Website To Aid Maintenance Of UK Roads.When it comes to highways construction, maintenance or temporary traffic management, finding the right contractor to do the job has just become a whole lot easier with the launch of the NHSS NHSS Nashua High School South (Nashua, NH) NHSS Nan Hua Secondary School NHSS Non-Hydrosoluble Substance 'Schedule of Suppliers' website operated by Lantra Awards. Launched on 1st April, the site is available to all those responsible for the management of public or private roads A street or route that is designated by a public authority to accommodate a person or a group of people. A private road is often established because an individual needs to gain access to land; such a road can cross another person's property. . The website lists companies registered for each of the National Highways Sector Schemes in an easily accessible format. It also provides details of the UKAS UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service UKAS United Kingdom Association of Sonographers accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. Certification Body against each registration, as well as the schemes each is accredited to audit against. There are 19 NHSSD NHSSD New Hope Solebury School District (Pennsylvania) operations covered, ranging from fencing to vehicle recovery and from timber preservation to street lighting. (See notes for editors for full list). Initially there are 307 suppliers listed, several certificated for more than one SSD See solid state disk. , but the number of registered companies joining the list is expected to grow considerably. The Sector Schemes are included in the procurement process through inclusion in the Specification for Highway Works (SHW SHW Sherwin-Williams Company (stock symbol) SHW Slide Show (file extension) SHW Super Heavy Weight SHW System High Workstation SHW Shortest Hop Win (throughput scheme) ). Any supplier providing the relevant services for the highways industry must be registered for the appropriate Scheme(s). Welcoming the launch of the website Eric Hadfield, Chair of the NHSS Liaison Group said: oThe importance of ensuring that all work, on or adjacent to roads, is carried out by approved suppliers is not just good practice, it is common sense. Apart from minimising the risk of errors, by using a certified registered supplier the employer, whether a local authority or a contractor can, in the eyes of the law, be deemed to be operating with due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. . oThis website will be a valuable asset to all those responsible for commissioning work on our highways. To have access to such a comprehensive list of registered suppliers at the touch of a button can only help encourage the selection of competent and safe operators.o Lance Williams, Highways Agency who has worked with the highways industry to develop sector schemes welcomed the initiative and said: oFor over a decade, NHSS have provided the definitive benchmark for the delivery of quality services and contributed to the training and competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. of the highways workforce and general safety on the UK road network. Now that the schemes are mature it is appropriate that a well-managed adaptable web-based register of assessed organizations has been developed to complement the NHSS and provide essential information about suppliers to clients and customers.o Wayne Grills, Managing Director of Lantra Awards, said: oOur aim is to provide those responsible for the operation and maintenance of roads throughout the UK with easy access to competent audited suppliers. We will be monitoring the Schedule continually and welcome enquiries from companies, that have been awarded ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 and sector scheme certification from a UKAS accredited certification body, that would like to be added to the register.o Footnotes Lantra Awards specialises in qualifications and training for people in the highways industry sector and has over 10 years experience in this field. It has a close relationship with Highways Authorities. Lantra Awards is an approved NVQ/SVQ and VRQ VRQ Valorisation-Recherche Québec (Canada) VRQ Vocationally-Related Qualification (UK) awarding body. NHSS included in the Schedule of Suppliers General Fencing Vehicle Restraint Systems Environmental Barriers (Structural) Timber Preservation Manufacturer of Parapets Installation of Parapets Lighting Columns Road Marking Material and Road Studs Traffic Control Equipment and Associated Apparatus Permanent Traffic Signs Highway Lighting and Traffic Signs Temporary Traffic Management (including contraflows & road marking) Temporary Traffic Management (not including contraflows & road marking) Mobile Lane Closures Temporary Traffic Management on Rural and Urban Roads Surface Dressing Microsurfacing Production of Asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. Mixes Paving Grade Bitumen bitumen (bĭty  `mən) a generic term referring to flammable, brown or black mixtures of tarlike hydrocarbons, derived naturally or by distillation from petroleum.
Laying Asphalt Mixes Forthcoming schemes: Traffic Sign Manufacture Landscaping HD46 Highway Design For further information about the Schedule of Suppliers contact Matthew Wallington at Lantra Awards on 02476 419703 - extension 297 Please Note: The views expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those of CJ Connect, Contract Journal or Mondaq Ltd. Nicholas Bond Rural Press & PR Services Vicarage Farmhouse Lower Quinton Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 8SH UNITED KINGDOM Click Here for related articles (c) Mondaq Ltd, 2006 - Tel. +44 (0)20 8544 8300 - http://www.cjconnect.com |
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