Handheld Disc Cutter Safety in Construction Refresher

Delegates must have successfully completed training to the Handheld disc cutter safety in construction standard (GET3099) or subsequent refresher 3 years prior to attending this refresher.

This is a classroom-based course with demonstrations and practical group exercises.

Client to specify and provide types of equipment and cutting/grinding wheels used were possible to ensure this will meet their specific needs, if practical application/assessment is requested a suitable area for the practical element of the training at the client’s premises is to be provided for using the equipment and materials for practising the use of the abrasive wheels (blocks, bricks, paving slabs, kerbs or steel components etc.)

Maximum Numbers : 12
Duration : 3 hours

This course is designed for people who may be required to select, mount an abrasive or diamond wheel for use of petrol driven cut off saw (PDCOS) or battery or electrically powered equipment such as grinders and associated abrasive wheel categories and have already attended the Handheld Disc Cutter Safety in Construction Course or Refresher within the last 3 years.

Workforce Skills Support accredited certificate

Expiry: 3 years

CITB Grant Course Code: GET3101

Grant: Tier 1 (Refresher) = £30 per person

Workforce Skills Support has CITB Approved status delivering CITB Assured Courses as listed in the Construction Training Directory. We are recognised by CITB as well as the British Construction Industry as a training provider who can deliver good quality training that meets the industry approved standards. We are part of the CITB’s automated grant payments system, making it easier for employers to book courses with us for their workers and be reimbursed for it.

Please note: There is a cap on how many times an employer can claim a Short duration course achievement grant. The link directs you to the CITB website for information on the amount of claims allowed based on your last levy return.

If a candidate has been paid grant for a particular course in a lifetime, they will not be eligible for grant again for the same course, unless it has specific refresher standards published on the short duration course register.

If refresher course standards do exist for a particular course, then only one refresher is grant eligible in a lifetime for each candidate.