On-site Practical Course
On-site concrete training, including cube production
Enhance Your Concrete Testing Skills with Our Expert Training
A course designed for all skill levels
An increase in productivity, confidence, and workflow resulting from their newfound knowledge.
To maintain compliance and excellence, we provide annual refresher training for our returning clients, helping to keep their skills sharp and their knowledge current.
Clients benefit from establishing new safety protocols and procedures for handling wet concrete.
Cube technicians with longstanding knowledge reported that they learned new skills and updated methods.
To maintain compliance and excellence, we provide annual refresher training for our returning clients, helping to keep their skills sharp and their knowledge current.
96.8% of participants noted improvements in the strength and consistency of their concrete cube samples after the training.
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Protect your reputation and avoid corrective costs.
With training and good technique, you minimise the risk of significant failures for your company. This helps avoid expensive site investigations, such as diamond drilling and Schmidt hammer rebound testing, as well as potential legal fees and remedial costs needed to rectify issues. Most importantly, it protects your company's reputation and prevents the need to restart projects from scratch.
The benefits to your business are enormous.
Proper training and competence in sampling fresh concrete and producing cube samples on-site are crucial. Knowing the correct methods is vital, as it can determine whether a cube fails to meet its intended strength and ultimately fails compressive testing, or if it successfully passes and achieves the desired strength.
This can mean the difference between a successful project and one that falls short of expectations.
Ensure the safety and health of your staff and minimise downtime
Coming into direct contact with ready-mixed concrete or dry cement powder through your skin, mouth, or eyes poses a serious health and safety hazard, resulting in concrete burns, dermatitis and other health issues.
At first, you may not notice any effects; however, skin irritations can develop, leading to pain, blistering, and burns, which may result in an employee needing time off work sick to recover.
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Health and Safety
Handle wet, ready-mixed concrete correctly to ensure staff safety and maintain a secure work environment. This practice helps prevent concrete dermatitis, burns, and illnesses that could lead to costly downtime and lost productivity.
Essential tips for creating a safe, level, testing and washdown area: Arrange your slump testing kit, work area, and cube moulds correctly to ensure precise testing and analysis, quality cube production, and optimal performance at every stage.
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Discover the common myths and pitfalls that can compromise your cube samples, from manufacturing and storage to curing techniques. Equip yourself with industry knowledge to ensure your results are accurate and reliable!
Sample the right amount of wet, site-mixed concrete to perform an accurate slump test, analyse the consistency, and create cubes that yield rock-solid results that reflect the quality of the concrete used in your construction project.
Master the skill of slump testing and know when your concrete meets the specification and when to reject it. Discover how to assess the consistency of fresh concrete, explore different slump types, and their classifications.
Create concrete cube samples in sizes of 100mm or 150mm, adhering to UKAS and British Standards guidelines. By following our expert advice, you'll produce solid, top-quality cubes that demonstrate strength and durability.
Evaluate the distribution of metallic/polymer/macro fibres throughout each square meter of concrete sourced from a ready-mixed concrete barrel mixer on site. It's crucial to ensure fibres are evenly distributed for optimal strength.
Learn to measure and evaluate the flowability of self-compacting concrete. Learn to identify the nuances of aggregate and material segregation while gaining a deeper understanding of excessive bleeding and water.
Measure the percentage of air present accurately and ensure it is the ideal amount of microscopic air bubbles that enhance concrete's performance. Realise the benefits of using admixtures to improve durability.
Measuring the fresh density of concrete is more than just a technical step—it's a vital factor that reveals the material's strength, durability, and resistance to permeability and is critical in determining the concrete's yield.
Understanding consistency and workability will offer you valuable insights into the cohesion, potential for segregation, and bleeding issues in high-slump concrete. Discover how such factors play a vital role in the perfect mix!
Effective methods for removing hardened cubes from steel or polystyrene moulds include ensuring unique identification and inspection, followed by proper cleaning and application of a release agent oil. Raise your standards!
Setting up a laboratory with the proper curing facilities and calibrated testing equipment is essential for achieving excellent results. As a UKAS-accredited ISO 17025 laboratory, we bring our expertise to get you up and running in no time.
The most overlooked yet vital step in helping cubes gain and reach target strength is the initial cube storage. This sets the foundation for success, followed by proper air and water curing, and maintaining correct water temperatures.
Maintaining test equipment in top-notch condition is crucial for obtaining reliable slump test results and producing high-quality samples. By prioritising cleanliness and care, you can ensure accuracy in your testing processes every time.
How is Omega qualified to provide training?
We are an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory, which demonstrates our technical competence in various areas. We are UKAS-accredited for certain concrete and materials testing and undergo an annual audit by a UKAS assessment manager.
We consistently train and develop our technicians to perform technical testing activities to the highest standards. Our training approach utilises rigorous methods to ensure consistent quality and reproducible results. You can trust that you are in excellent hands with Omega.
Take a look at our accreditations page for further details.
