Nearly half of all accidents involving abrasive wheels occur because of an unsafe system of work or operator error

  • Health & Safety
  • 40 languages
  • 20m

Learning outcomes

  • Define an employer’s responsibilities when working with abrasive wheels
  • Identify the correct abrasive wheel for a specific task
  • Recognise the dangers of using this equipment

Covered in this Abrasive Wheels course

Course contents

This Abrasive Wheels training course is broken down into 4 sections

  1. 1
    Abrasive Wheels
  2. 2
    Type of Wheel
  3. 3
    Choosing the Right Wheel
  4. 4
    Wheel Safety and Maintenance

Section 1

There are many different types of abrasive wheels, each designed to be used in different ways –for example, some are used for cutting, some for shaping, some for removing sharp edges and some are used for cleaning or preparing materials for another process.

This section looks at the dangers, laws and legislation and the responsibilities of both employer AND employee.

Section 2

This section of the Abrasive Wheels course looks at the British Standard System of marking and identifying wheels, including the display of supplier, dimensions, restrictions on use and operating speeds.

Section 3

Selecting the right abrasive wheel for the job is important – getting it wrong could mean you damage your material, produce poor-quality work or injure yourself or others.

Choosing the correct wheel type is the first step to working safely. Here we look at the six main characteristics of Abrasive Wheels which you need to know about when choosing the right type of abrasive wheel for the job.

Section 4

Having chosen the correct wheel, the next step is to correctly set up and install the abrasive wheel. In this section, we look at how you do this, from taking an abrasive wheel out of its packaging right through to being ready to use it.

We cover ring tests and wheel mounting, which includes flanges and blotters, safety checks and wheel maintenance (including truing, dressing and balancing), handling and storage.

About this course

This brief Abrasive Wheels training course is designed to be used alongside practical training to increase workplace safety, awareness of legal responsibilities, and reduce the chance of an injury occurring at your workplace. It does not replace practical training.

How Can Abrasive Wheels Training Prevent Accidents and Injuries?

If used incorrectly, abrasive wheels can be incredibly dangerous. In fact, over half of all recorded injuries are due to unsafe systems of work or errors made by the operator. Whether a result of broken wheels, flying particles, or serious friction burns, accidents from abrasive wheels can be severe, resulting in hospitalisation and all too often, even blindness.

Abrasive Wheels training ensures that the necessary control measures are in place to prevent serious incidents from occurring. This includes step-by-step instructions on handling and installing abrasive wheels, as well as information on safety checks and spotting issues.

What does this Abrasive Wheels Training cover?

This Abrasive Wheels course is comprehensive yet concise, focusing on safety and emphasising safe working practices. It is designed for individuals involved in the ownership, operation, handling, movement, storage, or oversight of personnel operating abrasive wheels. You can easily access your course material online and this can be completed anywhere, at any time.

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The importance of Abrasive Wheel Safety Training

It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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Abrasive Wheel Safety Training certificate

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Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Abrasive Wheel Safety Training course concludes with a 20-question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your Abrasive Wheel Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

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Why is this Abrasive Wheel training important?

Compliance

It’s important that you comply with the law and know how it affects you and how you work.

The main legislation relevant to using abrasive wheels is the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (or P.U.W.E.R). Firstly, this document makes it clear that any work equipment and machinery must be fit for purpose. Secondly, it requires that anyone using a piece of equipment – in this case, an abrasive wheel – must receive adequate training and safety information before using that equipment.

Every employer shall ensure that all persons who use work equipment have received adequate training for purposes of health and safety, including training in the methods which may be adopted when using the work equipment, any risks which such use may entail and precautions to be taken. – The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, Section 9 (1)

The regulations deal with the work equipment and machinery used every day in workplaces and aim to keep people safe wherever equipment and machinery are used at work. PUWER replaces the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992, carrying forward the existing requirements with a number of changes and additions.

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