The Use of Farmers for Winter Service - A Code of Practice

Glossary of Terms

DLO - Direct Labour Organisation. Workers employed directly by a local authority forming a group of their own employees executing maintenance (often highway maintenance, but not exclusively) works on behalf of the local authority.

Farmer - In the context of this code of practice the term may also apply to agricultural contractors who provide a range of farming services to the agricultural industry.

High Speed Roads - A single or dual carriageway road which is subject to a permanent speed limit of 50mph or more.

HSE - Health and Safety Executive

"Minimum Winter Network" - Resilience network which may be a subset of the normal treatment network of priority one, two, and three routes and should provide a minimum essential service to the public, including links to the strategic network, access to key facilities and other transport needs.

NFUS - National Farmers Union Scotland

RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

SCOTS - Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland

SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SSG - Scottish Salt Group. Formed to control the strategic management and distribution of salt. Comprising of Transport Scotland, SCOTS, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SoLACE)

"Winter Service" - Sometimes called "Winter Maintenance". The term has been used to align with "Well-maintained Highways Code of Practice for Highway Maintenance Management" produced by the Roads Liaison Group

WWRG - Winter Weather Review Group