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Usually yes, if it is the right NPORS card. Here is what sites look for at the gate.
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Yes, in most cases. NPORS is an approved CSCS partner scheme, and the NPORS card that carries the CSCS logo is accepted on many construction sites, including sites run by large contractors.
There are two catches. You need the CSCS-logo version of the card, and some principal contractors still name CPCS only for certain machines.
| Traditional card | CSCS-logo card | |
|---|---|---|
| HS&E test needed | No | Yes, passed in the last 2 years |
| Typical use | Industry, ports, agriculture, quarries | Construction sites |
| Accepted on CSCS sites | Rarely | Usually |
Ask before you start Email or call the site manager with your card details before your first day. It takes two minutes and saves a wasted trip.
Need to choose between schemes? Read NPORS vs CPCS or what NPORS is.
Most refusals at the site gate come from one of a handful of reasons.
Ask the site manager or agency for the site’s card rules a few days before your start date. Send a photo of both sides of your card if they ask. If your card does not meet their rules, you will know in time to sort it out.
Tell us the machine you use and your experience. We will book the right NPORS course or test, your HS&E test and your card.
See NPORS coursesCall 0208 099 4324The CSCS-logo NPORS card is accepted on many CSCS sites. The traditional card usually is not.
Pass the CITB HS&E test and hold the relevant NPORS category. The pass must be from the last two years.
Yes. Principal contractors set their own rules and some specify CPCS.
Yes. Coteca books NPORS courses, tests and the HS&E test.
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