Course information:
Hydraulic Concrete Bursting – Advanced Training
The purpose of training against this standard is to provide the candidates with the knowledge and understanding of carrying out bursting operations safely.
Candidate pre-requisites
Candidates must have undertaken the basic Hydraulic Concrete Bursting course and have an understanding of abrasive wheels, including the safe use of the angle grinder and diamond drilling or completed the basic diamond drilling course.
Course content
- Diverse Applications
- Collective Protective Measure
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) and Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)
- Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
- Review of Components and Consumables
- Hydraulic Pressure Systems
- Use of Multiple Heads
- Life Expectancy of Bursting Head
- General Maintenance
- Pre-Start and Post Stop Check
- Safe Operations
- Maintain Records
- Bursting Head Guide Replacements
- Ancillaries
- Process of Bursting and Carry Out Bursting Using Pre-Drilled Holes on Reinforced Concrete Structure
- Troubleshooting
