NPORS Excavation Marshall Banksperson training – N027
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Awarding Body:
National Plant Operators Registration Scheme - NPORSTraining course type:
On-site training and assessment, On-site Experience Worker Test (EWT) assessment onlyNovice training course duration:
1 dayNovice candidate numbers:
3Experience Worker Tests per day:
6Variations:
Excavation Marshall Banksperson
Card options:
5-year NPORS traditional card & certificateMinimum age:
16Restrictions:
If requiredInstructor:
Tuppco instructors
An excavation marshall banksperson has the knowledge to be able to efficiently and effectively monitor and control the work and movement of mechanical excavators on a work site in accordance with company procedures. This is included in the TUPPCO NPORS Excavation Marshall Banksperson training – N027
- Have a basic understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibilities as an excavation marshall – banksperson
- Have knowledge of the equipment to be used and be conversant with methods statements, risk assessments and permits to work
- Identify and maintain PPE appropriate for use
- Conduct all pre-excavating checks
- Agree communication signal and emergency procedures
- Safe positioning of excavation marshall banksperson
- Define and identify the different types of underground services
- Identify the risks that excavations can present, and people may be affected
- Conduct all necessary safety checks at the work area
- Carry out exploratory tasks
- Identify the risks of excavating near to underground services, and the safe digging practices that should be adopted
- Carry out all end of shift and safe storage procedures
- Suitable and safe area to operate machine
- Excavator
- Handtools
- Suitable and safe area to complete paperwork
- Suitable welfare facilities
- Operators’ manual for lifting machine
- Risk assessment completed
- Suitable head protection
- Suitable eye protection
- Suitable hearing protection
- Suitable work clothes including wet weather
- Gloves
- Suitable work boots including steel toe protection
- High Viz
- Avoiding danger from overhead power cables guidance GS6 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/gs6.pdf
- Avoiding danger from underground services HSG47 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg47.pdf
- PUWER Regulation
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l22.pdf
- 20 multiple choice questions
- 5 written questions
- 4 marks per question
- 80% pass mark required
- Pre use and operational checks of work area
- Hand dig zone prior to machine excavating
- Communication agreed before work starts
- Signal to machine operator start, stop, position spoil
- Signal to machine operator shutting procedure
- Pass mark is less than 20 penalty points and no mandatory disqualifications
- Training and testing over 1 day