Abrasive Wheel Machines

This course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to operate an abrasive wheel machine safely for cutting and/or grinding operations, protecting both you and those around you.

The course offers the following range of certificate options:

• Bench mounted grinder
• Bench mounted cut-off saw
• Hand held electric driven grinder/disc cutter
• Hand held engine driven disc cutter.

Up to three certificate options can be assessed per day. If an additional certificate option needs to be assessed, this must be done on another day.

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate an abrasive wheel machine safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will depend on experience and will be from one to four days.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

• Abrasive Wheel Safety and the Law
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• The Abrasive Wheel
• Speed
• Inspection, Handling, Transporation and Storage
• Machine and Wheel Components
• Bench Mounted Grinder
• Hand Held Electric Driven Grinder/Disc Cutter
• Bench Mounted Cut-off Saw
• Hand Held Engine Driven Disc Cutter
• Theory Assessment
• Practical Assessment.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card.