Abrasive Wheels

Who Should Attend:

This course is suitable for anyone who uses abrasive wheels in their work activities. The course is particularly relevant for those who use bench grinders, pedestal grinders and angle grinders. This course does not cover the use of specialist grinding machines. The health and safety information throughout the course is still applicable. This course has been written at an introductory level and no pre-requisite training is required.

Overview:

Abrasive Wheels course will provide you with an introduction to working safely with abrasive wheels so that you can easily identify the hazards, understand the risks and know which control measures are needed to prevent injury and ill-health.

Course Contents:

- Introduction
- What are abrasive wheels?
- Injuries
- Legislation
- Employer and employee responsibilities
- Hierarchy of control measures.
- What is a risk assessment?
- Identifying hazards
- Deciding who may be harmed
- Evaluating Risks
- Recording findings, reviewing and updating.
- Risk Reduction, can the task be avoided
- Wheel speed
- Wheel handling and storage
- Wheel mounting
- Mechanical guards
- Safe working practices
- Inspections and checks
- PPE
- Eye protection
- Harmful dusts
- Dust extraction
- Vibration and noise
- Emergency procedures

At the end of the course you will understand:

- Identify the factors that contribute to injury and to ill-health.
- Recognise the control measures that reduce the risk of injury.
- Understand how to correctly and safely use abrasive wheels

Assessment:

You will be required to complete an end of course multiple-choice assessment and to complete a short practical

Certification:

Upon successful completion of the course, delegates will receive an in-house accredited certificate.

Duration:

Half Day