This one-day course will aim to teach delegates the following:

• Cleaning & surface preparation
• Jet cutting: precision and volume removal
• Health & Safety at Work Act
• WJA codes of practice
• Jet principles
• Types of nozzles
• Pump configuration
• Water supply/delivery features
• Pressure safety release options
• Pump and dry shut controls
• Hose construction & pressure ratings
• Hose end fittings
• Connectors and hose end couplings
• Directly from the water jet
• Hose end fittings
• Effects of impact by a high-pressure water jet
• Routine care & inspection
• Safety points during operation
• Scope of surface cleaning & preparation applications
• Range of jetting machines suitable for surface cleaning and preparation
• Review nozzle principles
• Associated ancillary equipment
• Hose used in surface cleaning and preparation applications
• Damage & wear possibilities
• Hose ancillaries
• Range of jetting machines used
• Engine controls & instruments
• Auto engine speed control systems
• Pressure safety relief
• Water supply/delivery features
• Filtration requirements
• Boost feed pumps
• Information & assessment
• Base material & contaminants
• Selection of equipment and manning levels
• Safe system of work
• Setting-up
• Monitoring of operation

To provide delegates with the necessary skills and working knowledge of high-pressure water jetting, covering a range of safety features that include risk assessment and use of PPE, pre-work checks, and the identification of hazards. Whilst also teaching delegates to safely carry out surface preparation in accordance with the High-Pressure Water Jetting AssociationΓÇÖs (HPWJA) code of practice. 

On successful completion of this course, a City and Guilds accredited Certificate of Training and a Photo ID Card will be issued by the Water Jetting Association. It is recommended that the Water Jetting Safety Awareness course be retaken every 3 years.

All certification is subject to the City & Guilds quality assurance procedure.