The Community Protocol (Road Warden Scheme) allows for communities to carry out minor pothole repairs that do not meet the County Council\u2019s safety defect criteria<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteers carrying out the works must have completed Highway Safety Awareness training and Signing, Lighting and Guarding (Chapter 8) training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following items are intended as a guide only. It is the responsibility of the Road Warden to ensure that all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Traffic Management (TM), tools and equipment are suitable for the job in hand and in good condition. Furthermore, the Road Warden should ensure all volunteers involved are competent with using the tools and equipment provided. Use our online form<\/a> to apply for funding for the tools, equipment, signage and PPE you require.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ensure the sufficient TM signs, bollards, and equipment are carried which are appropriate for the task \/ site. These must be set out in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual<\/a> and the Safety at Streetworks and Road Works Red Book<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pothole repair material may then be ordered via our online form<\/a>. These are the only products approved for use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note that the products have a limited shelf life and should only be requested when you have what you need to begin work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid eating, drinking and smoking when using the product.\u00a0 Good personal hygiene is necessary.\u00a0 Wash hands and contaminated areas with water and soap before leaving the work site.<\/strong>\u00a0Store in a cool and well-ventilated place.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Method Statement 9: Filling Potholes On this page 1. Background The Community Protocol (Road Warden Scheme) allows for communities to carry out minor pothole repairs that do not meet the County Council\u2019s safety defect criteria. Volunteers carrying out the works must have completed Highway Safety Awareness training and Signing, Lighting and Guarding (Chapter 8) training. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2961,"featured_media":0,"parent":579,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-634","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 14:40:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2961"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=634"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19984,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/634\/revisions\/19984"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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2.a. Personal Protective Equipment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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2.b.Traffic Management (TM)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2.c. Tools and Equipment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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2.d. Materials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n3. Method Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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