The NPORS Slinger and Signaller is play a crucial role within the lifting industry. The role of the Slinger Signaller is to connect lifting accessories to the hook of lifting equipment (crane) and to provide clear instructions in the form of signals or verbal communication to the crane operator while guiding a travelling load from the lifting point to the landing point. Slinger Signallers are required to work in accordance with the relevant legislation and standards, including LOLER 1998 and BS 7121.
Adequate training is required before operating on site, we provide training for all experience levels.
Course content
By the end of the course candidates will be able to provide knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Have a basic understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibilities as a Slinger and Signaller
- Be able to conform to manufacturers requirements as per technical data, conform to relevant regulations and legislation
- Be able to locate, identify and explain different types of lifting equipment and lifting accessories. Explain their basic construction, uses, applications and their functions
- Be able to interpret and extract information on all relevant documentation
- Undertake all pre-use checks on non-specialist lifting accessories and identify non- serviceable items
- Explain procedures for placing non-serviceable items out-of-service
- Identify and explain centres of gravity and calculate estimated weights of loads
- Set up exclusion zone explaining actions required for emergency actions, identifying any overhead hazards
- Identify and maintain PPE appropriate for Slinger / Signaller use
- Secure various types of loads to a hook using the relevant lifting accessories and procedures ensuring load balance, security and integrity
- Direct and guide the movement of loads to different types of location using different methods of communication
- Environmental considerations
- Carry out all out-of service and securing procedures
Location
All NPORS tests and trainings can be delivered at YOUR SITE or at OUR TRAINING CENTERS in Eye (IP23 7HN) and Stonham (IP14 5DT) in English and in a range of Eastern European languages as Polish, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Spanish
Course duration
From 1 to 2 Days depending on experience
Variations as Slinger / Signaller:
S Wheeled Mobile, Lorry Mounted, Tower Crane, Crawler Crane, Overhead Gantry, Lorry Loader, Side Boom, Excavator
Variations as Slinger / Fleeting:
F Chain Blocks, Other
Certification
NPORS TRADITIONAL CARD – lasts for 5 years and is mainly accepted by some building contractor’s, housebuilders, utilities, port and marine as proof of competence.
NPORS CARD WITH CSCS LOGO – accepted by all major building contractor’s. The initial card is the RED Trained Operator card which lasts for 2 years and can be upgraded to BLUE Competent Operator which lasts for 5 years card further to completion of relevant NVQ.
HOW TO APPLY FOR NPORS CARD WITH CSCS LOGO – if you require the NPORS Slinger / Signaller Red Trained Operator card with the CSCS logo on you must have passed the CITB Operatives Health, Safety and Environment Test within the last 2 years.
Registration for courses
We have established in 2005 and we have been successfully providing wide range high quality of certified training, testing at Plant & Construction and Industrial sectors courses across whole Europe and worldwide.
Contact us
UNIT 11, LIBERATOR WAY,
BROME INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,
EYE, SUFFOLK, IP23 7HN
UNIT 2, LE MONS FARM,
NORWICH ROAD, STONHAM,
STOWMARKET, SUFFOLK,
IP14 5DT
