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Abrasive wheels - information sheet

Date published: 31 October 2018

Topics: Manufacturing,  Work equipment and machinery

An abrasive wheel is a wheel made of abrasive particles stuck together with various substances. Serious friction burns, crushed fingers and loss of eyesight are common injuries arising from accidents which happen when people are using abrasive wheels.This information sheet contains simple safety steps which will help to prevent most accidents at grinding machines. You may also find them useful as a safety checklist.

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  • Abrasive wheels - information sheet Adobe PDF (36 KB)

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