Waterways > Waterways Restoration A to Z
Use this page to find advice and guidance for all aspects of waterways restoration
Bank Protection – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Behavioural Safety – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Brickwork – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Building Surveys – IWA’s Honorary Building Surveyor
Canal & River Trust’s Restoration Delivery Plan
Canal Camps – working holidays
Concreting – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 – Guidance Note
Construction (Design & Management) Regulations – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Demolition and Scaffolding – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Dewatering – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Dust and Fumes (Respiratory Hazards) – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Dust Masks – Guidance Note
Epic Engineering – A Showcase of what can be achieved
Environmental Considerations – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Environmental Toolkit – Invasive Species and Protected Species
Events Trailer – available for use by restoration groups
Excavators – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Fire and Electrical Safety – Restoration Handbook Chapter
First Aid at Work and Reporting Accidents – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Fundraising Toolkit
Fundraising Toolkit – Large and Medium Grant Providers
Fundraising Toolkit – Small Grant Providers
Hand – Arm Vibration – Guidance Note
Hand – Arm Vibration – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Hand Tools – use care and maintenance – Old Restoration Handbook
Health & Safety – IWA’s Honorary Health & Safety Consultant
Health & Safety Law – An Introduction – Restoration Handbook chapter
Health & Safety Toolkit – summary
Heritage – Waterway Heritage Toolkit
Honorary Consultant Engineers
Hosting a WRG Canal Camp
Inland Waterways Advisory Council (IWAC) Reports
Insurance for IWA Corporate Members
Insurance – Restoration Handbook Chapter
IWA Corporate Membership and list of corporate members with weblinks
IWA’s Restoration Panel
Lead and Asbestos – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Leadership Skills – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Legal Advice – IWA’s Honorary Legal Advisor
Lift Bridge Designs
Manual Handling – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Navvies – WRG’s alternate-month journal
Noise – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Planning – Canal & River Trust’s guide to planning
Planning – How to engage with the planning system
Planning – Local Plans and the delivery of waterway restoration projects
Planning – National Policy Framework
Planning – Overview
Planning – Plain English guide to the planning system
Planning Workshop Presentations and Resources
Plant – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Practical Toolkit – Overview
Practical Restoration Handbook
Professional Studies for individual waterway restoration projects
Project Planning – Work Stages
Project Plans – Guidance Notes
Project Plans – Preparing the Project Plan – Restoration Handbook chapter
Restoration Conference 2023 reports
Restoration Conference 2024 reports
Restoration Hub – overview page
Restoration Hub TV – Restoration videos
Restoration Seminars
Risk Assessments and Method Statements
Risk Assessments Preparation – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Safety Signs and Signals – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Site set-up and Organisation – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Slipway Technical Design
Technical Restoration Handbook
Technical Toolkit – Overview
Temporary Works – Guidance Note
Temporary Works and Excavations – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Toolbox Talks
Towing Paths – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Underground and Overhead Services – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Vegetation Clearance – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Vehicles and Trailers – Old Restoration Handbook – some aspects out of date
Volunteer Health and Welfare – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Waste Management – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Waterway Recovery Group – Overview
Waterway Routes restoration maps
Winding Hole Specifications
Working at Height – Guidance Note
Working at Height – Restoration Handbook Chapter
Working near Water – Restoration Handbook Chapter
WRG Documents used on Camps and weekends
WRG Driver Authorisation Scheme introduction
WRG Events and Activities diary
WRG Regional Groups
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