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USE OF ABRASIVE WHEELS

● Only trained competent persons to

operate, mount and dress abrasive wheels;

● Use the correct type of abrasive wheel for

the material to be cut/grinded;

● A Hot Work Permit is required when using
abrasive wheels;

● Do not use cutting wheels for grinding and
vice-versa;

● Store the abrasive wheels in accordance
with the manufacturers instruction;

● Abrasive wheels should be stored in a dry
environment avoiding extremes of

temperature;

● The competent person should inspect the

wheel BEFORE mounting the wheel to
ensure it is free of defects;

● Ring test the wheel to check that it has no
defects. DO NOT USE DEFECTIVE WHEELS.

● Check for cracking, signs of solvent spillage,

cracking of surfaces, signs of disintegrations
etc;

● Identify danger areas and, where
applicable, provide and the use exclusion

zones. Most work will take place in the
designated cutting areas;

● The RPM of the abrasive wheel must be
greater than the machine it is used on;

● The competent person shall keep wheels
for grinding true and dressed;

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