Abrasive Wheels Safety

Description

Course Description

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

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

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

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

Learning Objectives