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Course Summary
The aim of this course is to provide staff with a more advanced 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, saws and bench grinders
- Set up and safe working of applying an Abrasive Wheel to a grinder
- Practical set up and cutting operations using a variety of Abrasive Wheels and equipment
- Practical set up and grinding operations using a variety of Abrasive Wheel and equipment
- Safe operation, including ill health control measure requirements
Course Prerequisites
There are no formal entry requirements.
Key Benefits
- Select, store and mount abrasive wheels correctly and in line with the relevant health and safety regulation.
- Complete approved advisory literature relating to the mounting of abrasive wheels.
- Recognise hazards arising from the use of abrasive wheels and understand the precautions, which should be observed.
- Understand the markings of abrasive wheels with regards to type and speedInspect and test wheels for damage, wear and tear etc
- Understand the functions of all major/minor components
- Correct selection, assemble and balance abrasive wheels
- Understand the implications of the HASAWA 1974.
- Use abrasive wheels while carrying out cutting and grinding operations in accordance with industry best practice and safety requirements
Who Should Attend?
All workshop personnel involved in the use of grinding machines/abrasive wheels.
Course Certification
GTG Certificate
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