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NRSWA Operatives Full Course - Cold Lay (LA, O1-O5 & O8)

This course is designed for Operatives who carry out excavation, backfill and reinstatement of various materials for undertaking street works.

•Location of underground apparatus.

•Signing, lighting and guarding.

•Excavation in the highway.

•Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials.

•Reinstatement of sub-base and road base non bituminous materials.

•Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials.

•Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

•Summarise the requirements of the NRSWA 1991

•Select appropriate personal protective and safety equipment as required to carry out street works activities.

•Perform duties of each unit and/or qualification as prescribed by SQA standards in-line with current legislation, and ACOP where applicable.

NRSWA Supervisors Full Course (LA, S1-S5 & S7)

This course is designed for supervisors who are required to monitor operatives performing excavation, backfill and reinstatement duties.

• Location and avoidance of underground apparatus.

•Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding.

•Monitoring excavation in the highway.

•Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials.

•Monitoring reinstatement of sub-base and road base non-bituminous materials.

•Monitoring reinstatement of bituminous materials.

•Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

•Summarise the requirements of the NRSWA 1991.

•Select appropriate personal protective and safety equipment as required to carry out street works activities.

•Monitor duties performed by Operatives for each unit and/or qualification as prescribed by SQA standards in-line with current legislation, and ACOP where applicable.

•Provide a safe working environment for themselves and others.

After successful completion of the course you will get a streetworks card showing the units you completed and your competence to work on the roads. 

Your SWQR card is valid for 5 years

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