Fitting & Safe Use of Hand Tools
This Fitting & Safe Use of Hand Tools course equips delegates with the practical skills, knowledge, and safe working practices required to perform a wide range of fitting tasks within an industrial engineering environment.
Participants begin with core workshop safety, appropriate protective equipment, and preparation for working safely. The programme introduces key marking-out and measuring techniques, including interpreting engineering drawings and using micrometers, verniers, callipers, and slip gauges. Delegates receive hands-on training in the correct use of essential hand tools and machinery such as files, chisels, saws, spanners, drills, grinders, and band saws.
The course also covers the fundamental characteristics and applications of ferrous, non-ferrous, and non-metallic materials, enabling learners to select and use materials appropriately for specific engineering tasks.
Who Is The Course For?
This Fitting & Safe Use of Hand Tools course provides delegates with the necessary knowledge, skills and safe working practices to enable them to safely undertake a range of fitting tasks in an industrial environment.
Course Details
LEVEL
BEGINNER
Delegates should have a basic understanding of the use of hand tools, along with an understanding of workplace health and safety.
Duration
5 Days
Cost
£1200 + VAT (Per person)
Delivery
In Person – Stockport
Group bookings can be provided at your location, please contact us directly.
Course Content
This Course Covers
Safety:
- Workshop safety and preparing to work in an engineering workshop.
- Protection clothing and associated equipment.
Marking Out and Measuring:
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings with particular reference to mechanical maintenance requirements
- Use of common marking out tools used in the production of basic profiles/li>
- Demonstration & individual practice in the following: Micrometers, Verniers, Callipers, Digital Block Slip Gauges (metric & imperial).
Hand Tools and Machinery:
- Demonstration and practice of the correct and safe use of files, chisels, hammers, saws, spanners, wrenches.
- Demonstration and practice exercises on pillar drills, band saws, pedestal grinders and any relevant machinery.
Materials
Description of the basic characteristics of materials:
- Ferrous and non-ferrous
- Non-metallic (plastics & fibres) and their application for given conditions
Course Delivery
The Fitting & Safe Use of Hand Tools course is an in person course at Elevated Knowledges’ designated premises in Stockport.
Assessment
This Fitting & Safe Use of Hand Tools course is assessed on the practical work you par-take in during the course, as well as attendence.
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• Phone: 0161 475 5840
• Email: info@elevatedknowledge.co.uk
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