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Abrasive Wheels – Course Description

There are a wide range of tools and processes that use abrasive wheels and ensuring these are used correctly and safely is of paramount importance. Applications range from hand grinding to disc cutting. They can be used at all stages of a work process, for making preliminary cuts and scores in materials, or for fine polishing and finishing.

Duration: 100 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)

Price: £35.00 (+VAT)

Target Audience

This course is aimed at anyone who uses abrasive wheels, or employs people who use abrasive wheels as part of their work.

This course covers the anatomy of an abrasive wheel, the dangers associated with their use, storage and handling and much more.

Advantages

Different wheels will have different properties and characteristics suitable for particular tasks. They also have different weaknesses and can pose different risks and hazards in handling and use. For this reason, it’s important that you always select the right abrasive wheel for the job and use it with the right machinery.

Further Progression in Abrasive Wheels

There are a wide range of other health and safety courses available in the eLearning suite that are relevant to the same industries as these courses.

Module NumberModule NamePass % Required
1Introducing Abrasive Wheels70
2The Anatomy of an Abrasive Wheel70
3The Dangers of Abrasive Wheels70
4Abrasive Wheel Safety70
5Safe Speeds70
6Other Wheel Markings70
7Storage and Handling70
8Checking and Testing70
9Training and Certification70
10Inspections70
11Course Summary70

Recommended System Requirements

Browser: Up to date web browser
Video: Up to date video drivers
Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)