Introduction to Street Works training course
Topics covered
Introduction to Legislation
- The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
- The Traffic Management Act 2004
- The Street Works various regulations
- Codes of Practice
Introduction to Notices, permits and co-ordination
- Notice procedure
- Permits
- Code of Practice for the coordination of Street Works (Blue Book)
- Records
- Special situations
Introduction to Inspections
- The Code of practice for inspections (Pink Book)
- Types of Inspection
- Reports
- Notifications
- Inadequacies in signing lighting and guarding
- Financial arrangements
Introduction to code of practice documents
- Overview of codes
- SROH
- Red Book
Introduction to Enforcement
- Procedures
- Offences – system and process
- Execution of Works
- Managing the network
- Signing, lighting and guarding (Red Book)
- Qualifications of supervisors and operatives
- Excavation and Reinstatement
- Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in the Highway (SROH) (Yellow Book)
- Performance requirements
Outcomes of the course
On completion, delegates will understand:
- the legal requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act
- the legal requirements of the Traffic Management Act as they affect Street Works activities
- other relevant legal requirements
- the need for the co-ordination of works
- the need for the safe implementation of works
- the principles of the inspection system
Additionally, delegates will be aware of:
- the notice procedure
- the permit system
- the guidance given in Codes of Practice and other documents
- the principles of diversionary works
- powers of enforcement
