Summary
This course teaches the skills you need to carry out work to the standards of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 - the legal framework for street works.
It is for new roads and street work operatives who:
- Locate underground apparatus
- Set up equipment for works in the highway
- Carry out excavation, backfill and reinstatement
Course Objectives
- Unit 001 Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
- Unit 002 Signing, Lighting and Guarding
- Unit 003 Excavation in the Highway
- Unit 004 Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials
- Unit 005 Reinstatement of Sub-base and Road base in Non-Bituminous Materials
- Unit 006 Reinstatement in Cold-Lay Bituminous Materials
- Unit 007 Reinstatement and compaction of hot lay Bituminous Materials
- Unit 009 Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways
Teaching and Assessment
- Practical assessment
- Theory assessment
Qualifications Gained
SQA NRSWA Certificate
Streetworks Card