Abrasive Wheels Awareness

This course is aimed at anyone who uses abrasive wheels or employs people who use abrasive wheels as part of their work.

There is a wide range of tools and processes that use abrasive wheels and ensuring these are used correctly and safely is of paramount importance. Applications range from hand grinding to disc cutting. They can be used at all stages of a work process, for making preliminary cuts and scores in materials, or for fine polishing and finishing.

Different wheels will have different properties and characteristics suitable for particular tasks. They also have different weaknesses and can pose different risks and hazards in handling and use. For this reason, it’s important that you always select the right abrasive wheel for the job and use it with the right machinery.

This course covers the anatomy of an abrasive wheel, the dangers associated with their use, storage and handling and much more.

This training is for anyone using bench grinders, pedestal grinders and angle grinders. The course doesn't cover the use of specialist grinding machines, the health and safety information throughout the course is still applicable. This is an introductory level course, there is no pre-requisite training is required. This certified course is ideal for people working any of the following positions: Engineer, Builder, Floor Layer, Bricklayer, Electrician, Carpenter, Joiner, Fitter Site, Project Manager, Welder

This course offers an understanding into how to safely handle, store, mount, use, dress and inspect the main types of abrasive wheels. The course is approved by leading industry bodies IIRSM & CPD. Online training is flexible, efficient and cost-effective meaning the candidate can progress through the modules at their own pace and in their own time, so they can fit the training in around their work and personal life.

There is a wide range of other health and safety courses available in the eLearning suite that is relevant to the same industries as these courses.