Abrasive Wheels Awareness

Our Abrasive Wheels Training Course is intended for those who operate, supervise or manage the use of angle grinders and cut off saws. Almost 50% of accidents involving abrasive wheels are due to unsafe working practices and operator errors, our course will ensure you understand the risks and know which control measures are needed to prevent injury.

Abrasive Wheels Awareness Course Overview

This Abrasive Wheel training course is intended to give all levels of staff the information and training they need to make sure that they are aware of current health and safety requirements and legislation and to prevent workplace injuries, promote safer working practices and improve workplace culture when working with Abrasive Wheel and associated apparatus. 

Abrasive Wheels Training Course Content

The aim of this course is to provide staff with sufficient knowledge to use and maintain abrasive wheel equipment safely, covering:

• Health and safety legislation overview
• Hazards and risk control measures associated with Abrasive Wheels
• PPE
• Types of abrasive wheel machines and their safe use
• Resin & vitrified bonded abrasive wheel selection, marking, identification and inspection
• Correct use, setting, adjustment and inspection of flanges, guards and accessories
• Pre-use machine safety checks
• How to mount of abrasive wheels on various equipment including hand angle grinder and saw
• Set up and safe working of applying an Abrasive Wheel to a grinder
• Practical safe set up (no live cutting or grinding)

Learner Numbers

In order to ensure the interaction between the learners and the tutor is spread evenly and effectively, and to ensure the courses are fully delivered in accordance with the Scheme rules, the maximum number of learners allowed on a course is ten.