Tool Safety Training
Our range of specialised and comprehensive tool safety training courses provide the skills and knowledge required to safely handle and use a wide variety of equipment. At Kentra Training, tool safety is one of our specialist areas. We recognise the dangers associated with everyday tools, from wrenches to chainsaws, and know that recognising these hazards is the best way to avoid potential injury.
Whether you are a tradesperson, a supervisor or the director of a company, our tool safety training will help to minimise incidents and keep everyone working safely.
We have a unique course, registered and accredited by NPORS, for handling small plant and portable tools safely. This is only available through Kentra Training, and you can find more information on this course below.
Abrasive Wheels Training
It is a legal requirement that anyone who operates abrasive wheels has sufficient training, as these tools can be extremely dangerous when used incorrectly. Our in-depth abrasive wheels courses give you the knowledge to use them properly.
Abrasive Wheels Awareness
Abrasive Wheels Awareness
This half-day classroom course is suitable for anyone who operates or supervises the use of abrasive wheels The abrasive wheels awareness course is designed to deliver all of the knowledge you need to use and maintain these machines safely but contains no practical element.
An online version of this course is also available at Kentra Online.
Practical Cutting And Grinding
Practical Cutting And Grinding
On this abrasive wheels training course you will learn about all of the current health and safety
requirements, as well as the types of personal protective equipment you should wear, and how to set up and use small angle grinder abrasive wheels. This full day course includes practical cutting and grinding skills.
Hand Held Cut Off Saw
Hand Held Cut Off Saw
A full day course for the
operation of Petrol-Driven Cut Off Saws. The course covers the creation of a safe system of work and understanding the need for accident prevention and control, enabling candidates to work safely with this Stihl saw type machine.
Work Safely With Chainsaw Courses
Chainsaws can potentially be very dangerous machines, with the capability to cause fatal or major injuries if not used correctly. It is essential that anyone who uses one at work receives full and adequate training and is competent in using a chainsaw for the work that they are to carry out.
Chainsaw Cross Cut & Maintenance
Chainsaw Cross Cut & Maintenance
Our Chainsaw Cross-cutting and Maintenance Course covers the health and safety requirements needed to use a chainsaw safely. You will also learn how to properly maintain the chainsaw and accessories. A practical element involving cross-cutting timber will also form part of the training.
Concrete Cutting Chainsaw
Concrete Cutting Chainsaw
The hazards associated with the removal of concrete sometimes require precision cutting. The Concrete Cutting Chainsaw Course includes a practical element, giving you the chance to develop your skills safely and a classroom session covering the dangers involved in using this equipment.
Tool Safety Training For Hand Held Equipment
Small Plant & Portable Tools
Small Plant & Portable Tools
This course is unique to Kentra Training, accredited by NPORS and delivered solely by us. You will learn the safe practice of tool use and maintenance.
Choose your 5 items of equipment from the NPORS approved list to suit your requirements.
Hand Held Equipment
Hand Held Equipment
Providing candidates with the knowledge for the safe use of handheld equipment, including all the usual tools in your toolbox or workshop. Being able to create a safe system of work, understand the need for accident prevention and control will enable candidates to work safely with the awareness of the dangers from handheld equipment.
Toolbox Talks Presenter
Toolbox Talks Presenter
This training course is suitable for supervisors and managers who need to provide on-site toolbox talk briefings. You will learn the best and most effective ways to present toolbox talks, allowing you to deliver information in a succinct, unambiguous way.
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is caused by exposure to vibration and is often attributed to the use of power tools. The effects can be irreversible and include numbness in the fingers, muscle weakness and white finger (which can cause severe pain in the affected fingers). Our HAVS classroom-based course will teach you how to recognise the symptoms, and what you (and your employer, if applicable) can do to reduce exposure to it. Also available online at Kentra Online is an HAVS appreciation course.
Cable Avoidance Tool Training
Cable Avoidance Tools (also known as a CAT and Genny) are utility detectors. These clever machines are used to detect signals potentially being omitted from cables underground. Signals radiate naturally from metallic services and the CAT works in combination with a Genny to detect the unique signal however they can have their limitations, which anyone using them must be aware of. Our CAT and Genny training will give you and your staff the skills necessary to use the equipment effectively. So before you break ground it’s best to check whether any underground services may potentially be in the way and can be detected thus ensuring you can dig safely.
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