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Looking for some feedback on hand held Cut-Off wheels, is the user qualified enough to change the disc when required or does this need to be completed by a abrahsive wheels certified person?
I have researched all of the ACOP and PUWER and am finding it a very grey area.
Thank you
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Depends what you mean by an Abrasive Wheels Certified person.
You appoint them and you decide what competence is required for that appointment.
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abrahsive wheels certified person
I did this training when I was an appentice many moons ago. From what I remember it was all about stone grinding wheels, ie ringing them to ensure no cracks, making sure they don't get wet, periferal speed of stone and how fast it will hit you should it break etc.
If you are going to get some form of external training make sure it covers the type of equipment you use and the type of cutting discs it takes, as I do not recall those type of machine or discs being covered. Yes I am old, so the course may have changed to include such things.
Chris
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Sorry poor spelling on my part and lack of re reading. Should be:- abrasive, apprentice and peripheral
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Hi - in my opinion, they would benefit from abrasive wheel training. Those wheel spin at very high speed, speed is one of the biggest problems with abrasive wheels - as important as picking the correct "type" of abrasive (re aluminium oxide or silicon carbide - both different wheels / different jobs).
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If someone is appointed as, let's say, a plater, and you're not sure whether they are competent to use an angle grinder, than there's something wrong with the recruiting procedure.
Second thing is that such issues should be addressed in the risk assessment - when changing the wheel, the operator must ensure that the wheel is suitable for the tool (RPMs), is properly secured, etc.
If in doubt, refer to manufacturer's instructions.
If you're thinking about the competence of young employees, than everything should be regulated by your apprenticeship programme - training, mentoring, etc.
As someone mentioned before, abrasive wheels training focuses on pedestal grinders, not on hand held angle grinders. Besides, the latter are provided with a tool to change the wheel - if this required special training, it wouldn't be the case, I suppose.
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There are various courses available for all types of Abrasive Wheels like Pedastals but it looks like your workforce require Portable Abrasive Wheel Training, for hand held Angle Grinders, which would probably include Stihl Saws and Chop Saws. Don't make the mistake of letting just anyone fit a disc. They could be for cutting or grinding, steel or stone or worn down from a 9" disc to a 4" disc and then used incorrectly on a 4" Angle Grinder due to the increased RPM of the machine. Plenty of people have been blinded due to using these without being trained.
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As Franc has stated there are all sort s of courses out there, but as a minimum I would expect all users to have undertaken an Abrasive Wheels User course, where they would have been shown how to select, maintain, fit and use an abrasive wheel on/of the types of machine/wheels they are going to use and these details should then be included on any certificate they are issued. ie: Type's 41 & 42 Abrasive wheels.
I would also advise refresher training every 3 years.
If you are confident in your abilities to train, get in touch with Makita who run a very good 2 day train the trainer course down at Milton Keynes.
Alternatively PM me for more info.
Regards
Clive
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