On-site NPORS forward tipping mini dumper test (N139)
Ray Walters carries out the NPORS forward tipping mini dumper test, which NPORS calls N139 Forward Tipping Mini Dumper up to 1 Tonne, at your premises on your own machine, anywhere in the UK. Ray is based in Northampton, on the M1 in the middle of England.
- On your site
- On your own mini dumper
- Novice course or experienced worker test
Ray comes to you
NPORS assessments at your own premises, on your own machine.
Over 20 years on plant
Construction, groundworks, waste and recycling, scrap metal and general industry.
Northampton, on the M1
Based in the middle of England, travelling to sites anywhere in the UK.
What the N139 forward tipping mini dumper test covers
Like every machine category in the NPORS learning outcomes, the test covers safety law and the operator’s duties, the handbook, the parts and controls, PPE, pre-use and running checks and reporting defects, getting on and off, starting, stopping and travelling, checks of the work area, loading and unloading for transport, and shutting down safely.
What is specific to the forward tipping mini dumper:
- Haul routes, the routes the machine is driven along on site
- Carrying capacity, meaning how much the machine can carry
- Tipping on a slope, meaning tipping where the ground is not level
- Keeping the machine stable with the skip raised
- Road use, meaning driving the machine on a road as well as on site
These subjects come from the NPORS learning outcomes for this category. If you need a quick overview of NPORS as a scheme, see NPORS testing. These are the subjects NPORS lists. Anything beyond them for your own machine and site is something Ray will confirm when you call.
Novice course or experienced worker test
Which route you need depends on whether you already operate a forward tipping mini dumper at work, and Ray will confirm which one fits, and what he can offer for this category, when you call.
Novice course
For someone new to the forward tipping mini dumper, carried out on your site on your own machine.
Experienced worker test
For an operator who already uses a forward tipping mini dumper at work, including a first card, a renewal, an expired card to sort or adding N139 to an existing card. NPORS have three operator cards, the traditional card, the CSCS red Trained Operator card and the CSCS blue Competent Operator card, and the certification page explains them.
Other categories groundworks teams often add
If you need more than one category, mention it when you call and Ray will confirm what he can arrange.
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Every NPORS category Ray tests
- N205 Rear tipping dumper
- N016 Micro excavator 360 up to 1 tonne
- N139 Forward tipping mini dumper (NPORS up to 1 tonne)
- N726 Quick hitch awareness
- N402 Slinger signaller (NPORS slinger / signaller)
- N133 Plant machinery marshal
Who carries out the assessment
Ray Walters carries out every assessment himself. Walters Training is a one-person business and Ray does not subcontract the work.
Before becoming an NPORS assessor, Ray spent over 20 years operating plant in construction, groundworks, waste and recycling, scrap metal and general industry.
Ray is based in Northampton, on the M1, and travels to sites anywhere in the UK. For more background, see About Ray.
What Ray's clients say
“I couldn’t have had a better instructor than Ray.”
Candidate
Novice forward tipping dumper course
“Ray explained health and safety and pre-start checks in a professional way. He was very knowledgeable.”
Candidate
Novice loading shovel course
“Ray was very friendly and helped me calm down. He was amazing.”
Candidate
Novice loading shovel course
Book your mini dumper test
Call Ray on 07984 357997 to discuss the category, how many operators you need assessing and where the site is. If you prefer, you can also use the enquiry form.