Under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER), it is a legal requirement for those involved in the use of abrasive wheels to be properly trained.

These regulations have totally replaced the Abrasive Wheels Regulations 1970 for the safe handling, storing, mounting and use of grinding wheels.

In addition, new safety standards for abrasive wheels and grinding machines and new codes of practice for the safe use of these products have also been introduced.

This has widened the scope for training to include those manufacturing, specifying, selling, purchasing, supervising and using abrasives.

Most recently, the implementation of the General Product Safety Regulations (2005) has extended the requirements to cover abrasives used in the consumer market