NRSWA - New Roads & Street Works Training - Operative Units 1-6 & 9 (LA, O1-O5, & O8)

NRSWA Training (New Roads and Street Works) is necessary for any person who may or will be involved in working on or adjacent to the public highways as defined by regulations for the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

This course involves the procedures and guidelines for working on roads and highways. The training and qualifications are aimed at those who are either employed or contracted to local authorities, utilities companies or contractors and are required to carry out work on roads, highways or on footpaths. It is essential that those who are working on public highways or even adjacent to them should take the relevant training courses and achieve the required level of competence. It is through our range of qualified training and competence-based assessment that this course is achieved.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course our delegates will be aware of: -
• Individual unit training and assessment process for a Streetworks Operative.
• Health and Safety legislation, regulations, ACOP and their obligations.
• Safe working practices and methods.
• Understanding Risk Assessments
• Reference documentation used within the Highways Industry.

In addition, they will be able to: -
• Carry out Streetworks to the standards as set down in the Act.
• Safely use hand and power tools for the purpose of excavation and reinstatement.
• Excavation work
• Safety, use, backfill and reinstatement of cold lay
• Safety, use, backfill and reinstatement of paving, block and concrete
• Safely set up Portable Traffic Signal Systems including safe use of stop/go boards, setting out appropriate signage and guarding for work area.
• Read and understand site plans.
• Use locating equipment (Cat & Genny) for the purpose of detecting underground apparatus/services.
• Set up a site to protect workers and members of the public

Course Agenda

The NRSWA Course for Operatives will cover the following units: -
(Formerly units 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 & 09)

LA - Location & avoidance of underground services
Unit 01 - Signing, Lighting & Guarding
Unit 02 - Excavation in the highway. Specifications, techniques, road types, materials
Unit 03 - Reinstatement & compaction of backfill materials
Unit 04 - Reinstatement of non-bituminous sub-base & road-base materials
Unit 05 - Laying practices and reinstatement of cold lay bituminous materials. Specification
& types of materials.
Unit 08 - Reinstatement of modular surfaces & concrete footways

Assessment

Assessment of the NRSWA course is carried out as follows: -
• Each unit of competence is assessed by written & oral questioning.
• Each unit of competence is assessed by observation.
• Some units require the delegates to produce drawings.
• Units require the delegates to carry out risk assessments.

End Tests for each unit conducted on Tablets

Who Should Attend?

This NRSWA Training course is designed for NRSWA operatives who physically carry out the work on the roadways and highways. This includes excavation, backfill and reinstatement of materials during street works.

Mandatory Requirements

You are required to bring 2 official passport photographs for your card application. These cannot be home printed as the criteria is strict (as for passports).

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required. High visibility vest or jacket, Steel toe capped boots, Hard Hat, non-porous gloves, eye protection.

Clean footwear for the classroom sessions.