Almost half of all accidents from abrasive wheels happen due to unsafe working practices and operator errors. If you or any of your staff are working with abrasive wheels then following strict health and safety practices is paramount in order to protect both yourself and others from harm.

Who should take this course?

Our Abrasive Wheels course is for anyone who uses abrasive wheels in their work activities. The course is particularly relevant for those who use bench grinders, pedestal grinders and angle grinders. Although the training doesn’t cover the use of specialist grinding machines, the health and safety information throughout the course is still applicable and crucially important. This course has been written at an introductory level and no pre-requisite training is required however, experience of using abrasive wheels would be advantageous.

Course and timings

The course, which lasts approximately 20 minutes in total, is split into five sections.