Highway inspector risk assessment
In line with the recommendations contained in WMHI, the highway inspector will apply a risk-based approach when assessing any defects that meet the investigatory levels. This will be based on a range of factors such as the likelihood of an incident occurring and will be supported by the inspector’s experience, qualifications and experience.
There will be instances when defects on a highway meet the investigatory level but are assessed as not requiring a repair at that time. An example of this would be a flagged footway which has a protruding flagstone which is in excess of 20mm in height but is contained within an area that is currently being worked on by a public utility contractor. Where enquiries with the Street Works Team indicate that the defective flag will be included in the footpath reinstatement, a repair job would not be raised and the inspector would simply make a record of the defect and the reason for not issuing a repair.