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Alpha Health & Safety Training Solutions Ltd prides itself on our adaptability and commitment to excellence in every aspect of our Rigging and Fleeting Loads – Lift Planner training. This course is aimed at people who require the knowledge and practical skills needed to enable them to safely plan and execute rigging and fleeting of loads.

Course information

NPORS Rigging and Fleeting Loads – Lift Planner (N046) Course Content

It is envisaged that by the end of this course of training, the learner will be able to answer questions on and perform the following:

➢ Have a managerial understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry, and their roles and responsibilities for performing rigging and fleeting loads tasks

➢ Have an underpinning knowledge of the manufacturer's handbooks or guidelines for the equipment to be used and have an understanding of P.U.W.E.R, L.O.L.E.R, Working at Height, Manual Handling, Risk Assessments, with a good awareness of British and International standards 

➢Be able to calculate weights and measures, ensuring that the load weight is accurate and all CoGs, angles, and tensions are within the manufacturer's guidelines for the safe rigging and fleeting of loads

➢ Prepare risk assessments for rigging and fleeting loads that cover basic, intermediate, and complex categories

➢ Be able to correctly check the certification for lifting equipment appliances and accessories, and understand the commonly used tools, access egress items, and PPE only used definitions of the industry

➢ Correctly determine lifting equipment for the lift plan, rigging, and material lists, including specific hand tools. Prepare a step-by-step method statement detailing a safe, systematic approach, including the pickup point, route to be travelled, and laydown area

➢ Allocate team roles and responsibilities for riggers, supervisors, and fixed appliance operators that can be utilised for scenarios covering basic, intermediate, and complex categories

➢ Prepare a sketch, scaled drawing, or have an understanding of how to add pictures to lift plans, ensuring the lift team understands the location and system of the operation, in addition to text information

➢ Oversee tasks for complex rigging and fleeting operations, ensuring the team safely follows the step-by-step method statement in the lift plan pack

➢ Liaise with the management, supervisors, and workforce levels of lifting operations by attending meetings, TBT’s, PTW meetings, and site visits in a responsible and competent manner

➢ Participation in a debrief meeting with the lift team and discuss lessons learned during the specific task

Course duration

Novice course - 2 Days

Refresher - 1 days (Providing the current candidate has qualified for the category)

Assessments 

NPORS Theory assessment made up of open questions and multiple choice.

NPORS Practical assessment.

Certification

Traditional NPORS Card

or entrants that wish to apply for the NPORS Traditional Card, there is no requirement to do an NVQ qualification.  If the 'HS&E TESTED Logo' is required on the card, entrants must ensure they have attended and passed the CITB operatives touchscreen within the two years prior to application for the card.