Street Works Qualifications for Supervisors and Operatives

Under the New Roads and Street Works Act (1991) (NRSWA), the installation, renewal, maintenance and inspection of underground apparatus in any street or roads must be under the control of competent people.

This means that street works will be supervised by a qualified street works ‘supervisor’.

In addition, whether the street is excavated or not, a ‘trained operative’, with an ‘operative’ qualification must be present on site at all times when the work is in progress. One person may not cover the operative and supervisor roles for a site at the same time.

If you are working or supervising works in the highway, you could be required to hold one or more of the Street Works qualifications, depending on your job role.

See below for details of the units required for both Operatives and Supervisors and also those required for Reassessment for both.

Operatives Awards

Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with a Cold-lay Bituminous Surface - G9T6 45
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F93204_Location_avoidance_underground_apparatus.pdf
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F8M504_Signing_lighting_guarding.pdf
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F93304_Excavation_highway.pdf
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F93404_Reinstatement_compaction_backfill_material.pdf
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F93504_Reinstatement_sub-base_base_roadbase_non.pdf
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F93604_Reinstatement_Coldlay_bituminous.pdf

Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9T8 45

Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TE 45

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F93204_Location_avoidance_underground_apparatus.pdf
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F8M504_Signing_lighting_guarding.pdf
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F93804_Reinstatement_concrete_slabs.pdf

Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Hot-lay and Cold-lay Bituminous Materials - G9TF 45

Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - SCQF Level 5 G9TG 45

Certificate in Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9ND 45

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/F8M504_Signing_lighting_guarding.pdf

Supervisor Awards

Monitoring Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with Bituminous Materials - G9T7 46

Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9T9 46

The Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR)

Anyone wishing to become a recognised operative or supervisor for Street Works must gain the relevant Street Works qualifications, and must register their certification with the Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR), under Sections 67 and 126 of the New Roads and Street Works Act.

The SWQR is maintained in Glasgow, at the invitation of the Department for Transport, and holds details of qualified supervisors and operatives who can carry out these roles on site.

As a Street Works awarding body, CABWI works with the SWQR to ensure that each qualified operative or supervisor can be issued with a durable ID card to confirm that they have the appropriate qualifications.

Operatives and supervisors may be required to produce their ID cards while working on site. Street Works cards must be renewed every five years. SWQR registration must remain current in order for someone to act as a qualified operative or supervisor.

Street Works Reassessment

With effect from 6 April 2011, all operatives and supervisors wishing to renew their SWQR cards will need to be reassessed. Reassessment will be delivered through approved assessment centres, and is covered through a knowledge test. Reassessment Units must be assessed by use of preset Multi-choice examination papers which sample the theory of the relevant Street Works Unit.

Reassessment for Operatives

Reassessed Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with a Cold-lay Bituminous Surface - G9TH 45

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
Reassessed Excavation in the Road/Highway (103) - F92H 04
Reassessed Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (104) - F92J 04
Reassessed Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-Bituminous Materials (105) - F92K 04
Reassessed Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials (106) - F92L 04

Reassessed Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9TK 45

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
Reassessed Excavation in the Road/Highway (103) - F92H 04

Reassessed Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Hot-lay and Cold-lay Bituminous Materials - G9TV 45

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
Reassessed Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials (106) - F92L 04
Reassessed Reinstatement in Hot-lay Bituminous Materials (107) - F92M 04

Reassessed Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TT 45

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
Reassessed Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (108) - F92N 04

Reassessed Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - G9TW 45

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
Reassessed Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (109) - F92P 04

Reassessed Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9TX 45

Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04

Reassessment for Supervisors

Reassessed Monitoring Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with Bituminous Materials - G9TJ 46

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
Reassessed Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway (111) - F92T 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (112) - F92V 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-bituminous Materials (113) - F92W 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous materials (114) - F92X 04

Reassessed Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9TL 46

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
Reassessed Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway (111) - F92T 04

Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Bituminous Materials - G9TM 46

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous materials (114) - F92X 04

Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TN 46

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (115) - F92Y 04

Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - G9TP 46

Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (116) - F930 04

Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9TR 46

Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04

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