The NPORS Excavator (Digger) are essential in the in a range of industries such as construction, utilities, farming and much more. Adequate training is required before operating on site, we provide training for all experience levels. The NPORS Excavator (Digger) as a Crane training is to provide you with a thorough understanding of the relevant operational and safety requirements applicable to suspending loads using a Excavator (Digger) for operators within the construction industry and allied environments.
Where the Excavator (Digger) operator is required to sling the loads, they must be a qualified, competent and authorised Slinger Signaller
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 an operator
- Be able to conform to manufacturers requirements as per technical data, conform to relevant regulations and legislation
- Be able to locate and identify the major components of the machine and explain their functions
- Be able to locate and identify steering, driving and braking controls and explain their functions
- Safely mount and dismount the machine
- Start and stop the engine and safely move the machine off and stop it safely
- Configure the machine for travel and manoeuvre it safely across varying terrain in open and confined areas
- Conduct all necessary safety checks at the work area
- Be able to locate, identify and explain safe working loads, lifting capacity chart and explain different lifting configurations and working ranges
- Identify and explain different lifting procedures, explain what task could fall into each category
- Identify and explain centres of gravity, calculate estimated weights of loads
- Identify any overhead I proximity hazards
- Be able to agree the signal codes / hand signals, direction of movement, safe working and safe landing, placement zone with the slinger / signaller
- Ensure excavator is in a safe condition for attachments to be fitted
- Checked load integrity and security by carrying out trial lift
- Be able to lift and move a load to a designated position in a safe and controlled manner ensuring minimum uncontrolled movement
- 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 5 Days depending on experience
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 Excavator 360ﹾ as a Crane 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
