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Use abrasive wheels safely.
Abrasive wheels spin at very high speeds, and a wheel that bursts or is used incorrectly can cause serious injury. This short online course explains the hazards and the safe practices that prevent them.
It is ideal for anyone who uses grinders, cut-off saws or other abrasive wheel equipment, and for those who supervise them.
What you will learn
- The hazards of abrasive wheels
- Wheel markings, speeds and selection
- Storage, handling and inspection
- Safe mounting and guarding
- Safe use and personal protective equipment
Who should take this course
- Operators of grinders and cut-off saws
- Construction, fabrication and engineering workers
- Supervisors of abrasive wheel work
FAQs
Does this replace practical training?
Online training covers the knowledge. Mounting wheels also needs practical training and authorisation from a competent person.
Who provides the course?
The course is provided through one of our approved online training partners. Adept handles your enquiry and setting up access for your learners.
Train everyone at once.
We can set up access for a whole team, so you can track who has completed the course and keep evidence of training in one place.
More than a booking.
Adept is run by a practising health, safety and CDM consultant. When you book through us, you get advice from someone who uses this knowledge on real sites every week.
The right course
Honest advice on which qualification and study option suit your role, so you invest in the course you actually need.
Practical insight
Guidance from a consultant who applies health and safety law and CDM on live projects, not just in the classroom.
One point of contact
We handle your enquiry and booking and stay on hand with support until you have your certificate.
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