- Duration – 1 Day
- Location – Derby, On-Site, Nationwide Locations
- Cost – £200
- Certification – CABWI and SWQR
- Valid For – 5 Years
- Equipment Required – CLEAN PPE – Fluorescent Jacket Long-sleeve, Overalls/Work Clothes (shorts are not allowed), Gloves, Safety Boots.
- Lunch Provided – No
This unit is designed to allow the candidate to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to successfully sign, light and guard a work site.
UNIT DETAILS
The candidate will be able to survey the work site to put in place suitable provision for the site location requirements, ensuring the safe passage of pedestrians and site personnel, the safety of vehicular traffic, provision for any special needs, including cyclists and horse riders, and provision for vehicles and plant in the working area. They will be able to put in place suitable equipment to protect pedestrians, vehicular traffic and site personnel, and will be able to provide and control portable traffic signals and Stop/Go traffic control in line with site location requirements and traffic conditions.
CONTENT
- Surveying works to put in place suitable provisions for the site location
- Assessing the safety of the public and site personnel
- Responsibilities and provisions for pedestrians, vehicular traffic, special needs (ie cyclists, horses), personnel and plant in the working area
- Identifying suitable equipment to protect pedestrians, vehicular traffic and site personnel
- Working and controlling portable traffic signals and Stop/Go traffic control in line with site location requirements and traffic conditions
- Planning a signing, lighting and guard project
- Types of works, basic principles and legal requirements for signing and guarding
- On-site risk assessment, methods of traffic control, speed control and operating portable traffic signals
- Works on footways, cycle lanes, track and cycle routes and near tramways and railways
UNIT DETAILS
The candidate will be able to survey the work site to put in place suitable provision for the site location requirements, ensuring the safe passage of pedestrians and site personnel, the safety of vehicular traffic, provision for any special needs, including cyclists and horse riders, and provision for vehicles and plant in the working area. They will be able to put in place suitable equipment to protect pedestrians, vehicular traffic and site personnel, and will be able to provide and control portable traffic signals and Stop/Go traffic control in line with site location requirements and traffic conditions.
OUTCOMES
After successfully completing the course the NRSWA operative will have the skills to carry out street works to the standards required by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.
On successful completion of the course candidates will be registered with SWQR and CABWI. They will also receive a Street Works Register ID card that proves registration on the NRSWA register. Street Works cards must be renewed every five years.
