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The finer details

This course will cover:

  • Introduction and Objectives
  • Quality Assurance – BS EN ISO 9001 (2015) and Sector Scheme 12
  • Training and Assessment – The programme to achieve the qualification
  • Health and Safety at Work – Employer and Employee responsibilities
  •  Health and Safety Authority – Their role in enforcing the Health and Safety
  • Risk Assessments & Method Statements – What are they, why have them
  •  Crossing the carriageway on foot – Introduction to Health and Safety document CIS 53
  •  Video – Your Life in the Fast Lane
  •  Documentation – Publications relative to the temporary traffic management industry
  •  Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions – What is it, how does it relate to the TTM industry
  •  Chapter 8, The Traffic Signs Manual – Types of works, definitions, safety zones
  •  Signing and coning requirements – Setting out closures, road markings, marker posts
  •  Temporary Traffic Management vehicle requirements – Different types of vehicles
  •  Checking and loading vehicles – How vehicles should be loaded for easy unloading, who is responsible for the vehicle and it’s load, Gross vehicle weights, Unladen weights
  •  Discussion on safe working methods for installation, maintenance and removal of signs and cones – Does not give definite safe systems of work but looks at different issues to be considered when developing a safe system of work.   

Delivery method

Training (with Assessment )

Who should attend?

All persons who will be required by their employer to work on motorways and or high speed dual carriageways

What will be covered?

On completion of this course learners will:

  • understand the principles of Quality Assurance
  • be aware of the training and assessment process to become a registered Temporary Traffic Management Operative
  • be aware of the relevant Health and Safety legislation and their responsibilities
  • be aware of safe working practices
  • be aware of reference documentation used within the Temporary Traffic Management industry
  • be able to understand safe working methods that are used to install, maintain and remove temporary traffic management equipment
  • be able to plan a Chapter 8 closure from a given datum.

Other areas of interest

To become gain the ROA General Operative Level 5 & 6 Roads skill, the assessment units (minimum of 3) need to be completed within a 2 year period from passing the training

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