The NPORS Vehicle Marshal is responsible for the movement of vehicles and plant on a construction site. They help to ensure that vehicles and plant can move around a site safely, considering the surrounding hazards, ground conditions and site layout. This is done using a variety of different communication methods and signals.
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 and the relevant legislation, the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibilities as a vehicle marshal
- Have knowledge of the manufacturer’s handbook for the particular vehicle / machine to be guided
- Have a good understanding of signs and signals, approved hand signals and different forms of communication
- Identify and maintain PPE appropriate for vehicle marshal duties
- Conduct all necessary safety checks at the work area including stop blocks and tipping areas
- Set up exclusion zone for unloading
- Guide machinery in a forward and reverse direction including confined spaces and “blind areas” safely and efficiently
- Environmental considerations
- Carry out all end of shift and shut down and parking 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
1 Day
Industry sector
Industrial
Construction
Port & Marine
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 Vehicle Marshal 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
