NPORS Excavation Marshal Banksman N027

The aim of the NPORS Excavation Marshal / Banksman (N027) course is to ensure learners can monitor excavation activities safely, guide plant machinery, identify hazards, and prevent collapse or service strikes.

Key Course Objectives:

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of an excavation marshal/banksman
• Identify ground hazards, collapse risks, and buried services
• Learn safe systems of work, including permit-to-dig requirements
• Communicate effectively using hand signals, radios, and visual cues
• Guide excavators safely in restricted, high-risk, or confined excavation areas
• Recognise hazards such as undermining, overhanging edges, and water ingress
• Monitor exclusion zones and ensure safe distance from plant equipment
• Develop the ability to spot developing risks and take preventive action
• Apply NPORS-approved methods for safe excavation operations

By the end of the course, learners will be confident and competent in supporting safe excavation works, preventing accidents, and ensuring compliance with UK safety standards.

Upon successful completion of the NPORS Excavation Marshal / Banksman (N027) course with TUPPCO Training, learners will receive an NPORS N027 certificate, demonstrating competence in monitoring, guiding, and managing excavation operations safely.

Your Award Will Include:

• Official NPORS N027 Certificate
• Verified competence in excavation safety, signalling, and hazard monitoring
• Knowledge of ground conditions, excavation risks, and safe systems of work
• Skills to guide plant machinery and excavation teams safely and effectively
• Awareness of utilities, buried services, collapse risks, and site control measures

Who the Award Is For:

Suitable for groundworkers, plant operatives, supervisors, utilities workers, civil engineering teams, and anyone involved in excavation operations or supporting excavator movement.

The NPORS Excavation Marshal / Banksman (N027) course is practical, safety-focused, and aligned with industry requirements.

Course Duration Overview:

• Typically 1 day, depending on experience and group size
• Includes theory sessions covering excavation hazards, safety rules, and communication methods
• Practical exercises on managing excavations, spotting hazards, and guiding excavators
• Ends with a full NPORS theory and practical assessment

Delivered by NPORS-certified TUPPCO Training instructors with extensive civil engineering and excavation-safety experience.

TUPPCO Training delivers this course UK-wide, including construction, utilities, groundworks, roadwork sites, and industrial settings.

TUPPCO Training provides on-site Excavation Marshal / Banksman training, enabling learners to practise directly within your excavation zones, using your machinery, procedures, and real-world environments.

Benefits of On-Site Training:

1. Tailored to your site layout, excavation depth, and hazard profile
2. Realistic practice using your plant equipment, excavators, and communication systems
3. Reduces staff travel and downtime
4. Identifies site-specific excavation safety improvements
5. Delivered by experienced NPORS-certified TUPPCO Training instructors

Ideal On-Site Locations Include:

• Civil engineering sites
• Roadworks and highways projects
• Utilities and drainage works
• Housing developments and construction sites
• Industrial and commercial excavation environments

TUPPCO Training covers the Cotswolds, Midlands, South West, and all locations across the UK.