NRSWA – Streetworks Award for Operatives and Supervisors
Who Should Attend?
Experienced Operatives and Supervisors
- Operatives involved in undertaking NRSWA operations.
- Supervisors responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance NRSWA operations.
Prerequisites
Industry experience in undertaking New Roads & Streetworks (NRSWA) operations.
Candidates must be physically able to undertake practical tasks (Operatives)
Aims
To provide candidates with the knowledge and practical skills required to carry out or supervise street works safely and compliantly under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA). Successful completion leads to registration on the Street Works Qualification Register (SWQR) and are issued a Street Works card valid for five years.
Objectives
The Operative Award qualifies someone to carry out street works; the Supervisor Award qualifies someone to oversee and ensure compliance with those works. Both lead to registration on the Street Works Qualification Register (SWQR) and issue a Street Works card valid for five years.
| Operative Units | Supervisor Units |
| LA – Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus | LA – Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus |
| O1 – Signing, Lighting & Guarding | S1 – Monitoring Signing, Lighting & Guarding |
| O2 – Excavation in the Highway | S2 – Monitoring Excavation in the Highway |
| O3 – Reinstatement & Compaction of Backfill Materials | S3 – Monitoring Reinstatement & Compaction of Backfill Materials |
| O4 – Reinstatement of Sub‑base & Roadbase | S4 – Monitoring Reinstatement of Sub‑base & Roadbase |
| O5 – Reinstatement of Cold‑lay Bituminous Materials | S5 – Monitoring Reinstatement of Bituminous Materials |
| O8 – Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces & Concrete Footways | S7 – Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces & Concrete Footways |
Additional Unit available: O6 – Reinstatement of Hot‑lay Bituminous Materials
Assessment
Knowledge Assessment:
- On-line test for each unit covering learning points from the associated unit.
Practical Assessment:
- Risk Assessment of works associated with NRSWA works
- Use of cable avoidance tools (CAT & Genny)
- Setting out a compliant signing, lighting, and guarding layout.
- Carry out safe excavation on the highway
- Carry out correct reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
- Carry out correct reinstatement of sub-base & roadbase in non-bituminous materials
- Carry out correct reinstatement in Cold Lay Bituminous Materials
- Carry out correct reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footway
- Demonstrating safe working practices and correct equipment use.
Supervisors are assessed on monitoring operatives undertaking above tasks.
Outcome
- CABWI Certificate & SWQR Card Operatives – Units LA, O1 – O5 & O8
- CABWI Certificate & SWQR Card Supervisors – Units LA, S1 – S5 & S7
Duration
5 Days
