at the end of this section and in particular see Chapter 4 of the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual.
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