Abrasive Wheels Safety - PUWER
Course
In Huntingdon
Description
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Type
Workshop
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Level
Beginner
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Location
Huntingdon
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Class hours
6h
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Duration
1 Day
The Provision and the Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 requires those people who mount abrasive wheels on grinding machines to be provided with certain information and training. This course is designed to give delegates such information and training.
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About this course
This course is designed to give delegates the required PUWER training to safely use abrasive wheels.
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to work with bench & angle grinders in the work place, enabling them to work safely with this equipment.
No previous qualifications are necessary for this course. If you would like further advice on this or any other course call or email WATA’s Customer Service Team and let us point you in the right direction.
WATA regularly exceeds national average pass rates producing award winning delegates. Attention to quality and innovation and substantial growth and development has recently earned WATA the Huntingdonshire Business Development Award 2014.
There is no formal enrolment process for this course, for further information please contact the WATA customer service team.
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Subjects
- Safe Use of Equipment
- Team Working
- Abrasive Wheels
- Management of Risk
- Operational Risk
- Project Risk management
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Mgmt
- Risk Strategy
- Risk manager
- Safety work procedures
- Security Management
- Workstation Safety
- Workplace Law
- Workplace Health
- Workplace Hazards
Teachers and trainers (1)
WATA Trainers
Training
Course programme
What does the course cover?
· Hazards and risks arising from the use of abrasive wheels and precautions which should be observed
· Methods of marking abrasive wheels as to type, size and maximum operating speed
· Methods of storing, handling and transporting abrasive wheels
· The functions of all components used with abrasive wheels, including flanges, washers, bushes and nuts used in mounting
· How to assemble abrasive wheels correctly to make sure they are properly balanced and fit for use
· Guarding
· The proper method of dressing an abrasive wheel
· The adjustment of the rest of an abrasive wheel
· The use of suitable personnel protective equipment
· The requirements of the law relating to abrasive wheels
· Advisory literature relating to the mounting of abrasive wheels
Abrasive Wheels Safety - PUWER