scope:

The Scope of this Manual is to provide guidance on the application of the requirements for the life cycle of Miscellaneous Assets owned by LU for:

Inception and design

Construction, installation, testing and commissioning

Inspection

Analytical assessment

Condition assessment and certification

Maintenance

Strengthening and Renewal

Decommissioning

The information contained in this Manual is derived mainly from historical information contained in existing LU documents and therefore does not necessarily reflect current good practice. Where possible, existing historical information has been supplemented by references to current good industry practice.

This issue of the manual replaces G-057A2.

Purpose

The purpose of this Manual of Good Practice is to support LU Standard 1-057 (Civil Engineering - Miscellaneous Assets) and provide guidance on the whole life cycle requirements for Miscellaneous Assets. These assets comprise:

Roads, paving and car parks

Lighting towers and high mast columns

Lighting standards

Chimneys - concrete, masonry and metal 

Water towers 

Dry stone walls (free standing wall) 

Boundary walls (free standing wall)

Non-boundary walls (free standing wall)

Cable posts

Cable stiles

Load gauges 

Advertising hoardings