Experienced operatives who are required to sign, light & guard on the highway
Aim To provide support and direction to assist experienced operatives to comply with the requirements of The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 with respect to signing, lighting & guarding activities
Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, participants should be able to: • Carry out signing, lighting and guarding of road works as laid down in the safety at street works and road works code of practice • Carry out the installation of portable traffic signals • Undertake the unit 2 assessment in signing, lighting and guarding
Content
The course will cover: - Basic principles of signing, lighting and guarding of road works - Signing for pedestrian and vehicular traffic - Portable traffic control signals - Video presentation (safer road works ahead) - Practical exercises - Written exam - Unit 2 assessment