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Abrasive Blast Training
Book Abrasive Blasting and Surface Preparation Training in Belfast with Dangle Academy. This in-house delivered course is designed for delegates who need practical awareness of abrasive blast cleaning, surface preparation, blast media, equipment set-up, safety controls and surface cleanliness standards used in industrial protective coating work.
Abrasive blasting is a key surface preparation process used before protective coatings are applied. Correct blasting technique, equipment awareness, media selection and surface preparation standards are essential to support coating performance and reduce avoidable coating failure.
Delivered by Dangle Academy, this course supports industrial painters, coating applicators, maintenance teams, rope access technicians and employers involved in surface preparation and protective coating work across construction, marine, renewables, oil and gas, infrastructure and industrial maintenance environments.
Course Details
- Duration: 2 days
- Location: Dangle Academy, Belfast
- Training type: Abrasive blasting and surface preparation training
- Certification: Dangle Academy Certificate of Achievement
- Recommended prior training: Industrial Painter Training – Bronze (Foundation), or suitable coating experience
- Progression: Industrial Painter Training – Gold, covering airless spray systems and spray painting techniques
- Suitable for: Industrial painters, coating applicators, abrasive blast operatives, maintenance teams, rope access technicians and employers
Abrasive Blasting and Surface Preparation Training
Abrasive blast cleaning is used to prepare steel and other substrates before coating application. It helps remove contamination, corrosion, old coatings and mill scale while creating a suitable surface profile for protective coating systems.
This course introduces delegates to the key principles of abrasive blasting, including health and safety, blast media selection, abrasive blasting equipment, operational procedures, process control, surface profile, surface cleanliness and basic quality checks.
Training is focused on practical site requirements, safe working methods, equipment awareness and good working practice when carrying out abrasive blasting and surface preparation activities.
This course is designed for employers and delegates who need practical, job-focused abrasive blasting training with clear evidence of successful course completion.
Why Book This Course?
- Practical abrasive blasting training delivered by Dangle Academy
- Focused on surface preparation before protective coating application
- Covers blast media, equipment awareness, safety and process control
- Helps delegates understand surface cleanliness and surface profile requirements
- Supports safer and more consistent abrasive blasting practice
- Suitable for industrial painters, blasters, coating applicators and maintenance teams
- Relevant to construction, marine, renewables, infrastructure and industrial maintenance environments
- Training informed by real industrial coating, marine, rope access and maintenance experience
Key Modules Covered
This Abrasive Blasting and Surface Preparation Training Course covers:
- Introduction to abrasive blasting
- Health and safety in abrasive blast cleaning
- PPE and safe working methods
- Blast media awareness
- Abrasive blasting equipment awareness
- Equipment set-up and pre-use checks
- Surface preparation principles
- Surface cleanliness and surface profile
- Blast cleaning standards, including SA 2.5 awareness
- Operational procedures
- Process control
- Basic inspection and quality control
- Good working practice and site professionalism
- Environmental considerations and containment awareness
What Delegates Will Learn
On completion of the course, delegates should understand:
- Why abrasive blasting is used before coating application
- How surface preparation affects protective coating performance
- The role of blast media, equipment set-up and process control
- Key safety considerations when carrying out abrasive blast cleaning
- The importance of surface cleanliness and profile
- How surface preparation standards such as SA 2.5 are used in coating work
- Basic quality checks and defect awareness
- Good working practice in industrial blasting and coating environments
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for:
- Industrial painters
- Abrasive blast operatives
- Protective coating applicators
- Maintenance teams
- Rope access technicians involved in coating work
- Marine and offshore coating personnel
- Employers responsible for surface preparation, coating work or asset maintenance
Course Prerequisites
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be physically able to participate in training activities
- Bring suitable work clothing and footwear
- Have an interest in abrasive blasting, industrial painting, surface preparation, marine paint or protective coating work
Completion of Industrial Painter Training – Bronze (Foundation) is recommended before attending this course. Delegates with suitable coating experience may also be appropriate.
Assessment and Certification
Delegates are assessed through participation, theory-based learning and understanding of key abrasive blasting and surface preparation principles.
On successful completion, delegates receive a Dangle Academy Certificate of Achievement, confirming completion of the Abrasive Blasting and Surface Preparation Training Course.
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