NRSWA –for Supervisors and Operatives – Certificate in Signing, Lighting & Guarding
Who Should Attend?
Experienced Operatives and Supervisors
- Operatives involved in setting out signing, lighting, guarding, and temporary traffic management.
- Supervisors responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance with safe traffic management systems.
Prerequisites
Industry experience of signing, lighting, guarding, and temporary traffic management.
Aims
To provide Operatives and Supervisors with the knowledge and practical skills required to safely plan, implement, maintain, and remove temporary traffic management systems in accordance with the New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) and the Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice (Red Book).
Objectives
On completion of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Understand legal requirements under NRSWA and the Red Book.
- Carry out survey of the site in accordance with Health & Safety regulations and requirements to determine footways, traffic lanes and safety zones.
- Carry out on-site Risk Assessment to ensure that a safe system of working is in place in respect of signing, lighting & guarding and to ensure that provision is made to contact any hazards identified.
- Identify provision for the safe passage of pedestrians, any special requirements and ways of minimising disruption and ensuring safety of vehicular traffic.
- Provide a plan that makes satisfactory provision for vehicles and plant within the confined of the working area.
- Select appropriate traffic management equipment and layouts.
- Implement signing, lighting, and guarding systems safely that are in accordance with currently relevant specifications and procedures as specification the Codes of Practice.
- Maintain and adapt traffic management throughout the works.
- Supervise safe systems of work and ensure compliance.
- Remove traffic management safely and restore normal road conditions.
Assessment
Knowledge Assessment:
- On-line test covering legislation, layout requirements, and safe working practices.
Practical Assessment:
- Setting out a compliant signing, lighting, and guarding layout.
- Demonstrating safe working practices and correct equipment use.
Outcome
- CABWI Certificate & SWQR Card Operatives – Unit O1
- CABWI Certificate & SWQR Card Supervisors Unit S1
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