Bundle deals

This course is available in the following bundle deals:

Trade and Construction Bundle (12 courses for £35 +VAT)

Please note a bundle deal contains a selection of different courses that offers fantastic value. For bulk discounts on individual courses please contact us.

Bundle deal upgrade - If you are interested in upgrading to one of our bundle deals and have already purchased one of our courses, please email us and we will credit the original course cost against the bundle deal. 

Course Structure

The course comprises 3 interactive modules and a final assessment. Links to recommended reading and additional resources may be provided within the training modules. These links are not mandatory and will not be tested for in the final assessment.

Duration

It takes approximately 50 minutes to complete the course in full. This can be spread out over multiple sessions or completed in a single session. There is no time limit for completion.

Assessment

All candidates must complete a multiple choice assessment after working through the training material. The candidate will be asked 16 multiple choice questions, randomly chosen from a larger question pool, and need to answer a minimum of 12 correctly to pass. Candidates will be given instant feedback after completing the assessment stating whether they have passed or failed. The assessment can be re-taken as many times as is required to pass at no additional cost.

Accreditation and certification

Successful candidates will receive a ConCEST accredited certificate and 1 CPD credit. 

All of our courses, systems and services have been registered to the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. Quality Management Systems Ltd (QMS) made this prestigious award and all of our certificates bear their registration mark, giving assurance that the training and assessment was completed with a quality registered organisation.

Objectives

This online course will provide delegates with an understanding of the main risks associated with using portable abrasive wheels and ways to minimise and control the risks. The course also provides details of the various health and safety laws and regulations that impose a duty on both employees and employers to manage the risks associated with abrasive wheels.

After completing the course candidates will:

• Be aware of the dangers of using abrasive wheels;

• Have knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework concerned with abrasive wheels;

• Be aware of the precautions to take before starting work with an abrasive wheel;

• Be aware of how to safely manage and use a portable abrasive wheel machine or cut-off saw.

Target audience

This online course is a general awareness course for workers in the construction industry who use portable tools that have an abrasive or cutting wheel, commonly known as angle grinders, cut-off saws, disc cutters, skill saws, Stihl saws, con saws or ‘whizzers’). The course is designed to satisfy the training and awareness requirements of relevant legislation and regulations including HSG 17 and  the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

This course can be used by people working in high risk environments as a general introduction alongside suitable supplementary, hazards specific training.

Bulk purchases / purchasing for others

After a successful purchase you will be automatically taken to our registration process. Here you create your learner(s) and assign the course(s) to them so that they can start training immediately. If you do not know all the learner details - no problem, you can return later and create the learners when it suits you. The system automatically creates an admin group of your learners, this means you can access your learner accounts to obtain certificates or schedule reports on the progress of your group, useful for Health & Safety audits or Registration to organisations such as CHAS, SMAS, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine etc or site access when certificates are required.

If this all sounds too complicated feel free to contact us, we are more than happy to enrol you or your colleagues on your behalf. 

Free trial

We know how difficult it can be choosing online training, we have been there ourselves! That is why we are giving free access to all our health and safety training courses (excluding exams) so you can try them out and satisfy yourself with the quality. 

We know that when something looks too good to be true, there's often a catch. There are no catches, we simply want to give you a more informed choice. Email us with your requirements and we will set you up. 

A Social Enterprise training provider

The aim of Commodious Training is simple - to provide cost effective health, safety and compliance training for SME’s and charities. We want to promote a “why not” attitude towards training, and hopefully help promote better health, safety and food hygiene throughout the UK. 

As a Social Enterprise, we re-invest much of our profits back into social and environmental concerns. So as well as getting fantastic value training, you will also help make a difference.

Features and benefits

Complete your training in your own time. When you purchase one of our courses you are given access to our learning portal for 12 months, giving you plenty of time to complete your training.

Work through the course at your own speed. Our system continuously logs your progress so you can return to where you left off at any time.

Download your own ConCEST approved certificate. When you pass a course assessment you will instantly receive a pdf certificate of achievement. 

Set up learner groups to track learner progress and view certificates. Perfect for companies and teams and its free of charge.