The aim of the NPORS Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWPS) Training Course is to provide delegates with the basic knowledge and practical skills involved in operating either a Boom, or Scissor Mobile Elevated Working Platform to the NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme) standard.
Successful delegates will be issued with a relevant NPORS Operators Card which is valid for 5 years.
The objectives of the course are to enable delegates to:
- Be able to operate the machine safely and correctly in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and accepted good practice.
- Site and operate machine safely in relation to task.
- Be able to carry out minor adjustments and routine services.
- Have sufficient knowledge and practical skills to successfully complete the NPORS assessment.
All personnel required to operate a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWPS). Delegates will participate in theory lessons and practical demonstrations and exercises covering:
- An introduction to the construction industry.
- Current relevant regulations.
- Introduction to machine.
- Pre-shift inspections.
- Controls and instruments.
- Operators code of safe practice.
- Components and types of mobile elevating work platforms.
- Limitation of use.
- Moving and locating machine.
- Emergency controls.
- Servicing and inspection testing.
- NPORS assessment, which includes theory and practical elements.
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. To book this course, or for further information, contact us.
We have an approved test training centre in Knockdrin, Co. Offaly, Ireland.
It is 5 minutes from the M4 motorway with close links to Dublin and Belfast.
Click here for directions to the training centre.
Training can also take place at customer’s premises if facilities meet the test criteria.
What does the NPORS MEWP course cover?
The course covers boom and scissor platforms: current regulations, pre-shift inspections, controls and instruments, the operator’s code of safe practice, limitations of use, moving and locating the machine, emergency controls, and servicing and inspection testing.
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 MEWP and a safe working area available on the day. Otherwise the course runs at our approved test centre in Co. Offaly.
