On-site NPORS N403 Vehicle Marshal test

Also searched as a traffic marshal test. Ray Walters carries out NPORS assessments at your own premises, anywhere in the UK. He is based in Northampton on the M1 in the middle of England. Call 07984 357997.

Vehicle marshal guiding a tipper lorry through a construction site
NPORS Accredited

NPORS assessor

Ray is an NPORS plant machinery assessor.

Plant experience

Over 20 years operating plant before assessing.

Based in Northampton

Assessments carried out across the UK.

What the N403 vehicle marshal assessment covers

NPORS calls this category N403 Vehicle Marshal. Many people search for this as a traffic marshal test. It is the same ticket. The subjects below come from the NPORS learning outcomes.

Subjects every NPORS category covers:

  • Safety law and your duties on site
  • PPE
  • Checks of the work area
  • Reporting problems before and after the job

What is specific to N403:

Hand signals. Using hand signals to direct the driver of a vehicle or the operator of a machine.

Setting up an exclusion zone. Setting up an area kept clear so vehicles, plant and people on foot are not in the same space.

Guiding vehicles and plant forwards. Signalling a vehicle or machine while it is travelling forwards.

Guiding vehicles and plant in reverse. Signalling a vehicle or machine while it is reversing.

The NPORS outcomes describe the subjects covered, not how anyone is marked. Ray will confirm what the assessment covers for your site and the vehicles and plant in use when you call.

Vehicle marshal in full hi-vis signalling to a tipper lorry driver

Two routes to the N403 ticket

If you already do the job and need the ticket, it is the experienced worker test, and if the role is new to you, it is the novice course and test, so call Ray if you are not sure which fits. NPORS has three operator cards, the traditional card and the CSCS red and blue cards, see [how the cards work](https://walterstraining.com/certification/), and Ray will confirm what needs to be in place on the day when you call.

Experienced worker test

For vehicle marshals who already have the experience and need a first card, a renewal, an expired card sorted or N403 added to an existing card.

Novice course and test

For people who are new to the role and need training as well as the assessment.

Related NPORS categories

If you are booking more than one ticket on the same visit, call Ray first.

Plant machinery marshal signalling to a wheeled excavator operator on site

N133 Plant Machinery Marshal

Marshalling plant movements on site.

Banksperson guiding an excavator bucket into a trench beside concrete pipes

N027 Excavation Marshal and Banksperson

Working safely around excavations and buried services.

Slinger signaller directing a mobile crane lifting a concrete slab

N402 Slinger Signaller

NPORS: Slinger / Signaller.

Marshal directing a plant mover carrying an abnormal load

N132 Plant Mover

Moving plant for non operational duties, not an operator’s ticket. NPORS: Plant Mover, non operational duties.

Every NPORS category Ray assesses

Ray Walters carries out the assessment

Walters Training is a one-person business. Ray carries out the assessment himself.

Before becoming an 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 across the UK.

Ray Walters, NPORS plant machinery assessor

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.”

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Novice loading shovel course

Book your N403 vehicle marshal assessment

Call Ray on 07984 357997. If you prefer, use the enquiry form. When you call, tell Ray the site, how many people and whether they are experienced or new to the role.