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Road & Streetworks - Operatives/Supervisors

 

Course Overview

 
This is a competence based course that covers assessment of all the key elements in the New Road & Streetworks Act.   All candidates should have at least 1 year’s experience of street working.
 

Duration

 
5 Days
 

Max Candidates

 
8
 

Dates Available

 
Please call for availability
 

Who Should Attend

 
Operatives and Supervisors who have responsibility for the maintenance and construction of highways and paths.
 

Course Contents

  • Operative units
  • Unit 001 – Avoidance of underground apparatus incorporating plans, diagrams, apparatus, use of equipment
  • Unit 002 – Signing, lighting and guarding, code of practice, co-ordination procedures
  • Unit 003 – Excavation in the highway, Road types, materials, specifications and techniques
  • Unit 004 – Reinstatement and compaction of backfill
  • Unit 005 – Reinstatement of sub-base and road base in non-bituminous materials. Road types, specification, material types
  • Unit 006 – Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials.  Types of materials, specification, laying practices.
  • Unit 007 – Reinstate Bituminous hot lay, check material temperature.  Check depth of cavity. Tools heated, place materials to required finish levels, select correct compaction plant.
  • Unit 009 – Reinstate modular surfaces and concrete footways. Remove existing surfaces and clean modules. Rectify any defects in the sub-base. Place bedding material and screed. Compact to the required levels. Complete concrete surfaces to the required finish.
Supervisors units
  • Unit 001 - as above.
  • Unit 010 – Monitoring of signing, lighting and guarding, code of practice, co-ordination, procedures
  • Unit 011 – Monitoring of excavation in the highway.  Road types, materials, specifications, procedures
  • Unit 012 – Monitoring of reinstatement and compaction of backfill
  • Unit 013 – Monitoring reinstatement of sub-base and road base in non-bituminous materials.  Road types, specification, material types
  • Unit 014 – Monitoring reinstatement of bituminous materials.  Types of materials, specifications, laying techniques

Unit 016 – Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways.

Course Outcomes

 
On completion of the course your candidate will be able to:
  • Monitor streetworks, excavations and reinstatement to the standards prescribed by City & Guilds.
Your candidate will be awarded a:
  • City & Guilds certificate & streetworks registration card.

Suggested Follow on Training

Confined Space

Other Information

 
All candidates will receive a complimentary lunch for each day they are with us.

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