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​Quick Hitch Awareness Training (NPORS N726)
Reduce the risk of attachment failure and serious incidents with our NPORS N726 Quick Hitch Awareness course, delivered exclusively on your site to reflect the machines, attachments and working practices used by your workforce.
This nationally recognised course is designed for operators and plant personnel required to use, check or change attachments fitted with quick hitch systems, including manual, semi-automatic and automatic quick hitches across construction, civil engineering, utilities and infrastructure sites.
Who Is This Course For?
Excavator and plant operators
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Plant operatives using quick hitch systems
Site supervisors and managers responsible for plant safety
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Anyone involved in fitting or removing excavator attachments
Personnel required to demonstrate quick hitch awareness
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Suitable for novice, refresher and experienced workers.
Course Overview – NPORS N726
The NPORS N726 Quick Hitch Awareness course provides learners with the knowledge and practical understanding required to safely use quick hitch systems and change attachments in accordance with manufacturer guidance and industry best practice. The course focuses on hazard awareness, attachment security and the causes of attachment failure.
Delivered on the client’s site, the course includes theoretical instruction and practical demonstration, ensuring learners can identify different types of quick hitch devices, carry out safety checks correctly and comply with current UK health and safety legislation.
What You Will Learn
Health, Safety & Legislation
Operator and employer responsibilities
Health & Safety at Work Act, PUWER and LOLER requirements
Industry guidance including CPA Best Practice – Safe Use of Quick
Hitches
Hazards associated with attachment failure and poor practice
Quick Hitch & Equipment Knowledge
Different types of quick hitch systems – manual, semi-automatic and automatic
Identifying major quick hitch components and their functions
Manufacturer handbook awareness
Compatibility between machine, hitch and attachment
Safe Use & Attachment Changes
Pre-operational checks and defect reporting procedures
Establishing a safe exclusion zone for attachment changes
Correct procedures for fitting and removing attachments
Checks to confirm attachment security
Understanding how a quick hitch affects machine SWL and working range
End-of-shift checks and shutdown procedures
Course Duration & Certification
Duration: 1 Day
Maximum Ratio: 10:1:1
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EWT (Experienced Worker Test): Available – maximum 10 per day
Certification: NPORS Operator Card / Certificate (where applicable)
On-Site Delivery
Training is delivered at your premises, using your machines and quick hitch systems where possible, ensuring the course reflects real site conditions and attachment-changing procedures.​
Book This Course
Contact us today to book NPORS N726 Quick Hitch Awareness Training delivered on your site.
