NRSW traffic,HAUC traffic controls,training for traffic controlled sites

Candidates are trained to properly sign, light and guard the sites of road works in accordance with HAUC requirements. This course consists of both classroom based training and practical exercises. Candidates will set up a properly signed and traffic controlled site using traffic lights and stop/go boards on a road used by the public.

CPQ offers tailored training courses in all the 16 NRSW units of competence that make up the 12 full Street Works qualifications. Successful candidates can apply for a Street Works card as proof of their skills and can hold one or all qualifications listed below.

Underground, traffic control and trenching
Underground, traffic control, trenching, backfill and cold lay tarmac
Underground, traffic control; hot and cold lay tarmac
Underground, traffic control and concrete roads
Underground, traffic control and pavements
Traffic Control


01	Excavation in the road/highway Includes units of competence: 001, 002 and 003	S1	Monitor excavation in the road/highway Includes units of competence: 001, 010 and 011
02	Excavation, backfilling and reinstatement – cold lay Includes units of competence: 001, 002, 003, 004, 005 and 006	S2	Monitor excavation, backfilling and reinstatement - construction layers Includes units of competence: 001, 010, 011, 012, 013 and 014
03	Reinstatement – hot and cold lay bituminous materials Includes units of competence: 001, 002, 006 and 007	S3	Monitor reinstatement – hot and cold lay bituminous materials Includes units of competence: 001, 010 and 014
04	Reinstatement of concrete slabs Includes units of competence: 001, 002 and 008	S4	Monitor reinstatement of concrete slabs Includes units of competence: 001, 010 and 015
05	Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways Includes units of competence: 001, 002 and 009	S5	Monitor reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways Includes units of competence: 001, 010 and 016
06	Signing, lighting and guarding Includes unit of competence: 002	S6	Monitor signing, lighting and guarding Includes unit of competence: 010


Unit 001	Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
Unit 002	Signing, lighting and guarding
Unit 003	Excavation in the road/highway
Unit 004	Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
Unit 005	Reinstatement of sub-base and road-base in non-bituminous materials
Unit 006	Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials
Unit 007	Reinstatement of hot-lay bituminous materials
Unit 008	Reinstatement of concrete slabs
Unit 009	Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways


Unit 001	Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
Unit 010	Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding
Unit 011	Monitoring excavation in the road/highway
Unit 012	Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
Unit 013	Motoring reinstatement of sub-base and road-base in non-bituminous materials
Unit 014	Monitoring reinstatement of bituminous materials
Unit 015	Monitoring reinstatement of concrete slabs
Unit 016	Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) sets out the procedures and guidelines that all utility companies need to adhere to when placing or maintaining their equipment on the highway.

The Act and associated Codes of Practice cover the notification requirements, the safety to highway users and the standards required for the reinstatement of all excavations on the highway.

Streetworks Qualifications Register
www.swqr.org.uk