CITY & GUILDS 6033 HIGHWAY SAFETY INSPECTION - UNITS 301 & 311

Unit 301 : Health & Safety

This part of the award is intended to provide appropriate basic health and safety training for highways inspectors, to give them an appreciation of how to carry out a basic risk assessment and assist them to work safely on the highway

Unit 311 : Highway Safety Inspection

This part of the award is intended to provide appropriate basic health and safety training for highways inspectors, to give them an appreciation of how to carry out a basic risk assessment and assist them to work safely on the highway

Aims

To provide an understanding of the need to inspect publicly maintained highways and the importance of doing this.

To provide an understanding of local Highway Asset Management Plan & the national Code of Practice for Highway Maintenance Management.

To prepare staff due to attend City & Guilds 6033 Unit 311 Assessments.

Training:

The five day Highway Inspection Technical programme is based on a series of incremental knowledge building blocks. These blocks inform and instruct at two levels. The first level provides a comprehensive introduction for those individuals with little or no highway environment background. The second level develops themes established at level one and  expands the technical content and application, providing greater insight and understanding for the novice and essential refresher material for the more experienced highway inspector.

The training is based on modern instruction methods, group and individual working and several practical live highway inspection exercises. We would recommend that inspectors attend the technical programme prior to attending a NRASW supervisory programme (whether the NRASW qualification is required, depends on the role of highway inspectors in your own organisation)

Who Should Attend:

This course is intended for those carrying out highways inspection in their first year of appointment and as a useful refresher for more experienced highway inspectors. The course provides a good basic knowledge of all areas of highways maintenance and inspection in which they might be involved. The course includes a site visit at which an inspection will be undertaken.

There are two certification routes candidates can choose:

Option 1: Certificate of attendance
Option 2: LANTA Certificate (at an extra cost)

Objectives:

- To provide basic knowledge of key legal considerations that affect highways and the duties of the Highway Authority

- To provide a basic knowledge of the materials, components and techniques used in construction and and maintenance of the highway.
- To be able to recognise common failures of highway construction and understand the possible causes
- To appreciate the importance of effective communication both between individuals and within organisations
- To highlight health and safety aspects and the importance of safe working practice associated with work on the highway
- To appreciate the importance of records in making an effective legal defence

Topics Covered Include:

- Adoption and responsibilities of highway authoties
- Road construction types
- Materials for constructions
- Standards for new build
- Standard for maintenance work
- Work near trees and verges
- Types of maintenance regimes
- Legislation and associated Codes of Practice including NRSAWA
- Signing and guarding for works
- Function of the highway inspector
- Legal matters relating to inspection
- Inspection documents types
   -- NRASWA
   -- Routine
   -- Safety Inspection
- Practical Inspection
- Defect Recognition

Duration: 6 Days (4 days training & 2 day assessment)