The aim of the NPORS Mobile Crane Training Course is to provide delegates with the basic knowledge and practical skills involved in operating a Mobile Crane to the NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme) standard.
All personnel required to operate a Mobile Crane. Topics covered during this course include:
- Legislation – LOLER, PUWER, and HASAWA. Codes of practice – BS7121
- Roles and responsibilities of personnel involved with lifting operations
- Crane appreciation – crane types, capabilities and limitations
- Duty charts
- Crane terminology
- Documentation and certification for lifting equipment and lifting accessories
- Crane stability/ground conditions
- Communications (Radio, verbal and hand signals etc.)
- Cab and lever familiarisation
- Rigging and De-Rigging of cranes according to written instructions
- Configuring cranes according to work specifications
- Hoisting, slewing and derricking following the instruction of the slinger/signaller
- Controlling load movement
- Routine maintenance
- Use of crane on free on wheels duties
- Use of crane on pick and carry duties
The duration of the training course depends on the experience and number of delegates, and the ratio of delegates / machines per Instructor. It is recommended that all delegates complete the NPORS specific health and safety test. All delegates will undertake the NPORS assessment and on successful completion will be issued with a relevant NPORS Operators Card which is valid for 5 years. All delegates must bring photo identification, this can include a valid Passport or Driving Licence.
Training can also take place at customer’s premises if facilities meet the test criteria.
What does the NPORS mobile crane course cover?
The course covers LOLER, PUWER and HASAWA and the BS7121 code of practice, crane types and their capabilities and limitations, duty charts, documentation for lifting equipment and accessories, crane stability and ground conditions, radio, verbal and hand signals, rigging and de-rigging, hoisting, slewing and derricking, and free-on-wheels and pick-and-carry duties.
Can the course be run at our own site?
Yes. Training can take place at your own premises provided the facilities meet the NPORS test criteria — which means having a suitable mobile crane and a safe working area available on the day. Otherwise the course runs at our approved test centre in Co. Offaly.
