Introduction
Under the Health and Safety at Work Order 1978 and Article 31 of the Road Traffic Regulation Order (Northern Ireland) 1997, It places a duty on employers to ensure that their works are adequately signed, lit and guarded by competent persons to a required standard. The required standard for local authority work outside of the New Roads and Streetworks scheme is the National Highway Sector Scheme 12. This scheme is a strong recommendation within chapter 8 Traffic Signs Manual as a national training scheme of competence. The National Highway Sector Scheme 12D for urban and rural roads is broke down into units of competence for different highway situations.
Course Designed For
The 12D M1 qualification is for operatives engaging in mobile works and short duration works up to 1 hour (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) 30 minutes (Scotland). This qualification does not confer competence in the installation of static TTM.
Course Pre-requisites
Learners wishing to obtain NHSS 12D Moving works operative status, new to the traffic management industry must complete the TTMBC course described in the NHSS 12D document.
Course Content
- Quality assurance
- Sector schemes
- Health & safety at work
- Risk assessments/method statements
- Health & safety executive
- Industry guidance documents
- Highway terminology
- Types of work
- Equipment & vehicles
- Traffic lane widths
- Moving and minor works
- End of course test
Course Qualification
Red trainee smart card will be issued upon completion of attendance of course.
Lantra stipulates that this course is awareness only and does not prove competency.
Refresher Training
Refresher training is required every 5 years (training only)
Course Venue
HSCT Facilities – 50 Nuttscorner Road, Crumlin, BT29 4SQ
Other Approved Venues
Course Duration
1/2 Day
Course Size
12 Candidates maximum per instructor
Course Assessment
- Multi-choice questionnaire