H&S Train the Trainer (S10HS) Grinding & Sharpening Refresher Training 17/07/2025

Date and Time

Start Date: 17th July 2025

Time: 09:30 - 16:00

Your Price: £189.00

Details

This course is only available to registered D&T Association trainers or those who have had an application accepted

It is suitable for RDTHSCs who have been delivering the Specialist Extension Level Training Standards covering Woodworking Machinery for a few years and who would like to update and extend their knowledge and understanding of these SELs. Attendance at the course provides a refresher training opportunity for those already accredited. The course will cover:

• The types and grading of bench stones that can be used to sharpen hand and machine tools, safety in the use of abrasive wheels

• The hazards and risks arising from the use of abrasive wheels.

• How to: assemble abrasive wheels correctly to make sure they are properly balanced and fit to use.

• How to store, handle and transport abrasive wheels.

• How to inspect and test abrasive wheels for damage.

• Appropriate methods of dressing abrasive wheels.

• The use of a range of bench stones, including an understanding of sharpening angles and the use of honing guides

• The requirements for routine maintenance as required by legislation and recommended by the manufacturer of the equipment.

• How to identify defects in grindstones and the procedures for dealing with them to avoid accidents.

• The use of maintenance logs for machinery.

Please bring your own PPE, i.e. safety goggles, protective apron and appropriate footwear.

Attendees are welcome to bring along related equipment to show and tell, also to bring any tools that may need sharpening.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided

Course cancellation policy: https://www.designtechnology.org.uk/terms-and-conditions-and-policies/

Address

St George's School, Harpenden Academy Trust
Sun Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4TD

Prices include VAT at the appropriate rate where applicable.

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