NPORS Abrasive Wheels with Practical Cutting / Grinding (N301)

The aim of this course is to provide staff with a more advanced knowledge to use and maintain abrasive wheel equipment safely, covering:

• Health and safety legislation overview
• Hazards and risk control measures associated with Abrasive Wheels
• PPE
• Types of abrasive wheel machines and their safe use.
• Resin & vitrified bonded abrasive wheel selection, marking, identification and inspection
• Correct use, setting, adjustment and inspection of flanges, guards and accessories
• Pre-use machine safety checks
• How to mount of abrasive wheels on various equipment including hand angle grinder, saws and bench grinders
• Set up and safe working of applying an Abrasive Wheel to a grinder.
• Practical set up and cutting operations using a variety of Abrasive Wheels and equipment
• Practical set up and grinding operations using a variety of Abrasive Wheel and equipment

Safe operation, including ill health control measure requirements