NPORS N202 360 excavator test and ticket, on your site, on your machine
Ray Walters carries out the assessment himself at your premises on your excavator, anywhere in the UK. NPORS calls this category Excavator 360 degrees. Based in Northampton on the M1 in the middle of England.
- Experienced worker tests and novice courses
- Assessed on your own machine at your site
- First card, renewal, expired card or an extra category added
NPORS plant assessor
Ray Walters is an NPORS plant machinery assessor.
20+ years on plant
Over 20 years operating plant before becoming an assessor.
Northampton based
On-site assessments across the UK.
What the N202 360 excavator test covers
NPORS testing follows course objectives drawn from the National Occupational Standards. Every category in them covers the same basics, including the operator’s duties, the manufacturer’s information, the machine controls, PPE, pre-use and running checks, travelling, checking the work area, loading and unloading for transport and leaving the machine secure.
For the N202 360 excavator (NPORS: Excavator 360 degrees), the assessment then focuses on the excavator work itself on site.
NPORS publishes separate standards for tracked 360 excavators above and below 10 tonnes, and for novice and experienced routes. Ray will confirm which NPORS standard and learning outcome revision apply, and what the assessment covers for your excavator and your site, when you call. For a wider overview of how on-site NPORS testing works, see NPORS testing.
- Checks before digging: Checks and preparation before starting work, including making sure the excavator is set up correctly for the task.
- Travelling and setting up to excavate: Travelling over the work area and positioning the machine safely for excavation.
- Excavating
- Placing spoil and keeping different materials apart: Placing excavated material correctly and keeping different materials separate when required.
- Forming a loading area and loading lorries or containers: Loading material onto vehicles or into containers, including working safely around the loading area.
- Backfilling, reinstating, grading and levelling: Backfilling and reinstating, including grading and levelling ground to the required finish.
- Changing buckets and attachments: Attaching and removing buckets and other attachments.
- Working in restricted space: Working safely where space is limited and there is less room for the machine, the load and other site activity.
How an on-site N202 test is arranged
Call Ray
Call 07984 357997 to talk through the operator’s experience, the excavator, the site and how many people need testing. Ray will tell you whether an experienced worker test or a novice course fits.
Confirm what is needed on site
Ray confirms what needs to be available on the day for your machine and your site.
Assessment on your site
The assessment includes a knowledge part, then a practical assessment on the excavator on the day at your premises, against the NPORS learning outcomes for N202.
NPORS card route
NPORS issues the cards, not Ray. The three operator card routes are explained on the Certification page, and Ray will explain which route applies to you.
Related NPORS categories
Categories a 360 excavator operator may also need.
N726 Quick hitch awareness
Covers the operator’s checks to make sure an attachment is locked on.
N027 Excavation marshal and banksperson
NPORS: Excavation Marshal and Banksperson. Covers guiding the machine and key risks around an excavation.
N204 Forward tipping dumper
Often used to move what the excavator digs.
Every NPORS category Ray assesses
Who carries out the assessment
Ray Walters is an NPORS plant machinery assessor and carries out every assessment himself.
Before becoming an assessor he spent over 20 years operating plant in construction, groundworks, waste and recycling, scrap metal and general industry.
Walters Training is a one-person business based in Northampton, with on-site assessments carried out anywhere in the UK.
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 an N202 360 excavator test on your site
Call Ray Walters on 07984 357997 to talk through your excavator, your site and how many operators need testing. If it is easier, send an enquiry and Ray will call back.