NPORS N209 loading shovel test
Ray Walters, an NPORS plant machinery assessor, carries out loading shovel assessments at your premises on your own machine, anywhere in the UK. He is based in Northampton, on the M1 in the middle of England.
- On site at your premises, on your own loading shovel
- Experienced worker tests and novice courses
- Ray carries out the assessment himself
NPORS plant machinery assessor
On-site NPORS assessments on your premises, anywhere in the UK.
Over 20 years on plant
Ray operated plant in construction, groundworks, waste and recycling, scrap metal and general industry before becoming an assessor.
Based in Northampton
Ray travels to your site from Northampton in the middle of England.
What the N209 loading shovel test covers
NPORS publishes learning outcomes that set out the subjects covered for each category. They say what is covered, not how an operator is marked, so this page describes subjects only.
Every machine category in the NPORS learning outcomes covers the same core subjects, including safety law and the operator’s duties, the manufacturer’s handbook, the main 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 the machine for transport and shutting down and making the machine secure.
### Subjects specific to the loading shovel
These three subjects are the loading shovel work itself, and they are what separates N209 from the other NPORS categories.
Loading vehicles. Using the loading shovel to load material into a vehicle.
Placing and securing the load. Where the load is put down, and making sure it is secure.
Working with a banksman. Taking direction from the person on the ground who is guiding the machine.
The outcomes list the subjects, not the exact tasks or site set-up used on the day, so Ray will confirm what your N209 assessment covers on your machine and your site when you call.
Loading shovels are used in construction, groundworks, waste and recycling, scrap metal and general industry, the sectors Ray worked in before becoming an assessor.
Ray carries out every assessment himself. Read about Ray.
Experienced worker test or novice course
If you already operate a loading shovel at work, ask Ray about the experienced worker test. If you are new to the machine, ask about the novice course. Which NPORS card follows, the traditional card or the CSCS red or blue card, is explained on the certification page. Those are NPORS’s rules, not a promise from Ray.
Experienced worker test
For an operator with real experience on a loading shovel, carried out on your site on your own machine and covering the NPORS subjects for the category. This suits a first card, a renewal, sorting an expired card or adding N209 to an existing card.
Novice course
For someone new to the loading shovel. Two of the comments further down this page came from candidates on a novice loading shovel course.
How to book your N209 test
Call Ray
Call 07984 357997 and say it is N209 loading shovel, where the site is, how many operators and whether it is a first card, a renewal, an expired card or adding a category.
Confirm what is needed
Ray confirms what is needed on the day, including the loading shovel, room to work and the site arrangements.
On-site assessment
Ray comes to your premises and carries out the assessment on your own machine.
NPORS application and card route
The application and the card that follows are covered by NPORS’s rules, not by Ray. Ask Ray about the route when you call.
Other categories operators on the same site often need
These are the machines and duties that often sit alongside a loading shovel when material is being loaded, moved and tipped on the same site.
N403 vehicle marshal
Hand signals and guiding vehicles forwards and in reverse.
N205 rear tipping dumper
Dumper assessments for moving and tipping material on site.
Every NPORS category Ray tests
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 N209 loading shovel test
Call Ray first. He covers the whole UK from Northampton and tests on your own loading shovel at your premises. If you have more than one operator to test, call and talk it through.