Water Jetting Safety Awareness

Duration 1 Days
Cost £420.00pp (inc VAT)
Locations

Course Overview

This course is an entry-level course. This is a mandatory one-day class-based course covering all main areas of water jetting operations and safety, including types of water jetting, water pressure and flow rates, risk assessment, and the use of safety clothing.

The Safety Awareness course on its own in non-operational. To become operational, you are required to sit one of the WJA module courses.

Prerequisites

Course Content

The course is based entirely on the Water Jetting Associations "Code of Practice for the use of High-Pressure Water Jetting Equipment". It is a practical course containing hands on training with equipment together with training centre-based assessment.

The course is designed to give candidates knowledge of a safe way in which to use the equipment. It gives information on safe entry into confined spaces but makes no attempt to provide full instruction on the safety procedures involved. It is anticipated that candidates would have already been trained in the procedures if their future duties require them to enter confined spaces safely.

Target Audience

Any person who is inexperienced or new to the industry who will be required to undertake high pressure water jetting for drain/sewer cleaning. Experienced operators who have not had previous training and who require to improve their knowledge and skills. Experienced operators who require re-training (Refresher) due to changes in equipment specification or legislation.

Certification

A WJA certificate will be issued upon successful completion

Revalidation

The course must be revalidated every 3 years.

Venue

Items To Bring

Government Issued Photographic ID eg Driver Licence or Passport

Health Prerequisites

Due to certain aspects of the course being potentially physically demanding and/or stressful, delegates will be required to confirm their medical fitness & physical ability to participate on this course by completing our centre medical self-screening form prior to course commencement