A crew turns up to a job and one operative's card has lapsed. The gang is a person short, the job slips, and the contract has a compliance clause that's now been breached. It's one of the most avoidable disruptions in civils and highways work, and it happens more often than it should. NRSWA qualifications, registered through the Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR), aren't a one-off box to tick. Each unit an operative or supervisor holds carries its own five-year valid