NRSWA Streetworks Training: Everything You Need to Know

Understanding NRSWA Streetworks Training

If you’re involved in street works, whether it’s digging, reinstating surfaces, or setting up safety barriers during tasks like utility work, proper training is essential. At PGL Midlands, we offer comprehensive NRSWA training courses to ensure safety and compliance on site.

Which NRSWA Training Units Do You Need?

If you’ll be directly involved in excavation, completing the NRSWA Operative training is crucial. This training covers 9 units, each focusing on specific skills needed for different tasks. Alternatively, if your role involves supervision rather than hands-on work, the NRSWA Supervisor course is mandatory. This course provides the oversight skills necessary to ensure compliance on site.

Key Units for Setting Out Barriers and Signs

For those responsible for setting out barriers and signs, and O1 are necessary. These units are essential for tasks involving excavation and reinstating road surfaces.

Understanding Operative vs Supervisor Roles

According to the NRSWA Act, individuals cannot simultaneously serve as both Operative and Supervisor on a site. While it’s possible to hold qualifications for both roles, Supervisors oversee operatives to ensure work is conducted safely and in accordance with regulations, particularly regarding tasks such as signing, lighting, and guarding.

NRSWA Operative Units

LA – Location & avoidance of underground apparatus
O1 – Signing, lighting and guarding
O2 – Excavation in the highway
O3 – Reinstatement & compaction of backfill materials
O4 – Reinstatement of sub-base & road in non-bituminous materials
O5 – Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials
O6 – Reinstatement of hot-lay bituminous materials (subject to centre)
O7 – Reinstatement of concrete slabs (subject to centre)
O8 – Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

NRSWA Supervisor Units

LA – Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
S1 – Monitoring, signing, lighting and guarding
S2 – Monitoring excavation in the highway
S3 – Monitoring reinstatement & compaction of backfill layer
S4 – Monitoring reinstatement of sub and road base in non-bituminous material
S5 – Monitoring reinstatement of bituminous materials (subject to centre)
S6 – Monitoring reinstatement of concrete slabs (subject to centre)
S7 – Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

Booking Your NRSWA Training Course

At PGL Midlands, our Streetworks Centre in Birmingham City Centre offers a state-of-the-art facility for all your training needs. Accredited by CABWI and registered on the Streetworks Qualifications Register (SWQR), our centre provides a range of courses including:

Contact us today to book your course and ensure your team’s safety and compliance with the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. Phone us on 0121 240 0375 or email us at sales@pglmidlands.com.

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