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​Loader Compressor Training (NPORS N206)
Ensure your operators are trained, competent and compliant with our NPORS N206 Loader Compressor course, delivered exclusively on your site to ensure training reflects real working environments and site-specific risks.
This nationally recognised course is designed for operators required to operate loader compressors, carrying out loading operations and using pneumatic attachments such as breakers across construction, highways, utilities, quarrying and civil engineering environments.
Who Is This Course For?
Loader compressor operators
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Construction and civil engineering operatives
Highways and utilities workers
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Plant operatives carrying out loading and breaking tasks
Anyone required to operate a loader compressor as part of their role
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Suitable for novice, refresher and experienced operators.
Course Overview – NPORS N206
The NPORS N206 Loader Compressor course provides operators with the knowledge and practical skills required to safely operate a loader compressor and associated pneumatic attachments. The course focuses on hazard awareness, machine stability, safe loading techniques and correct use of compressor equipment.
Delivered on the client’s site, the course includes both theoretical instruction and practical assessment, ensuring operators can demonstrate safe operation, effective control of loading and breaking tasks, and compliance with manufacturer guidance and current UK health and safety legislation.
What You Will Learn
Health, Safety & Legislation
Operator responsibilities and legal duties
Health & Safety at Work Act, PUWER and LOLER requirements
Hazards including instability, noise, vibration and flying debris
Environmental considerations and safe systems of work
Loader Compressor & Equipment Knowledge
Identifying major machine components and controls
Understanding compressor units, hoses and pneumatic attachments
Manufacturer handbook awareness
ROPS, FOPS and machine safety systems
Safe Operation
Pre-use inspections and defect reporting
Correct PPE selection and use, including additional PPE for breaking
tasks
Setting up exclusion zones and safe work areas
Safe travelling on slopes and varying ground conditions
Loading vehicles and forming spoil heaps safely
Connecting, using and disconnecting pneumatic breakers
Environmental controls including dust, noise and vibration
Shutdown, storage and securing procedures
Course Duration & Certification
Duration: 3 Days (Novice Course)
Maximum Ratio: 3:1:1
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EWT (Experienced Worker Test): Available – maximum 6 per day
Certification: NPORS Operator Card / Certificate (where applicable)
On-Site Delivery
Training is delivered at your premises, using your loader compressor, attachments and site conditions where possible, ensuring relevance to your equipment, tasks and risk assessments.
Book This Course
Contact us today to book NPORS N206 Loader Compressor Training delivered on your site.​
