Chapter 8 or NRSWA? Which Traffic Management Training Does My Team Need?

It is the question we are asked most, and buyers often get sold the wrong course. Here is the short answer, then the detail.

Short answer: if your team digs in the highway for a utility or under the New Roads and Street Works Act, they need NRSWA units and an SWQR card. If they set out temporary traffic management for events, estates, councils or maintenance work, they need Chapter 8. Many teams need both.

Side by side

When you need both

• A council highways team that sets out closures and also carries out street works
• A contractor working on utility contracts that also does event traffic management
• Supervisors responsible for both the works and the traffic management around them

We can combine Chapter 8 and NRSWA into one visit, so people are only away from work once.

Reading the contract or tender

Look for these words:

• "SWQR", "street works card", "NRSWA" or "CABWI": you need NRSWA units
• "Chapter 8", "temporary traffic management" or "Traffic Management Order": you need Chapter 8
• "NHSS 12" or "Lantra": a National Highways sector scheme for high-speed roads. Tell us and we will point you to the right route rather than sell you the wrong course.

Still unsure? Send us the wording from the contract and we will tell you exactly what it requires.

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