New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 Training And Accreditation for Supervisors

TM 121

Organisational Scenario

Why is this course useful?

This course will achieve accreditation as required by the New Road and Street Works Act in Street works excavation and reinstatement to the standards prescribed by City and Guilds of London.

Anticipated Delegate Profile

Who else will be on this course?

This course is applicable to managers and supervisors who will be working on footpaths and roads..

Stated Learning Objectives

What will I learn?

On completion of this course the individual will be able to supervise work on the highway as required under the New Roads and Street Works Act, ensuring that the necessary and appropriate equipment is used safely and correctly to the appropriate standards.

Development Areas

Course Content

• Location and avoidance of underground apparatus.
• Video - "Dead or Alive".
• Interpretation of plans, risks, underground apparatus.
• Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding
• Video - Safer Roadwork Ahead
• Monitoring excavation in the highway classification and structures
• Video and discussion
• Materials - field tests.
• Site efficiency
• Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials, sub-base and road base.
• Roadway types and structures.
• Reinstatement of bituminous materials, materials, roadway structure, preparation compaction.
• Compaction exercise

PRACTICAL & QUESTION PAPERS

Future Development

What courses would be useful after this one?

TM124 - Training for Administration Personnel